Pierre Brochand

Pierre Brochand (born 4 July 1941, in Cannes) is a former director of the French Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE). He was previously a diplomat. He was a witness to Operation Frequent Wind and the Fall of Saigon in April 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War.^[1]

Pierre Brochand
Head of the DGSE
In office 2002–2008
President	Jacques Chirac Nicolas Sarkozy
Preceded by	Jean-Claude Cousseran
Succeeded by	Erard Corbin de Mangoux
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-04) 4 July 1941 (age 83) Cannes, France
Alma mater	HEC Paris, ÉNA

Alumnus of the École nationale d'administration (ENA), he is also a graduate of the École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC).

Career

• central administration, 1968–1971
• First Secretary in Saigon, 1971–1973
• Counsellor in Saigon, 1973–1975
• Counsellor in Bangkok, 1975–1979
• Consul General in San Francisco, 1979–1982
• Deputy Director (Asia and Oceania), 1982–1985
• Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in New York, 1985–1989
• French Ambassador to Hungary, 1989–1993
• French Ambassador in Israel, 1993–1995
• Director General cultural, scientific and technical, 1995–1998
• Diplomatic Adviser to the Government
• French Ambassador to Portugal, 1998–2002
• Director of the DGSE, 2002-2008^[2]

Family

He is the brother of Bernard Brochand (1938–2025), a mayor of Cannes (2001–2014). Pierre Brochand is married with three children. He is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and Officer of the Order of Merit.