Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste

Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste (23 December 1934 – 21 July 2020) was a French ambassador and diplomat.^[1]

Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste
Third Secretary of France to the United Nations in New York City
In office 1964–1967
Second Secretary of France to Poland
In office 1967–1970
Second Consulate of France in Santiago, Chile
In office 1973–1975
Second Consulate of France in Beijing, China
In office 1975–1979
Ambassador of France to Laos
In office 1982–1985
Preceded by	Roger Duzer
Succeeded by	Marc Menguy
Consulate Minister of France in London, United Kingdom
In office 1985–1989
Ambassador of France to Tunisia
In office 1992–1995
Preceded by	Alain Grenier
Succeeded by	Jacques Lanxade
Ambassador of France to Israel
In office 1995–1999
Preceded by	Pierre Brochand
Succeeded by	Jacques Huntzinger
Personal details
Born	23 December 1934 Vendôme, France
Died	21 July 2020(2020-07-21) (aged 85) Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

Biography

De Bouillane de Lacoste was the son of Henry Adrien de Bouillane de Lacoste [fr].^[2] He was a descendant of the de Bouillane family, with old nobility from Dauphiné.^[3] De Bouillane de Lacoste studied at Lycée Ronsard in Vendôme and the Lycée Michel Montaigne in Bordeaux. He earned a degree in political studies from the École nationale d'administration in 1964.

De Bouillane de Lacoste served numerous ambassadorial roles throughout his career, most notably as Ambassador of France to Laos,^[4] to Tunisia, and to Israel.

He also served as President of the Fréquence protestante radio from 2001 to 2007. He also wrote in the journal Réforme. He was an active member of Action des chrétiens pour l'abolition de la torture.

Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste died on 21 July 2020 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre at the age of 85.

Distinctions

• Commander of the Legion of Honour^[5]
• Commander of the Ordre national du Mérite
• Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta