Claude Silberzahn

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Claude Silberzahn
Born(1935-03-18)18 March 1935
Died18 April 2020(2020-04-18) (aged 85)
Simorre, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationCivil Servant

Claude Silberzahn (18 March 1935 – 18 April 2020) was a French high civil servant.

Silberzahn was Prefect of French Guiana (1982–84), of Seine-Maritime (1985-86, with jurisdiction over the region of Haute-Normandie) and Doubs (1986–89, with jurisdiction over the region of Franche-Comté).

He was Director-General of DGSE, the French external intelligence agency, from 23 March 1989 to 7 June 1993.

He was mayor of Simorre, a village in Gers department, from 2001 to 2014.

He died on 18 April 2020.[1]

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  1. ^ Guisnel, Jean (2020-04-18). "Mort de Claude Silberzahn, directeur général de la DGSE de 1989 à 1993" (in French).

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