Arnaud Jacomet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French historian and diplomat
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Arnaud Jacomet
- Arnaud Marie Pierre André Jacomet (20 October 1946, Paris – 14 October 2011, Brussels) was a French historian and the final Secretary-General of the Western European Union (WEU). Jacomet studied history and worked at the Paris West University Nanterre La Défense.
- He was diplomatic adviser on the WEU staff from the Alfred Cahen administration (1985–1989) onwards.
- On 25 November 2009 he succeeded Javier Solana as Secretary-General of the Western European Union.
- Jacomet completed the task of finishing the transfer of the remaining WEU functions to the EU Commission and the closure of the organisation.
- The WEU dissolved on 30 June 2011.
- Jacomet died of cancer a few months later.
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