Didier Destremau.

A graduate of Saint-Cyr, an Arabist, and a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies, Didier Destremau began his career as a paratrooper officer before joining the SDECE, then the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His various assignments took him to the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, notably to Kuwait, Zaire, Chad, Aden, Saudi Arabia, and Poland. He also headed the unit in Paris responsible for the French hostages in Lebanon.

A career diplomat, he went on to become ambassador to Mozambique, Swaziland, and Malta. After leaving the diplomatic service, he joined Secours Catholique Caritas France, where he worked for ten years as a volunteer for international advocacy.

Didier Destremau is the author of Jours de guerre à Tahiti (Days of War in Tahiti), published by Éditions du Pacifique.