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French Ambassador to South Korea | |
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Incumbent |
The list of ambassadors of France to South Korea began after diplomatic relations were established in 1886. The official title of this French diplomat is "Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the Republic of Korea" (ambassadrice extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de la République française auprès de la République de Corée).[1]
Franco-Korean diplomatic relations were initially established during the French Third Republic of French history and during the Joseon period of Korean history.
The updated list is available on the website of the French Embassy in Seoul.[3]
Ambassador | Begins | Ends | Note |
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Roger Chambard | 1959 | 1969 | [4] |
Frédéric Max | 1969 | 1971 | |
Pierre Landy | 1971 | 1975 | |
Rémi Teissier Du Cros | 1975 | 1980 | |
Bernard Follin | 1980 | 1982 | |
André Baeyens | 1982 | 1985 | |
Jean-Bernard Ouvrieu | 1985 | 1987 | |
Hubert Forquenot de La Fortelle | 1987 | 1991 | |
Bernard Prague | 1991 | 1993 | |
Dominique Perreau | 1993 | 1997 | |
Jean-Paul Réau | 1997 | 2001 | |
François Descoueyte | 2001 | 2005 | [5] |
Philippe Thiebaud | 2005 | 2009 | |
Élisabeth Laurin | 2009 | 2012 | [1] |
Jérôme Pasquier | 2012 | 2015 | |
Fabien Penone | 2015 | 2019 | [6] |
Philippe Lefort | 2019 | present |