Pierre Vimont

Pierre Vimont's career concentrated on European and transatlantic diplomacy. He represented France at the European Union from 1999 to 2002, served as chief of staff to three foreign ministers, and became ambassador in Washington in 2007. ¹

His Washington public diplomacy included discussion of NATO's future. In December 2008 he delivered opening remarks alongside German ambassador Klaus Scharioth at a conference preparing for the alliance's sixtieth anniversary summit. The meeting brought American and European policy specialists together to consider NATO's missions, partnerships, and capabilities. ²

Vimont became the first executive secretary-general of the European External Action Service in December 2010 and held the position until March 2015. He later coordinated preparations for the Valletta summit on migration as an envoy of European Council President Donald Tusk and served as France's envoy for preparations for the 2017 Middle East peace conference. His subsequent work at Carnegie Europe continued to address European foreign policy. ¹