Samuel Ducroquet was appointed Ambassador for Sport in February 2023. 

He joined the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in 2007 as an International Civilian Volunteer at the French Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels. He was then appointed to the EU Department at the« Quai d'Orsay». Samuel Ducroquet has since worked as political advisor at the French Embassy in Qatar (2015-2018). His experience as an Olympie attaché at the French Embassy in Tokyo (2018-2021) allowed him to develop a real expertise on sports diplomacy, reinforced by his position as senior manager in charge of the dignitaries programme in the International Relations Department of Paris 2024 organizing committee (2022 - 2023).