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Born in Tübingen, Germany, she studied Philosophy at the University of Strasbourg. Journalist at Radio France in 1977 he became responsible for the international events of France Musique in 1984.
He founded and directed the Music section of the Paris Biennale in 1982 and organized the opening of the Grande Halle de la Villette in 1984, and participated in the creation of the Strasbourg Music Festival.
In 1984, at the request of Jean-Marie Drot, Director of the Académie de France à Rome, she created the Villa Medici Festival, which in 1990 became the Romaeuropa Foundation — Art and Culture, of which she has been Artistic Director since the first edition and of which she is now President.

From 1989 to 1991 he was Counselor for Culture and Audiovisual to the President of the Chamber of Deputies in France.

From 1992 to 1993 he was Cultural Advisor at the French Embassy in Lisbon.
From 1999 to 2002, Scientific Advisor of the National Institute of Ancient Drama.
From November 2004 to October 2006 in France she received the position of General Commissioner of the Year of La Francophonie from the President of the Republic, and from January to October 2007 she joined the Cabinet of the Secretary General of the international organization of La Francophonie.
She was a member of the Board of Directors of the Académie de France à Rome and President of the Centre Chorégraphique National de Créteil — Compagnie Montalvo Hervieu. France.
From August 2007 to November 2009 she was Chief Executive Officer of Palazzo Grassi in Venice.
Since 2006 he has been a member of the Conseil de l'Etique Publicitaire (ethics committee for advertising) France.
Since March 2011, he has been a member of the Advisory Programs Committee of the French-German television network ARTE and since 2013 he has been its president.
Since September 2011, he has been President of the Scientific Committee of the Fondation Flag-France.
In December 2012, she was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the Maxxi Foundation in Rome.
In June 2018, she was appointed member of the Board of Directors of the French Academy in Rome.
In February 2020, she was appointed Artistic Director of the Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto.
In France, Monique Veaute was awarded the title of Chevalier des arts et lettres by the Minister of Culture and received the Ordre National du Mérite from the Minister of European Affairs and the Légion d'Honneur from the President of the French Republic.
In Italy, in 2006, she was awarded the title of Knight of Merit of the Italian Republic.

Monique Veaute is honorary president of Fondazione Romaeuropa Art and Culture of Rome.

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