Jean-Jacques Subrenat served as a French diplomat (1971-2005) and Ambassador (1995-2005). Since retiring from public service he has done volunteer work as Chair of the Advisory Board, Institut Pierre Werner, Luxembourg; Member of the Board of Directors, ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers); Member of ICANN's At-Large Committee; Co-founder & first Chair, EURALO Individual Users' Association; community journalist, WikiTribune; moderator at Collegium60Plus Switzerland; Lecturer, Burgundy School of Business, Dijon, since 2020; Board member, OPAD Dijon, since 2020.
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