A chargé de mission (; French for "in charge of mission") is the title of a class of diplomatic envoy. This type of post is created by an embassy to undertake a specific diplomatic project abroad on behalf of a head of mission or the government. Most often, the project is economic or humanitarian in nature.
France In France, a chargé de mission can also be a civil servant tasked with a particular matter within an administration."Affaire Benalla. Les nébuleuses fonctions de l’ex-chargé de mission à l’Élysée", Ouest-France (in French), 2021-09-14.
See also Attaché Conseiller chargé des investissements
Sources UNESCO Chargé de mission
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