he wrote "Diplomate en guerre à Kaboul", a first-hand behind-the-scenes account of the pivotal years of the international coalition in Afghanistan, co-written with Romain Poirot-Lellig and published by Robert Laffont. Awards and medals Jean d'Amécourt is an Officer of the Légion d'honneur and Chevalier de l'Ordre National du Mérite. He also received the Croix de Commandeur du Mérite of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Grand Croix du Mérite Militaire of the Kingdom of Spain. Known family members Hubert Lyautey, Marechal of France and renown military theoretician was his grand-uncle. References 1945 births Living people Sciences Po alumni Ambassadors of France to Afghanistan