Paraguay
France’s new ambassador to Paraguay presented his credentials to Santiago Peña
Jean-Philippe Gavois formalized the start of his diplomatic mission in Paraguay on Tuesday. According to the Foreign Ministry, his arrival comes amid closer bilateral ties and after the signing of an anti-narcotics agreement.
France’s ambassador to Paraguay, Jean-Philippe Gavois, presented his credentials on Tuesday to President Santiago Peña in a ceremony held at the Palacio de López, according to Última Hora.
According to the published information, Gavois replaces Pierre-Christian Soccoja in the post. The Foreign Ministry said he is a career diplomat, trained at the Institutes of Political Studies in Strasbourg and Aix, as well as having completed advanced studies in public management.
Still according to the details provided by the Foreign Ministry and cited by Última Hora, the new French representative has held various posts in diplomacy and in his country’s central administration. Among other assignments, he was political counselor in Hanoi, cooperation and cultural affairs counselor in Colombo, and worked in the Directorate for the United Nations and International Organizations. Since August 2022, he had been serving as first counselor in Lima.
Última Hora also reported that his accreditation coincided with a moment of momentum in relations between the two countries, following the signing of a strategic bilateral agreement to combat drug trafficking. That understanding, signed during Foreign Minister Rubén Ramírez Lezcano’s visit to France this month, includes a commitment to dismantle criminal networks and address the health and social consequences of drug use.
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