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1 Ambassadors to Prussia, the German Confederation and the North German Confederation  




2 Ambassadors to other German states  




3 Ambassadors to the German Empire and Germany (1871-1939)  




4 Ambassadors to West Germany  




5 Ambassadors to East Germany  




6 Ambassadors to post-reunification Germany  




7 See also  




8 References  













List of ambassadors of France to Germany






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The following is a (currently incomplete) list of Ambassadors of FrancetoGermany and precursors of the modern German state. It also includes top-ranking French diplomats in Germany who did not formally have the ambassador title.

Ambassadors to Prussia, the German Confederation and the North German Confederation

For partial lists, see [1] and [2].


Ambassadors to other German states

France occasionally sent diplomatic representatives to individual states of the German Confederation such as the Grand Duchy of Baden, the Kingdom of Bavaria, the Kingdom of Hanover, the Free City of Frankfurt, the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel, the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, Nassau, the Kingdom of Saxony and the Kingdom of Württemberg.[1][2]

Ambassadors to the German Empire and Germany (1871-1939)

Ambassador André François-Poncet with German field marshal Erhard Milch
Main sources for this section: [3] and [4].
Start of term End of term Ambassador
1872 1877 Elie de Gontaut-Biron [5]
1877 1881 Raymond de Saint-Vallier
1881 1886 Alphonse Chodron de Courcel
1886 1896 Jules Gabriel Herbette
1896 1902 Emmanuel Henri Victurnien de Noailles
1902 1907 Georges Paul Louis Bihourd
1907 1914 Jules Cambon
1914 1922 Break in diplomatic relations during World War I and its aftermath
1922 1931 Pierre de Margerie
1931 1938 André François-Poncet
1938 1939 Robert Coulondre

Ambassadors to West Germany

Main sources for this section: [6] and [7]

Diplomatic relations between France and Germany were cut following the invasion of Poland in 1939. France restored diplomatic relations with West Germany in 1949 and with East Germany in 1973.

Start of term End of term Ambassador
1949 1955 André François-Poncet (Allied High Commissioner from 1949 to 1955 and ambassador after August 1, 1955)
1955 1956 Louis Joxe
1956 1958 Maurice Couve de Murville
1958 1962 François Seydoux de Clausonne
1962 1965 Roland de Margerie
1965 1970 François Seydoux de Clausonne
1970 1974 Jean Sauvagnargues
1974 1977 Olivier Wormser
1977 1981 Jean-Pierre Brunet
1981 1983 Henri Froment-Meurice
1983 1986 Jacques Morizet
1986 1992 Serge Boidevaix (German reunification occurred in 1990)

Ambassadors to East Germany

Main source for this section: [6].

Diplomatic relations between France and Germany were cut following the invasion of Poland in 1939. France restored diplomatic relations with West Germany in 1949 and with East Germany in 1973.

Start of term End of term Ambassador (or diplomat of highest rank)
1973 1974 Jacques Jessel (Chargé d'Affaires)
1974 1976 Bernard Guillier de Chalvron
1976 1981 Henry Bayle
1981 1981 Xavier du Cauzé de Nazelle[8]
1981 1986 Maurice Deshors[9]
1986 1990
(German reunification)		 Joëlle Timsit

Ambassadors to post-reunification Germany

Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, current ambassador
Main sources for this section: [6] and [7].
Start of term End of term Ambassador
1986 1992 Serge Boidevaix (German reunification occurred in 1990)
1992 1993 Bertrand Dufourcq
1993 1999 François Scheer
1999 2007 Claude Martin
2007 2011 Bernard de Montferrand
2011 – Maurice Gourdault-Montagne

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Count Guillaume de Garden (1861). Répertoire diplomatique: annales du droit des gens et de la politique extérieure (inFrench). J. Claye. pp. 45-46 (2nd volume).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • ^ a b Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France) (1887). "X: Ambassadeurs, envoyés extraordinaires, etc de France à l'étranger de 1815 à 1855". Annuaire diplomatique et consulaire de la République Française (inFrench). Vol. 9. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale. p. 321.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • ^ Aballéa, Marion (2012). "Entre soumission politico-administrative et goût de l'initiative individuelle: les diplomates français en poste à Berlin de 1871 aux années 1930". L'Europe, nouvelles approches (inFrench). Editions L'Harmattan. pp. 9–28. ISBN 9782296966864. Retrieved 20 January 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France). "La France en Allemagne. Hier - un peu d'histoire" (inFrench). French Embassy in Berlin. Retrieved 20 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • ^ Resigned in December 1877.
  • ^ a b c "Liste chronologique des représentants permanents de la France avec rang d'ambassadeur auprès de commissions, organisations et conférences internationales" (PDF) (inFrench). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France). p. 37. Retrieved 17 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • ^ a b Ministry of Foreign Affairs (France). "Ambassadeurs en Allemagne depuis 1955" (inFrench). French Embassy in Berlin. Retrieved 20 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) Also available in German.
  • ^ "Décret du 5 janvier 1981" (inFrench). Journal officiel de la République française. 7 January 1981. Retrieved 14 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  • ^ "Décret du 9 septembre 1981" (inFrench). Journal officiel de la République française. 11 September 1981. Retrieved 14 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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