Paul Gironde was a Havenite citizen and officer of the Office of State Security.
Holding the rank of Major, he was stationed on Earth and reported on the Durkheim affair. He was close-mouthed even by StateSec standards and was the only StateSec officer to interact with the embassy's Marine detachment, being their official 'watchdog'. (HHA4.5: F, HHA3.3: FtH)