This is a list of ambassadors from Belgium to France, who head the Embassy of Belgium, Paris. Formally, they are the Ambassador of His Majesty the King of the Belgians to the French government.
History Apart from Prince Eugène de Ligne, who was Ambassador from 1842 to 1848, the diplomatic representatives of Belgium bore the title of "Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary" until 15 July 1919, when the post was elevated to an Ambassadorship.
The embassy is located at the Hôtel de La Marck, a private mansion at 25, rue de Surène in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Heads of Mission Minister Plenipotentiary (1831–1919) Appointment Departure Ambassador King Sent to Note 1831 1842 Charles Le Hon Leopold I Louis Philippe I Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Count 1842 1848 Eugène de Ligne Leopold I Louis Philippe I Ambassador Extraordinary. Prince 1848 1864 Firmin Rogier Leopold I Louis Philippe I Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary 1864 1894 Eugène Beyens Leopold I Napoléon III Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Baron 1894 1903 Auguste d'Anethan Leopold II Émile LoubetEnvoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Knight 1904 1910 Alfred Leghait Leopold II Armand Fallières Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Baron 1910 1916 Paul Guillaume Albert I Armand Fallières Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary Baron
Ambassadors (since 1919) Appointment Departure Ambassador King Sent to Note3 1916 1935 Edmond de Gaiffier d'Hestroy Albert I Raymond Poincaré Director General of Politics from 1912 to 1916. Baron 1935 1938 André de Kerchove de Denterghem Leopold III Léon Blum Count 1938 1941 Pol Le Tellier Leopold III Albert Lebrun 1944 1959 Jules Guillaume Prince Charles Charles de Gaulle Baron 1959 1966 Marcel-Henri Jaspar Baudouin Charles de Gaulle 1966 1973 Robert Rothschild Baudouin Georges Pompidou Baron 1973 1976 Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem Baudouin Georges Pompidou Count 1976 1979 Werner de Merode Baudouin Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Prince 1979 1984 Alexandre Paternotte de la Vaillée Baudouin Valéry Giscard d'Estaing Baron 1985 1986 Eugène Rittweger de Moor Baudouin François Mitterrand Baron 1986 1989 Luc Smolderen Baudouin François Mitterrand 1989 1996 Alfred Cahen Baudouin François Mitterrand 1996 2001 Alain Rens Albert II Jacques Chirac 2001 2005Éléments biographiques de Pierre-Étienne Champenois. Détails sur abonnement. Pierre-Étienne Champenois Albert II Jacques Chirac 2005 2007 Pierre-Dominique Schmidt Albert II Jacques Chirac Recalled following alleged embezzlement 2007 2010 Baudouin de la Kethulle de Ryhove Albert II Nicolas Sarkozy Knight 2010 2015 Patrick Vercauteren Drubbel Albert II Nicolas Sarkozy 2015 2018 Vincent Mertens de Wilmars Philippe François Hollande 2018 2023 François de Kerchove d'Exaerde Philippe Emmanuel Macron 2023 Jo Indekeu Philippe Emmanuel Macron
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External links Website of the Belgian Embassy to France