Jacques Dewatre
Jacques Dewatre (5 June 1936 – 14 December 2021) was a French diplomat and politician. He served as Director-General for External Security from 1993 to 2000. Biography
Dewatre studied at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr and became a parachutist. After fifteen years in the military, he joined the prefectural body in 1974. He became a sub-prefect in Aude, Haute-Savoie, and French Polynesia. He then served as prefect of French Guiana from 1986 to 1988, Saône-et-Loire from 1988 to 1991, and Réunion from 1991 to 1992. He served as Director-General for External Security from 1993 to 2000. From 15 March 2000 to 9 July 2001, he served as France's ambassador to Ethiopia. He died following a long illness at Hôpital d'instruction des armées Percy in Clamart, on 14 December 2021, at the age of 85. Distinctions
 Grand-Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour
 Grand-Officer of the National Order of Merit

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1936 births
2021 deaths
Prefects of Réunion
Ambassadors of France to Ethiopia
People from Limoges
Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour
Grand Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite