1124. Conferment of State Decorations
23.07.2001
In connection with the state visit to Estonia of the President of the Republic of France, I hereby confer the following state decorations:
the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of St. Mary's Land
Jacques Chirac - the President of the Republic of France
I Class Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land
Pierre Moscovici - Minister of European Affairs
Jean-Jacques Subrenat - Ambassador of the Republic of France to the Republic of Estonia
II Class Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land
Hubert Haenel - Chairman of the EU Committee of the Senate
Claude Huriet - Chairman of the French-Baltic Caucus of the Senate
Jacques de Larosiere - Counsellor of the National Bank
François Patriat - Secretary of State in the field of small and medium-sized commerce and consumption enterprises
Bernard Schreiner - Deputy of the National Assembly, Chairman of the French-Estonian Caucus
Jacques Valade - Vice President of the Senate
III Class Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land
Pascale Andreani - Director of European Co-operation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Maurice Blin - Member of the EU Committee of the Senate, expert on Estonia
André Boyer - Vice-Chairman of the French-Estonian Caucus of the Senate
Claude Chirac - PR-manager of the President, Press Counsellor
Jean-François Cirelli - Economic Counsellor to the President
Catherine Colonna - Press Spokesperson of the President
Frédéric Grasset - Chief of Protocol, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Jacques Lapouge - Technical Adviser to the President
Jean-Marc Rochereau de la Sabliere - Diplomatic Counsellor to the President
IV Class Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land
Didier Paris - Director of the Cabinet of the State Secretary
V Class Order of the Cross of St. Mary's Land
Suzanne Champonnois - Researcher of the history and civilisation of the Baltic countries, National Institute of Oriental Languages and Civilisations
V Class Order of the Cross of the Eagle
Joël Rode - Aide-de-Camp to the President, Lieutenant-Colonel
Basis: Clause 15 , Section 78 of the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia,
Section 9 of the Decorations Act.
Lennart Meri