France Ambassador to Vatican - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:17:43 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg France Ambassador to Vatican - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Gender rights advocate is new French ambassador to the Vatican https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/04/04/gender-rights-advocate-is-new-french-ambassador-to-the-vatican/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 07:55:48 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=145632 Florence Mangin, a top gender rights advocate at France's foreign ministry, has been named the country's new ambassador to the Holy See. The 63-year-old career diplomat, who has been the French ambassador to Portugal for the past three years, succeeds Ambassador Élisabeth Beton-Delègue, who retired last January. Ambassador Mangin's appointment was made official on Tuesday Read more

Gender rights advocate is new French ambassador to the Vatican... Read more]]> Florence Mangin, a top gender rights advocate at France's foreign ministry, has been named the country's new ambassador to the Holy See.

The 63-year-old career diplomat, who has been the French ambassador to Portugal for the past three years, succeeds Ambassador Élisabeth Beton-Delègue, who retired last January.

Ambassador Mangin's appointment was made official on Tuesday in a published decree signed by President Emmanuel.

Mangin entered France's Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs after completing a degree in history at the elite Paris Institute of Political Studies, commonly known as Sciences Po.

And she has covered a wide range of countries and issues throughout her long diplomatic career.

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