Assistant Director-General for External Relations and Public Information, UNESCO Headquarters
In office 1 July 2010 – May 2018
Eric Falt (born 22 August 1962) is a French senior official at the United Nations, currently serving as the director of the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb and UNESCO representative in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia.[1] Prior to his current appointment, he served at senior level appointments at the UN and the UNESCO. He was the director of the UNESCO New Delhi Office between 2018 and 2022. He also served as the assistant director-general for external relations and public information at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris between 2010 and 2018.
The majority of Falt's career has been with the United Nations (UN) and its specialized agencies. Before joining the UN, he served as a press attache for the Consulate General of France in Chicago, from 1989 to 1991, and the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations from 1989 to 1991.[2][3]
Since October 2022, he has been the director of the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb and UNESCO Representative in Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Tunisia. He is based in Rabat.