Philippe Etienne
Philippe Etienne is a Senior Policy Advisor at Rock Creek Global Advisors, an international economic policy advisory firm, where he advises multinational companies on geopolitics, transatlantic relations, and European affairs, including policy developments at the EU institutions and in key member states.
Ambassador Etienne has held a distinguished career in the French Foreign Service, most recently serving as French Ambassador to the United States from 2019-2023. Previously, he was Diplomatic Advisor to French President Emmanuel Macron from 2017-2019. In that role, he served as Sherpa, the President’s personal representative to international summits including the G7 and G20.
Before joining President Macron’s staff, Etienne served as Ambassador to Germany from 2014-2017. Prior to that, he served as France’s Permanent Representative to the European Union from 2009-2014 and as Ambassador to Romania from 2002-2005. Etienne also served as Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner from 2007-2009. His earlier appointments include diplomatic postings in Moscow, Belgrade, Bonn, and Brussels.
Ambassador Etienne also currently chairs the French agency coordinating the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of D-Day and the Liberation of France. Among many other honors, he is a Commander of the Legion of Honor and a Commander of the National Order of Merit.
He is a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure and the École Nationale d’ Administration and holds a teaching diploma in Mathematics and a degree in Economics. In addition to French and English, he speaks German, Spanish, and Russian.