Biography: Xavier Bout de Marnhac, Head of EULEX Kosovo

Xavier Bout de Marnhac, Head of EULEX Kosovo

Date of birth: 7 July 1951
Married, 5 children
Nationality: French
Profession/Rank: Retired army general

Education:

National defence high studies institute, Paris, France
Ecole Supérieure de Guerre (Joint Staff College), Paris, France
US Army Command and general staff college, Fort Leavenworth, USA
Ecole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr (Military Academy), France

Professional experience:

Present: Head of Mission EULEX Kosovo

2008 to 2010: Commander Army district South-East, Lyon, France

2007 to 2008: Command of the NATO KOSOVO Force (KFOR), Pristina, Kosovo

2005 to 2007 : Commander Army Operational HQ (EMF 2), Nantes, France

1999 to 2004: Director, Operations Directorate, National intelligence service, Paris, France

Before 1999: Various positions of command and responsibility in the French Army, including several deployments in the Balkans, Africa, Middle East and Central Asia