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In the new government of Elisabeth Borne unveiled on Friday May 20, Catherine Colonna succeeds Jean-Yves Le Drian as Minister of Foreign Affairs. A transition in the context of the war in Ukraine.
Katherine Colonna66, is a seasoned diplomat who becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs, following the announcement of the new government of Elisabeth Borne on Friday, May 20. She replaces Jean-Yves Le Drian. The latter spent five years as Minister of Defense under François Hollande, then five years under Emmanuel Macron at the Quai d’Orsay.
In 2013, Jean-Yves Le Drian was at the maneuver when France committed against the Islamists in Mali. Since then, he has chained international crises, with Ukraine currently. His successor, Catherine Colonnawas one of the pillars of Jacques Chirac. For nine years, she was his spokesperson at the Élysée. The rigor of this enarque accustomed to crises reassured Jacques Chirac. In 2007, she became Minister for European Affairs. Until the announcement of the new government, she was France’s ambassador to Great Britain.
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