The following is a list of ambassadors of France to Lebanon. [1] [2]
Start of term | End of term | Ambassador (or diplomat of highest rank prior to 1953) |
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1945 | 1946 | Charles Lucet (Ambassador of the French Provisional Government) |
1946 | 1952 | Armand Blanquet du Chayla (with the title of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary) |
1952 | 1955 | Georges Balaÿ (Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary until 1953 and then Ambassador) |
1955 | 1960 | Louis Roche |
1960 | 1964 | Robert Barbara de Labelotterie de Boisséson |
1964 | 1967 | Pierre-Louis Gabriel Falaize |
1967 | 1969 | Pierre Millet |
1969 | 1971 | Bernard Dufournier |
1971 | 1975 | Michel Fontaine |
1975 | 1979 | Hubert Argod |
1979 | 1981 | Louis Delamare |
1981 | 1983 | Paul-Marc Henry |
1983 | 1985 | Fernand Wibaux |
1985 | 1987 | Christian Graeff |
1987 | 1988 | Paul Blanc |
1988 | 1991 | René Ala |
1991 | 1993 | Daniel Husson |
1993 | 1994 | Michel Chatelais |
1994 | 1997 | Jean-Pierre Lafon |
1997 | 1999 | Daniel Jouanneau |
1999 | 2004 | Philippe Lecourtier |
2004 | 2008 | Bernard Émié |
2008 | 2009 | André Parant |
2009 | 2012 | Denis Pietton |
2012 | 2015 [3] | Patrice Paoli |
2015 [3] | 2017 [4] | Emmanuel Bonne |
2017 | 2020 | Bruno Foucher [5] |
2020 | Anne Grillo [6] |
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