Curriculum vitae Jean-Luc Blondel Surname Blondel Name Jean

Curriculum vitae
Jean-Luc Blondel
Surname
Blondel
Name
Jean-Luc
Date and place of birth
2 December 1953, in Lausanne (Switzerland)
Civil status
Married (1983) to Reina Cristina, born Chávez. Two children:
Elisa (1992) and Adrien (1994)
Academic formation
Academic studies at the Universities of Lausanne (Faculté de
théologie), Göttingen (Theologische Fakultät),
Virginia Theological Seminary (Alexandria, USA).
Doctor (Ph.D.) in Theology (University of Lausanne, 1982;
subsequent publication : Les ventes d'armes. Une question
morale ? Ed. Labor et Fides, Genève 1983)
Current occupation
Head of Division, Archives and Information Management
(ICRC)
Languages (spoken, written) French (mother tongue), Spanish, German, English
From July 1982
Delegate for the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Mission El Salvador (August 1982- March 1984)
May 1984 - October 1985
Head of the ICRC Sub-Delegation in Jerusalem.
December 1985
Policy Advisor, ICRC Headquarters (Division for the National
Societies and for Policy).
01 January 1988
Deputy Head of the Division for Policy and Cooperation within
the Movement.
01 January 1990
Head of Division.
Short missions for the ICRC, in particular in the following
countries: South Africa, Angola, Egypt, Senegal, Algeria,
Colombia, Rumania, Yugoslavia.
Participation at the Council of Delegates of the Red Cross and
Red Crescent Movement, in Geneva (October 1989) and in
Budapest (November 1991).
January 1992 - June 1996
ICRC Delegate regional based in Buenos Aires, for Argentina,
Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.
July 1996 - Dec. 2002
Head of the Division for Policy and Cooperation within the
Movement (the International Movement of the Red Cross and
Red Crescent), ICRC Headquarters
Co-operation to the preparation and participation to the
Council of Delegates in Seville, Spain (November 1997)
Co-chair of the organising committee of the 27th International
Red Cross and Red Crescent Conference (Geneva, 31
October - 6 November 1999), with the participation of the 188
States Parties to the Geneva Conventions, the 176 Red Cross
and Red Crescent National Societies, their International
Federation and the ICRC
Short missions, especially in the following countries (only
countries outside of Europe named): Colombia, Dominican
Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, India, Mongolia, Uganda, Vietnam,
Zimbabwe, Congo (RDC).
Co-operation to the preparation and participation to the
sessions of the Council of Delegates in Geneva (November
2001, November 2003) and Seoul (November 2005), the 28th
International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
(Geneva, December 2003), the Diplomatic Conference on the
Adoption of a Third Protocol Additional to the Geneva
Conventions (Geneva, December 2005)
September - Dec. 2006
Interim Director, International Tracing Service, Bad Arolsen,
Germany
January 2003 - Dec. 2008
Personal Advisor to the President of the ICRC
January 2009 – Dec. 2012
Director – International Tracing Service (ITS) Bad Arolsen,
Germany
Publications in the International Review of the Red Cross:
“Assistance to protected persons”, n° 260 (September-October 1987), pp. 451-468
“The meaning of the word “humanitarian” in relation to the Fundamental Principles of the
Red Cross and Red Crescent”, n° 273 (November-December 1989), pp. 507-515
“The Fundamental Principles of the Red Cross and Red Crescent: Their origin and
development”, n° 283 (July-August 1991), pp. 349-357
“The regional delegations of the International Committee of the Red Cross”, n° 312 (MayJune 1996), pp. 331-337
“Cooperation between National Societies and the International Committee of the Red Cross:
an essential and demanding partnership”, n° 323 (June 1998), pp. 197-204
“The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement’s involvement in public advocacy
campaigns” (with S. Davey), n° 833, Vol. 81 (March 1999), pp. 149-157
"L'humanitaire appartient-il à tout le monde ? Réflexions autour d'un concept (trop?)
largement utilisé", no. 838, Vol 82 (June 2000), pp. 327-337
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"Rôle du CICR en matière de prévention des conflits armés: possibilités d'actions et limites",
no 844, Vol 83 (December 2001), pp. 923-945
"La globalisation : approche du phénomène et ses incidences sur l'action humanitaire",
no, 855, Vol. 86 (September 2004), pp. 493-503
Others (not exhaustive):
“Conflits armés récents - Quelles leçons tirer?", in Internal Conflicts. The Role of
Humanitarian Action. Proceedings of a Conference organized by Webster University,
Geneva, 1998, pp. 137-140
"Neutralité et action humanitaire", Refugee Survey Quarterly, Vol. 26, Issue 7,
Oxford 2007, pp. 189-191
“Für die Forschung zugänglich – Die Unterlagen des ITS Bad Arolsen zur Verfolgung der
Juden während des ´Dritten Reichs´“ in A. Hedwig, R. Neebe and A. Wenz-Haubfleisch,
eds, Die Verfolgung der Juden während der NS Zeit. Stand und Perspektiven der
Dokumentation, der Vermittlung und der Erinnerung, Schriften des Hessischen
Staatsarchivs Marburg, Vol. 24, Marburg 2011, pp. 63-67
Editor (together with: Susanne Urban, Sebastian Schönemann), Freilegungen. Auf den
Spuren der Todesmärsche, Jahrbuch des International Tracing Service, Band 1, Wallstein
Verlag, Göttingen 2012
JBL / March 2013
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