Symbolized by Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Kigali on May 27 and 28, the normalization of the Franco-Rwandan relationship should lead to the appointment of an ambassador. The two countries have been without representatives at such a level since the rupture of their diplomatic relations at the initiative of Rwanda, in November 2006, following the publication of the report by Judge Jean-Louis Bruguière implicating Paul Kagame in the attack against his predecessor, Juvénal Habyarimana. Event which will trigger, between April and July 1994, the genocide of more than 800,000 Tutsis and Hutus democrats.
If several names have been circulating for several days in the ministerial corridors for this post, that of Jérémie Blin could be proposed to the Rwandan authorities. This diplomat is best suited for this function. Since July 2019, he has already served as the charge d’affaires of the French Embassy in Kigali. In recent months, he has locally supported the process of rapprochement between the two countries.
A graduate of the National School of Administration (ENA), Simone Veille promotion (2004-2006), Jérémie Blin began his career with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Vienna, Austria (2009-2012). He was subsequently appointed to the French Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya (2012-2014) as Cooperation and Cultural Action Advisor then as Political Advisor in charge of Africa at the French Embassy in Washington. (2014-2017). He joined the central administration of Quai d’Orsay in 2017. First as head of the East Africa mission within the Africa and Indian Ocean Directorate (DAOI) then as Deputy Director in charge of Central Africa.
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