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Jacques Lanxade -LRB- born 8 September 1934 -RRB- is a French admiral and former navy chief , and co-author of a recent proposed reform of NATO .. French. France. admiral. admiral. NATO. NATO. He was a private chief of staff of Francois Mitterrand , President of the French Republic , from 1989 to 1991 , and became chief of defense of the French Armed Forces from 1991 to 1995 .. French. France. chief of staff. Chief of the Military Staff of the President of the Republic. Francois Mitterrand. Francois Mitterrand. French Armed Forces. Military of France. It was also during this period that the Rwandan Genocide took place in 1994 .. Rwandan Genocide. Rwandan Genocide. Lanxade is also a former ambassador to Tunisia .. ambassador. ambassador. Tunisia. Tunisia. As of 2008 , he is the chairman of the Academie de Marine , and President of the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Research .. Academie de Marine. Academie de Marine. Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Research. Mediterranean Foundation of Strategic Studies. He is also a member of the international committee of patronage of the French journal Politique americaine , dedicated to the study of internal and international stratagems of the United States .. French. France