Emmanuel Bonne

Emmanuel Bonne (born 13 August 1970) is a French career diplomat who has served as diplomatic advisor to the President of France since 2019. During his tenure under Emmanuel Macron he has been playing a role in various matters such as the 45th G7 summit, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, negotiations following the incarceration of Fariba Adelkhah and Roland Marchal in Iran, Nord Stream 2 and the AUKUS pact,  as well as in bilateral relations with various countries. A former ambassador, Bonne is a former political scientist specializing in issues of the Middle East.

Diplomatic career
Bonne is a graduate of the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies with a Diplôme d'études approfondies in Comparative politics. After working as a researcher at the CERMOC in Beirut he was admitted to the competitive examination as a Conseiller des affaires étrangères du cadre d'Orient in March 2000. Thereafter he has held several positions and diplomatic ranks:
 * 2000-2003: Rédacteur at the Central Administration (North Africa and Middle East)
 * 2003-2006: Deuxième conseiller in Tehran
 * 2006-2009: Premier conseiller in Riyadh
 * 2009-2012: Deuxième conseiller at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
 * 2012-2015: Advisor for North Africa and the Middle East in the diplomatic cell
 * 2015-2017: Ambassador to Lebanon
 * 2017-2019: Directeur de cabinet of the newly reorganized Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Awards

 * Honour medal of Foreign Affairs (2004)
 * Officer of the National Order of the Cedar (2017)