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P 291547Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY PARIS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3196

UNCLAS PARIS 001026 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR S/ES/O AND EUR/WE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AMGT PGOV FR
SUBJECT: UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR GOVERNMENT OF 
FRANCE OFFICIALS 
 
REF: SECSTATE 54250 
 
¶1. (U) Per reftel para 5 here below updated contact 
information for key French government officials as requested. 
 
HEAD OF STATE 
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¶2. (SBU) President of the French Republic Nicolas SARKOZY 
- Office telephone number  011 33 1 42 92 81 00 
- Residence telephone number  011 33 1 42 92 81 00 
- No cell phone number provided 
During daytime, nighttime or weekends dial the above 
telephone number and ask for the private office of the 
President. 
Other possible contacts during office hours: 
 
Head of the Diplomatic Bureau and Sherpa 
Jean-David LEVITTE 
- Office telephone numbers 011 33 1 42 92 82 23 or 011 33 1 42 
92 84 56 
- or 011 33 1 42 92 86 79 or 011 33 1 42 92 82 74 
 
Secretary General of the Presidency 
Claude GUEANT 
- Office telephone numbers 011 33 1 42 92 83 22 or 011 33 1 
42 92 83 21 
 
PRIME MINISTER 
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¶3. (SBU) Prime Minister Franois FILLON 
- Office telephone number 011 33 1 42 75 80 00 
- No residence or portable phone number provided 
 
During office hours of 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., contact: 
Chief of Staff 
Jean-Paul FAUGERE 
- Office telephone number 011 33 1 42 75 75 02 
 
Diplomatic Advisor 
Jacques LAPOUGE 
- Office telephone numbe 011 33 1 42 75 70 01 
 
During nights and weekends, call the operator of the Prime 
Minister's office.  A duty officer ("conseiller de 
permanence") can be reached at any time. 
- Telephone number 011 33 1 42 75 80 00 
 
FOREIGN MINISTER 
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¶6. (SBU) Foreign and European Minister Bernard KOUCHNER 
- Office telephone numbers 011 33 1 43 17 40 01 or 011 33 1 43 
17 40 02 or 011 33 1 43 12 40 50 
- No residence or cell phone number provided 
Office hours 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.  Nights and weekends, 
call the duty officer ("conseiller de permanence") through 
the operator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 011 33 1 
43 17 53 53. 
 
MFA Secretary General Gerard Errera 
- Office telephone number 011 33 1 43 17 42 00 or 011 33 1 43 
17 42 02 
- No residence telephone number provided.  Cellular phone 011 
33 6 19 73 85 43 
 
MFA Deputy Secretary General, Director General for Political 
Affairs and Security Jean-Louis KUHN-DELFORGE 
- Office telephone number 011 33 1 43 17 43 00 or 011 33 1 43 
17 43 02. 
- No residence or cell phone number provided. 
 
Secretary of State for European Affairs Monsieur Jean-Pierre 
JOUYET 
- Office telephone numbers 011 33 1 43 17 55 98 or 011 33 1 
43 17 55 50 
- No residence or cell phone number provided. 
 
Office hours 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.  Nights and weekends, 
call the duty officer ("conseiller de permanence") through 
the operator at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 011 33 1 
43 17 53 53. 
 
MINISTER OF DEFENSE 
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¶7.  (SBU) Minister of Defense Herve MORIN 
- Office telephone numbers 011 33 1 42 19 35 21 or 011 33 1 
42 19 35 20 
- No residence or cell phone number provided 
 
During office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. call 
MOD Diplomatic Advisor Monsieur Frderic MONDOLINI 
- Office telephone number 011 33 1 42 19 36 11 or 011 33 1 42 
19 36 78 
- Portable telephone number 001 33 6 07 65 11 78 
 
Nights and weekends, call the duty officer ("conseiller de 
permanence") at 011 33 1 42 19 36 06. 
 
¶8.  (U)  Information requested in paragraph 3 is available on 
post profiles on the department internet web page at 
(hhtp://www.a.state.gov/postprofiles). 
Please visit Paris' Classified Website at: 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/paris/index.c fm 
 
STAPLETON