Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations

The role of the ambassador and permanent representative of France to the United Nations (French: ambassadeur et représentant permanent de la France auprès des Nations Unies) 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.

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
Arms of France
Incumbent Nicolas de Rivière since 8 July 2019
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	President of France
Formation	1946
Website	Permanent Mission

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.

Officeholders

Image	Incumbent[1][2]	Start of term	End of term
	Joseph Paul-Boncour (Chairman of Delegation)	1945	1946
	Alexandre Parodi	1946	1949
	Jean Chauvel [fr]	1949	1952
	Henri Hoppenot	1952	1955
	Hervé Alphand	1955	1956
	Bernard Cornut-Gentille	1956	1956
	Guillaume Georges-Picot [fr]	1956	1959
	Armand Bérard [fr] (first term)	1959	1962
	Roger Seydoux	1962	1967
	Armand Bérard [fr] (second term)	1967	1970
	Jacques Kosciusko-Morizet	1970	1972
	Louis de Guiringaud	1972	1976
	Jacques Leprette [fr]	1976	1981
	Luc de La Barre de Nanteuil	1981	1984
	Claude de Kémoularia	1984	1987
	Pierre-Louis Blanc [fr]	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

• France and the United Nations
• Foreign relations of France

References

1. "Previous Ambassadors". Permanent Mission of France at the United Nations in New York. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
2. "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

• Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations