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François-Xavier Deniau

Diplomat · PEP

François-Xavier Deniau is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Francois-Xavier Deniau · François-Xavier Deniau				[sources]
Birth date	1955-03-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Neuilly-sur-Seine				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	France				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	François-Xavier				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3083699				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	fr.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	ambassador of France to Serbia (2010-2014) · directeur de la stratégie de la DGSE				[sources]
Education	ENSAE Paris · Prytanée National Militaire · École polytechnique				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-08	First seen	2024-03-12

Descriptions

French diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-03-12

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons273,471

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,505

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata329,999

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Xavier Deniau Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
directeur de la stratégie de la DGSE	-	-
ambassador of France to Serbia	2010-08-25	2014-07-28