List of ambassadors of France to Greece

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The following is a (currently) incomplete list of ambassadors of France to Greece.

For ambassadors and high-ranking diplomats of France in Greece who were active between 1815 and 1905, the data below is taken from a list of diplomats published in 1906 by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. [1] For ambassadors and diplomats who were active after 1944, the data comes from two more recent lists also compiled by the ministry. [2] [3] Additional individual references are given in the table.

FromToAmbassador or diplomat of highest rankNotes
18281835 Achille Rouen Consul General until 1833 and Resident Minister afterwards
1843 Théodore de Lagrené [4] Resident Minister until 1840 and Minister Plenipotentiary afterwards
18431847 Théobald Piscatory [5] Minister Plenipotentiary
1848 Philippe Eugène Guillemot Chargé d'Affaires
18491850 Édouard Thouvenel Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18501851 Victor Lobstein Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18511854Baron Alexandre de Forth-Rouen Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18541857 Henri Mercier Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18571859 Jean-Charles de Montherot Minister Plenipotentiary
18591859Vicomte de Serres [ who? ]Minister Plenipotentiary
18591863 Nicolas Prosper Bourée  [ fr ]Minister Plenipotentiary
18641868 Joseph Arthur de Gobineau Minister Plenipotentiary
18681870 Georges-Napoléon Baude Minister Plenipotentiary
18721872Marquis de Cazeaux [ who? ]Interim Chargé d'Affaires
18721872 Jules Ferry Minister Plenipotentiary
18721873Vicomte Roger de Borrelli Interim Chargé d'Affaires
18731876 Marquis de Gabriac  [ fr ]Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18761880 Charles Tissot  [ fr ]Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18801880 Maurice Ternaux-Compans  [ fr ]Interim Chargé d'Affaires
18801880Baron des Michels [ who? ]Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18801886 Charles de Moüy  [ sv ]Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18861894 Charles Jean Tristan de Montholon Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18941897 Frédéric Albert Bourée Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
18971909 Olivier d'Ormesson  [ fr ]Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
19091915 Gabriel Deville [6] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
19151917 Jean Guillemin [7] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
August 1917 [8] 1921 Robert de Billy  [ fr ] [9]
19211921 Jean Tripier  [ Wikidata ]Interim Chargé d'affaires
December 1921October 1924 Henri Chassain de Marcilly Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
19241926 Charles de Chambrun Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
19271927 Louis Frédéric Clément-Simon  [ de ] [10]
...
 ??1938 Adrien-Joseph-Marie Thierry [11] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
19381941 Gaston Maugras  [ de ] [12]
February 19411941 Jean Helleu  [ fr ] [13] Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
19441945 Jean Baelen  [ sv ]Representative of the Provisional Government
19451951 Christian Carra de Vaux de Saint-Cyr  [ de ]
19511955Jean Baelen
19551957 Pierre Albert Charpentier  [ de ]
19571964 Guy de Girard de Charbonnières  [ fr ]
19641969 Jacques Baeyens
19691973 Bernard Durand  [ fr ]
19731975 Christian Jacquin de Margerie  [ fr ]
19751977 Jean-Marie Mérillon  [ de ]
19771980 Jacques de Folin
19801981 Philippe Rebeyrol
19811985 Dominique Charpy
19851987 Pierre-Louis Blanc
19871989 Marcel Plaisant  [ fr ]
19891992 Jacques Thibau
19921995 Jean Cadet  [ ru ]
19952000 Bernard Kessedjian  [ fr ]
20002003 Jean-Maurice Ripert
20032007 Bruno Delaye  [ de ]
20072011 Christophe Farnaud
20112015 Jean-Loup Kuhn-Delforge
20152019 Christophe Chantepy
20192023 Patrick Maisonnave
2023 Laurence Auer  [ fr ]

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