| Loïc Hennekinne | |
| Birth Date: | 20 September 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Bordeaux, France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Occupation: | Government official |
| Office: | Ambassador of France to Indonesia |
| Term Start: | 1986 |
| Term End: | 1989 |
| Predecessor: | Jean Soulier |
| Successor: | Patrick O'Cornesse |
| Office2: | Ambassador of France to Japan |
| Term Start2: | 1991 |
| Term End2: | 1993 |
| Predecessor2: | Bernard Dorin |
| Successor2: | Jean-Bernard Ouvrieu |
| Office3: | French Inspector General of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start3: | 1993 |
| Term End3: | 1996 |
| Predecessor3: | Jacques Bernière |
| Successor3: | Daniel Contenay |
| Office4: | Ambassador of France to Canada |
| Term Start4: | 1997 |
| Term End4: | 1998 |
| Predecessor4: | Alfred Siefer-Gaillardin |
| Successor4: | Denis Bauchard |
| Office5: | Secretary General of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start5: | December 1998 |
| Term End5: | July 2002 |
| Predecessor5: | Bertrand Dufourcq |
| Successor5: | Hubert Colin de Verdière |
| Office6: | Ambassador of France to Italy |
| Term Start6: | 2002 |
| Term End6: | 2005 |
| Predecessor6: | Jacques Blot |
| Successor6: | Yves Aubin de La Messuzière |
Loïc Hennekinne (20 September 1940 – 18 April 2020) was a French government official and diplomat.[1] [2]
Hennekinne studied at Sciences Po and the École nationale d'administration in Paris. He was arrested in 1962 for attending a meeting of Patrie en Progrès.[3]
He was an advisor to French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas from 1988 to 1989, then a diplomatic advisor to President François Mitterrand from 1989 to 1991.
Hennekinne served numerous French ambassadorial roles, including in Indonesia, Japan, Canada, and Italy. He also served as Inspector General and Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[4]
After the end of his public career, Hennekinne joined the Fondation Res Publica, founded by Jean-Pierre Chevènement, and was on its scientific council. He served as an advisor to Arnaud Montebourg during the 2017 French Socialist Party presidential primary on foreign policy issues.[5]