List of ambassadors of France to South Korea

Ambassador of the French Republic to the Republic of Korea
Ambassadeur de la République française auprès de la République de Corée
Arms of the French Republic
Incumbent Philippe Bertoux since July 19, 2023
Style	His Excellency
Nominator	Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs
Appointer	President of France with Council of Ministers meeting
Term length	3-4 years
Inaugural holder	Henri Costilhes
Formation	November 9, 1887 [lower-alpha 1] February 15, 1949 [lower-alpha 2]

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). ^[1]

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 1888 ^[2]
• H. Fradin, in 1892 ^[2]
• Victor Collin de Plancy, 1901. ^[2]

Ambassadors to South Korea (post-Korean division)

The updated list is available on the website of the French Embassy in Seoul. ^[3]

Ambassador	Begins	Ends	Note
Henri Costilhes	1949	1959
Roger Chambard	1959	1969	[4]
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	[5]
Philippe Thiebaud	2005	2009
Élisabeth Laurin	2009	2012	[1]
Jérôme Pasquier	2012	2015
Fabien Penone	2015	2019	[6]
Philippe Lefort	2019	2023
Philippe Bertoux	2023	present

See also

• France-Korea Treaty of 1886
• List of diplomatic missions in South Korea

Notes

1. Under the Joseon and Korean Empire periods.
2. Current iteration

References

1. Journal officiel de la République française (JORF), n°0132 du 10 juin 2009 page texte n° 53
2. 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, p. 32. , p. 32, at Google Books; excerpt, "Treaty and Diplomatic Relations Between Korea and France. Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation dated June 4, 1886"; Kim, Chun-gil. (2005). The History of Korea, p. 107. , p. 107, at Google Books
3. "Liste chronologique des Ambassadeurs et des représentants officiels de France en Corée" (in French). French Embassy in Seoul . Retrieved 27 September 2015.
4. First diplomat with the title of Ambassador to South Korea
5. Europa World Year Book 2004, p. 2511. , p. 2511, at Google Books
6. Décret du 30 juin 2015, JORF No. 151 du 2 juillet 2015, texte No. 42, NOR MAEA1511148D.

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. ISBN   9780313332968; ISBN   9780313038532; 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