France
Troubled times at Elysee Palace diplomacy unit

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US agencies hiring, Élysée Palace foreign unit changes, Vietnam PM post between two, PNAT loses in court

Appointments, reforms and the issues at stake: every Monday, Intelligence Online serves up snippets big and small from the global intelligence community.

United StatesMajor agencies resume gradual recruitment

FranceGulf ambassador gears up for Élysée Palace post

VietnamPower struggle for PM position

FranceCourt overturns refusal to grant clearance to PNAT contract worker

France
Tracfin's shake-up off to a tricky start

Vast internal reforms at France's financial intelligence service are proving a challenge to implement, as the recent eviction of the organisation's counter-terrorism chief appears to demonstrate.

France, Lebanon
Paris sees window for central bank audit

With Alvarez & Marsal having thrown in the towel, France is looking to get directly involved to advance its agenda in Lebanon.

Macron makes changes to handlers of Libyan crisis

The French president has moved Paul Soler, his erstwhile main advisor on Libyan affairs, to Jordan, giving more control to diplomatic advisor Patrick Durel.

Macron advisor Paul Soler loses Libyan brief

Paul Soler, French president Emmanuel Macron's highly discreet Libyan adviser, left his post in early September, according to our sources. [...]

Macron appoints a new North Africa adviser

Marie Philippe, who was appointed foreign affairs adviser for North [...]