Jacques Lanxade, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jacques Lanxade

French admiral

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1934

Place of Birth: Toulon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Profession: diplomat, naval officer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jacques Lanxade (born 8 September 1934) is a French admiral and former navy chief, and co-author of a recent proposed reform of NATO.He was a private chief of staff of François Mitterrand, President of the French Republic, from 1989 to 1991, and became chief of defense of the French Armed Forces from 1991 to 1995.
It was also during this period that the Rwandan Genocide took place in 1994. Lanxade is also a former ambassador to Tunisia.
As of 2008, he is the chairman of the Académie de Marine, and President of the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Research.
He is also a member of the international committee of patronage of the French journal Politique américaine, dedicated to the study of internal and international stratagems of the United States.