MAJOR GENERAL JEAN-PIERRE MONTEGU Brigadier General Jean-Pierre Montegu has been assigned as French Defense Attaché in Washington, D.C., since August 25, 2017. He is married and has two children. He previously served on the Prime Minister’s military staff, as advisor on strategic, industrial, international (Europe, North America and international organizations) and air force matters. Brigadier General Montegu was born on February 21, 1967. He gained admission to the French Air Force Academy in 1986. He is a graduate of the Joint War College and the Center for Advanced Military Studies (CHEM) in Paris. He is a fighter pilot who has logged 2,000 flying hours in the Jaguar, Mirage 2000 and Rafale combat aircraft. He flew 126 combat missions in operations Deliberate Force, Provide Comfort, Crécerelle and Epervier. EDUCATION 1987: Exchange student, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Co. 1988 : French Air Force Academy Engineering degree 2002 : French War College, Paris 2014 : Center for Advanced Military Studies (CHEM), Paris 2014 : Institute for National Defense Advanced Studies (IHEDN), Paris. ASSIGNMENTS 1. 1986 – 1989: Student, French Air Force Academy, Salon-de-Provence. 2. 1990 – 1995: Jaguar pilot, Fighter Squadron 01.011, Toul AFB. 3. 1995 - 1997, Jaguar Flight Commander, Fighter Squadrons 02.011 and 03.011, Toul AFB. 4. 1997 – 2000: Project Officer, then Commanding Officer, Mission Planning Systems Project Team, Air Force Test Center (CEAM), Mont-de-Marsan. 5. 2000 – 2001: Staff Officer, Air Force Test Center Headquarters, Mont-de-Marsan. 6. 2001 – 2002: Student, Joint War College, Paris. 7. 2002 – 2005: Commander, Fighter Squadron 04.033, Djibouti AFB, Republic of Djibouti. 8. 2005 – 2008: Transformation officer, Joint Force and Training Headquarters, Creil. 9. 2008 – 2011: Chief of Defense and Capability Planning section, French Military Representation to the European Union, Brussels, Belgium. 10. 2011 – 2013: Commander, Saint-Dizier AFB. 11. 2013 – 2014: Fellow, Center for Advanced Military Studies (CHEM) and Institute for National Defense Advanced Studies (IHEDN), Paris. 12. 2014 – 2017: Advisor to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister’s military staff, Paris. 13. 2017 – to date: Defense Attaché, Embassy of France, Washington DC MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS French Legion of Honor (Officer rank) French National Order of Merit (Officer rank) French Air Medal Overseas Operations Medals (Chad and Middle East) Silver French National Defense Medal with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tactical Air Forces clasps. French Commemorative Medal with Ex-Yugoslavia clasp. NATO Medal with Ex-Yugoslavia clasp. DATES OF RANK Second Lieutenant 1988 First Lieutenant 1989 Captain 1992 Major 1997 Lieutenant Colonel 2002 Colonel 2007 Brigadier General June 1, 2017 Major General September 1, 2019 (Current as of September 2019) .