Nathalie Broadhurst

Nathalie Broadhurst developed an interest in diplomacy while studying at Sciences Po. Training at the École nationale d'administration included six months at the French embassy in Beijing, and China became a recurring part of her early career. During her 2005–2009 posting she worked on political affairs before returning to Paris as an adviser in the new global affairs directorate, covering development, health, economic diplomacy, and climate questions. ¹

She joined the senior embassy team in Washington in 2015. In a 2020 interview she described observing the transition between the Obama and Trump administrations and extending her assignment when Philippe Étienne arrived as ambassador in 2019. She also said she intended to return to multilateral affairs. ¹