Hélène Duchêne

Hélène Julia Émilie Tréheux-Duchêne (; born 7 January 1963) is a French career diplomat who was appointed ambassador of France to the United Kingdom on 12 October 2022. She presented her credentials to King Charles III on 9 February 2023. Tréheux-Duchêne previously was France's permanent representative to NATO (20162019).

Biography The daughter of Professor Jacques Tréheux and Augusta née Beauchot, she read modern literature at ENS Paris and after graduating she pursued further studies at Sciences Po then at ENA where she met her future husband, Rémi Duchêne.

After joining the French diplomatic service at the Quai d'Orsay in 1989, she rose quickly through the ranks via various EU postings to become France's permanent representative the UN in Geneva (19992002) and to NATO (20162019). In 2019 she was appointed ambassador to the United Kingdom.

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