VÉDRINE (Hubert)
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- Born on 31 July 1947 in Saint Sylvain de Bellegarde (F)
- Nationality: French
- Official in the Ministry of Culture (1974‒1979)
- Official in the Directorate-General for Cultural, Scientific and Technical Relations of the French Foreign Ministry (1979‒1981)
- Diplomatic Adviser to French President François Mitterrand (1981‒1988)
- Spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic (1988‒1991)
- Secretary-General for the Presidency of the Republic (1991‒1995)
- Minister for Foreign Affairs (1997‒2002)
- Chairman of the François Mitterrand Institute (since 2003)