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About

Dominique de Villepin was born on 14 November 1953 in Rabat, Morocco. He is the son of Yvonne Hétier, a senior administrative court counsel, and of Xavier de Villepin, senator (Union Centriste group) representing French citizens residing outside of France since 1986.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in literature and law Degree from the Institute for Political Studies Former student at the Ecole Nationale d’Administration (January 1978-May 1980, the “Voltaire” graduating class)

Career
Appointed and certified as foreign affairs secretary, 1 June 1980.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs (African and Malagasy Affairs), 1980-81; African and Malagasy Affairs and Centre for Analysis and Forecasting, 1981-84.

May 1984-July 1987: Leaves for Washington, where he serves as first secretary of the French Embassy to the United States. At the time of Irangate and the arms-for-hostages scandal, he is the officer responsible for problems in the Middle East.

1987-89: He becomes director of the press and information unit of the French Embassy to the United States.

Second councillor of the French Embassy in New Delhi, 1989-90; first councillor in the same posting, 1990-92.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs (African and Malagasy Affairs), assistant director, 1992-93.

Ministry for Foreign Affairs: principal private secretary to the Minister, 1993-95.

January 1996-May 1999: Succeeds René Souchon as chairman of the Board of Governors of the National Forestry Office (Office national des forêts - ONF).

Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, May 1995-May 2002.