Recently appointed director of the new Diplomatic and Consular Academy, Didier Le Bret is in charge of the diplomatic reserve desired by Emmanuel Macron. It will be open in 2025 “to all French people”.
Appointed on July 3 as director of the new Diplomatic and Consular Academy after having been its forerunner, Didier Le Bret affirms that the diplomatic reserve desired by Emmanuel Macron will initially include “200 to 300 active diplomats or young retirees”. Inspired by the military reserve, it will be open in 2025 “to all French people”, who will enter it after agreement from the tenant of the Quai d’Orsay. Non-contractual, that is to say without rank or remuneration, it will be able to include dual nationals and persons of foreign nationality.
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At its head, we will find the former deputy director for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Laurent Bigot. The diplomat had been dismissed from his post by Laurent Fabius in 2013, after a conference at Ifri was broadcast on YouTube during which he had contested French policy in the Sahel. On leave for about ten years, Laurent Bigot had retrained in business consulting.
Didier Le Bret’s other priorities
Beyond the diplomatic reserve, Didier Le Bret has set several priorities for the Academy: rationalization of training times for Quai d’Orsay agents, wider openness to the world of research, international cooperation with partner academies, revaluation of consular sectors, etc.
The new boss also intends to see the structure (thirty agents available and around forty language teachers) diversify its recruitment, increase partnerships in France and in key countries. The example to follow displayed by this former ambassador to Haiti is that of the Crisis and Support Center of the Quai d’Orsay, which, since its creation in 2008, has grown significantly.
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