GROWING up in Strasbourg in Eastern France—a region historically caught between the French and German conflict from World War I through the 1950s—European Union Ambassador to the Philippine Guy Ledoux is both honored and grateful to be part of what is now an avenue for peace and cooperation in the northwestern part of the world.
“My region was in the middle of the conflict between France and Germany. For some years it was under the German rule, and for others, under the French rule, and I still saw remnants of what this rivalry had in my home,” the diplomat told The Manila Times in a one-on-one interview at the European Delegation’s offices in Makati City. “So I was very impressed with the formation of European Commission and what it has achieved since.”