Celine Berthon made France’s first woman spy agency chief

France appointed its first woman domestic intelligence chief Wednesday, with top police officer Celine Berthon stepping up to head the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI). The 5,000-strong organisation plays a key role in counter-espionage, fighting terrorism and cybercrime. The rise of Berthon, 47, has been meteoric. She became number two of France’s national police […]

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