His tenure was marked, in part, by tense relations with the United States as he pursued French independence in the sphere of foreign relations.[1] This policy at one point led a frustrated Henry Kissinger to call him "an idiot" and a "bad" foreign minister.[2] Jobert died on 25 May 2002 in Paris, aged 80.[3]
^Gfeller, Aurélie Elisa, 1977- (December 2014). Building a European identity : France, the United States, and the oil shock, 1973-1974 (First paperback ed.). New York. ISBN978-1-78238-688-9. OCLC898210833.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^File:Nixon, Kissinger, George Shultz, William Simon - February 9, 1974(Gerald Ford Library)(1552661).pdf, p. 4
