Julie is a French career diplomat with a +20 year experience in international affairs and public diplomacy. She has been awarded the distinction of Knight in the French National Order of Merit in 2019.
She was appointed by the French President as the Consul General of France in Los Angeles from September 2020 to October 2024 covering the South West of the US. In this role, she advocated for French-American scientific, cultural, educational and commercial ties. Most recently, Julie has been actively involved in the exchange of experience between Paris and Los Angeles on the Olympic Games, and in this context, has accompanied the Mayor of Los Angeles to the 2024 Paris Games.
Julie has held positions at the North Africa and Middle East Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and has been posted abroad in Tunisia, Canada and Australia where she served as Deputy Ambassador of France.
She is now the CEO of Julinks, a consulting practice in public affairs and international relations based in Los Angeles.
When she is not working, Julie is a huge fan of cycling. She enjoys riding with her fellow members of the French Mafia Cycling Club in Los Angeles, where she dreams of seeing more women join her, as she is currently the only woman in the group!
Favorite sports memory:
The 1998 soccer World Cup final, which France won against Brazil, the first World Cup victory for "les Bleus." I watched it with my family in a restaurant in Rome, where we were the only France supporters. Unforgettable. This victory, by a team reflecting the diversity of French society, was an unprecedented moment of collective joy, national pride, unity and, in many ways, a turning point in the history of France.
Your global sports Mount Rushmore:
Zinedine Zidane, Magic Johnson, and sprinters Marie-José Perec and Carl Lewis.
Which world leader would you put in goal:
Kofi Annan
Which athlete would you want to be world leader:
Tony Estanguet (CEO of the 2024 Paris Games, three-time Olympic champion in canoe single)
Best rivalry:
France vs England in rugby. This is such a big one it even has a name: "the crunch"!
A sign that the world of sport is shrinking:
Léon Marchand, an ASU swimmer as an international student, becomes France's national hero during the 2024 Paris Games!
Where would the Great Game Lab find the quintessence of global sport:
The cycling race through Rue Lepic during the Paris Games 2024 evoked the spirit of Monet’s famous painting of the street, blending art with athleticism. As riders tackled the historic incline, the race highlighted France’s deep love for cycling, drawing a passionate crowd in Paris and millions of viewers worldwide.
Below the painting (1878) and the race in July 2024 :
Question you'd most want to ask other fellows:
In what concrete ways can we foster Sport as a force for Good?