Patrick Maisonnave
{{Short description|French diplomat (born 1963)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| office = Ambassador of France to Israel
| predecessor = Christophe Bigot
| president = François Hollande
| successor = Hélène Le Gal
| termend = 2016
| termstart = 2013
| office2 = Ambassador of France to Greece
| predecessor2 = Christophe Chantepy
| president2 = Emmanuel Macron
| termstart2 = 2019
| profession = Diplomat
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|9|06|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bayonne, France
| image = Nikos Dendias & Patrick Maisonnave 01 (cropped) - Patrick Maisonnave.jpg
| caption = Patrick Maisonnave
| termend2 = 2023
| successor2 = Laurence Auer
}}
Patrick Maisonnave (born 6 September 1963) is a French diplomat. He was the French Ambassador to Israel between 2013 and 2016.{{cite web | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/france-names-its-first-female-ambassador-to-israel/ | title=France names its first female ambassador to Israel | website=The Times of Israel }} He served as French Ambassador to Greece from 2019 to 2023.{{cite web | url=https://gr.ambafrance.org/Liste-chronologique-des-ambassadeurs | title=Liste chronologique des ambassadeurs }} He is currently (June 2025) French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5156190-%D8%B3%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6-%D9%84%D9%80%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%B7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84-%D9%88%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%BA%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D9%81%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84 French ambassador in Riyadh told Asharq Al-Awsat: A military solution between Israel and Iran is ineffective]
Biography
Patrick Maisonnave obtained a master's degree in economics and a diploma from the Paris Institute of Political Studies before joining the Condorcet promotion of the National School of Administration in 1990. From 1992 to 1993, he was in the management Economic and Financial Affairs and then European Cooperation in 1993.
In 1997, he became a technical adviser to the office of Minister Delegate for European Affairs Pierre Moscovici, then in 2001 to the office of the mayor of Paris Bertrand Delanoë and, in 2004, to the French Embassy in Greece in Athens . In 2007, he was head of the European Union's external relations department and in 2009, director of strategic affairs, security and disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.{{cite web | url=http://www.allgov.com/fr/officials/patrick-maisonnave?officialid=29958 | title=AllGov France - Officials }}
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Category:Ambassadors of France to Israel
Category:Ambassadors of France to Greece