List of ambassadors of France to South Korea

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).Journal officiel de la République française (JORF), n°0132 du 10 juin 2009 page texte n° 53

Franco-Korean diplomatic relations were initially established during the French Third Republic of French history and during the Joseon period of Korean history.

List of heads of mission Ambassadors of the Third Republic Victor Collin de Plancy, appointed in 1888Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921–1922. (1922). ; excerpt, "Treaty and Diplomatic Relations Between Korea and France. Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation dated June 4, 1886"; Kim, Chun-gil. (2005). H. Fradin, in 1892 Victor Collin de Plancy, 1901.

Ambassadors to South Korea (post-Korean division) The updated list is available on the website of the French Embassy in Seoul. Ambassador Begins Ends Note Henri Costilhes 1949 1959 Roger Chambard 1959 1969 First diplomat with the title of Ambassador to South Korea 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 Philippe Thiebaud 2005 2009 Élisabeth Laurin 2009 2012 Jérôme Pasquier 2012 2015 Fabien Penone 2015 2019 Décret du 30 juin 2015, JORF No. 151 du 2 juillet 2015, texte No. 42, NOR MAEA1511148D. Philippe Lefort 2019 2023 Philippe Bertoux 2023 present

See also France-Korea Treaty of 1886 List of diplomatic missions in South Korea

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References

Further reading Halleck, Henry Wager. (1861). International law: or, Rules regulating the intercourse of states in peace and war New York: D. Van Nostrand. OCLC 852699 Kim, Chun-gil. (2005). The History of Korea. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ; ; OCLC 217866287 Korean Mission to the Conference on the Limitation of Armament, Washington, D.C., 1921–1922. (1922). Korea's Appeal to the Conference on Limitation of Armament. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 12923609