Jean-Pierre François Renaud Lacroix is Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, Department of Peace Operations (DPO). On 14 February 2017, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced the appointment of Jean-Pierre Lacroix of France as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations to replace Hervé Ladsous, also of France, on 1 April 2017. Mr. Lacroix brings over 25 years of political and diplomatic experience, mostly handling multilateral organizations, United Nations activities and programmes.

Mr. Lacroix served from 2014 to 2017 as Director for United Nations, International Organizations, Human Rights and Francophonie at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previous appointments include Ambassador of France to Sweden, Chief of Protocol of France, Deputy Permanent Representative at the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York, Deputy Chief of Mission at the French Embassy in Prague and First Secretary then Second Counsellor at the French Embassy in Washington. He also served as Advisor at the Cabinet of the French Prime Minister.

Born on 2 May 1960, Mr. Lacroix holds BAs from the Institute of Economic and Commercial Sciences (ESSEC), the Institute for political studies - Sciences Po Paris and the National School of Administration (ENA) Class « Michel de Montaigne ».