René Doynel de Saint-Quentin
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René Doynel de Saint-Quentin (2 December 1883 Garcelles-Secqueville
- 15 March 1961 Paris
) was a French diplomat
, and French ambassador to the United States from 1938 to 1940.
, and joined the Foreign Ministry in 1907.
His cousin was the aviator Georges Guynemer
.
During the World War I
, he was drafted and wounded twice, he receiving several decorations; he was French military attaché in the British army in Egypt.
He was stationed at the General Secretariat of the Berlin Peace Conference, and to the Protectorate of Morocco
, he became in 1926 deputy director of African-Levant.
He was ambassador to the United States
, from March 1938 to September 1940.
In 1940, he made the statement:
He was Ambassador to Brazil
, before he returned to Vichy, France, and takes his new post January 27, 1941. Two years later, he resigned from the Vichy government, first joining General Henri Giraud
, he then joined Charles de Gaulle
in Algiers.
From 1946 to 1961, he was president of the Valentin Haüy
charity Association for the Blind.
Garcelles-Secqueville
-References:*...
- 15 March 1961 Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
) was a French diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
, and French ambassador to the United States from 1938 to 1940.
Life
His parents were Jeanne Marie Adélaïde Liégeard, and Louis Eugène Jules Doynel Count de Saint-Quentin (October 14, 1850 - 18 April 1928). His maternal grandfather was the poet Stephen Liégeard. He graduated from École libre des sciences politiquesÉcole Libre des Sciences Politiques
École Libre des Sciences Politiques , often referred to as the École des Sciences Politiques or simply Sciences Po was created in Paris in February 1872 by a group of European intellectuals, politicians and businessmen, which included Hippolyte Taine, Ernest Renan, Albert Sorel, Pierre Paul...
, and joined the Foreign Ministry in 1907.
His cousin was the aviator Georges Guynemer
Georges Guynemer
Georges Guynemer was a top fighter ace for France during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death.-Early life and military career:...
.
During the World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, he was drafted and wounded twice, he receiving several decorations; he was French military attaché in the British army in Egypt.
He was stationed at the General Secretariat of the Berlin Peace Conference, and to the Protectorate of Morocco
Protectorate of Morocco
Protectorate of Morocco may refer to:* The Spanish Protectorate of Morocco * The French Protectorate of Morocco...
, he became in 1926 deputy director of African-Levant.
He was ambassador to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, from March 1938 to September 1940.
In 1940, he made the statement:
If any other country is attacked by Russia ... we will move against the Soviets at once.
He was Ambassador to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, before he returned to Vichy, France, and takes his new post January 27, 1941. Two years later, he resigned from the Vichy government, first joining General Henri Giraud
Henri Giraud
Henri Honoré Giraud was a French general who fought in World War I and World War II. Captured in both wars, he escaped each time....
, he then joined Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
in Algiers.
From 1946 to 1961, he was president of the Valentin Haüy
Valentin Haüy
Valentin Haüy - 19 March 1822 in Paris) was the founder, in 1784, of the first school for the blind, the Royal Institution for the Young Blind in Paris . In 1819, Louis Braille entered this school....
charity Association for the Blind.
External links
- "René Doynel de Saint-Quentin", German wikipedia
- http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=1785191&word=