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Brieuc Pont is France's Special Envoy on Nutrition and Secretary General of the "Nutrition for Growth" Summit.

Prior to his current position, Mr Pont was Ambassador of France to Nicaragua (2020- 2023) and Consul General in Sao Paulo (2016- 2020), covering the five southern States of Brazil. He previously served as Deputy Diplomatic Advisor to Prime Minister Manuel Valls (2014-2016) and Diplomatic Advisor to Mr. Pierre Moscovici in his capacity of

Minister of Economy and Finance (2013-2014). Mr. Pont, joined the French Foreign Service in 2006 as Associate spokesman and served at the French Mission to the United Nations in New York as First Secretary, Spokesperson, Head of Press and Communication and Chief of Staff of Ambassador Gerard Araud.

Mr Pont is a graduate of the Bordeaux Institute of Political Studies. He holds a post-graduate diploma in Political Communication from the University of Paris (Pantheon-Sorbonne) and a Master of Arts in Contemporary European Studies from the University of Sussex (United Kingdom). He is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese.