Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations | |
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Style | Her Excellency |
Appointer | President of France |
Formation | 1946 |
Website | Permanent Mission |
The role of the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations is as the leader of the French delegation to the United Nations in New York and as head of the Permanent Mission of France to the UN. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and is also the permanent representative of France in the United Nations Security Council.
The Permanent Representative, currently Nicolas de Rivière, is charged with representing France, both through its permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council and also during plenary meetings of the General Assembly, except in the rare situation in which a more senior officer (such as the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the Prime Minister or the President) is present.
Office holders[]
Incumbent[1][2] | Start of Term | End of Term |
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Joseph Paul-Boncour (Chairman of Delegation) | 1945 | 1946 |
Alexandre Parodi | 1946 | 1949 |
1949 | 1952 | |
Henri Hoppenot | 1952 | 1955 |
Hervé Alphand | 1955 | 1956 |
Bernard Cornut-Gentille | 1956 | 1956 |
1956 | 1959 | |
(first term) | 1959 | 1962 |
1962 | 1967 | |
(second term) | 1967 | 1970 |
Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet | 1970 | 1972 |
Louis de Guiringaud | 1972 | 1976 |
1976 | 1981 | |
Luc de La Barre de Nanteuil | 1981 | 1984 |
Claude de Kémoularia | 1984 | 1987 |
1987 | 1991 | |
Jean-Bernard Mérimée | 1991 | 1995 |
Alain Dejammet | 1995 | 1999 |
Jean-David Levitte | 1999 | 2002 |
Jean-Marc de La Sablière | 2002 | 2007 |
Jean-Maurice Ripert | 2007 | 2009 |
Gérard Araud | 2009 | 2014 |
François Delattre | 2014 | 2019 |
Nicolas de Rivière | 2019 | Present |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Previous Ambassadors". Permanent Mission of France at the United Nations in New York. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "Liste chronologique des représentants permanents de la France avec rang d'ambassadeur auprès de commissions, organisations et conférences internationales" (PDF) (in French). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France). p. 113. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
External links[]
- Foreign relations of France
- Permanent Representatives of France to the United Nations
- Lists of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations
- Lists of ambassadors of France