Vice Admiral Patrick Chevallereau

Vice Admiral Patrick Chevallereau is a former naval aviation pilot, who was the Defence Attaché of France to the United Kingdom in 2015-18. He had a leading role in managing defence bilateral relations between the two countries and served as the senior defence advisor to the French Ambassador to the UK. 

Before his posting in London, he served as Head of the Euro-Atlantic Division at France’s Joint HQ, working as the senior advisor to the French Chief of Defence for policy on NATO, EU and bilateral defence relations with over fifty countries in the Euro-Atlantic area.

Vice Admiral Chevallereau has a background working with officials across the French administration. Serving as the Deputy Secretary General for the Sea between 2011-2013, he helped to manage inter-ministerial coordination and drive policy development for France’s maritime strategy, as well as maritime crisis management in the second largest exclusive economic zone worldwide.

He also served in various positions at NATO’s Allied Command Transformation in the US, including as Executive Assistant to NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (SACT).

Vice Admiral Chevallereau is currently an international consultant on European defence, transatlantic relations, American politics and maritime / naval matters.

26 April 2022
Patrick Chevallereau comments on the French election and the consequences for international security
Featured in Asahi Shimbun, (Japanese version)
Featured in Asahi Shimbun, (French translation)