Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste
Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste (23 December 1934 – 21 July 2020) was a French ambassador and diplomat. Biography. De Bouillane de Lacoste was the son of . He was a descendant of the de Bouillane family, with old nobility from Dauphiné. De Bouillane de Lacoste studied at Lycée Ronsard in Vendôme and the Lycée Michel Montaigne in Bordeaux. He earned a degree in political studies from the École nationale d'administration in 1964. De Bouillane de Lacoste served numerous ambassadorial roles throughout his career, most notably as Ambassador of France to Laos, to Tunisia, and  to Israel. He also served as President of the Fréquence protestante radio from 2001 to 2007. He also wrote in the journal "Réforme". He was an active member of Action des chrétiens pour l'abolition de la torture. Jean-Noël de Bouillane de Lacoste died on 21 July 2020 in Le Kremlin-Bicêtre at the age of 85.