List of ambassadors of Great Britain to France

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Ambassador of Great Britain to
France L'Ambassadeur britannique en France
Coat of Arms of Great Britain (1714-1801).svg
Arms of Great Britain
Style His Excellency
Residence Paris
Appointer The monarch
Inaugural holder Charles Townshend, Viscount Townshend
First Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)
Final holder James Harris, Baron Malmesbury
Last Ambassador of Great Britain to France (Plenipotentiary)

The ambassador of Great Britain to France (French: L'Ambassadeur britannique en France) was the foremost diplomatic representative in France of the Kingdom of Great Britain, created by the Treaty of Union in 1707, in charge of the British diplomatic mission in France.

Traditionally, the embassy to France was the most prestigious posting in the English and later British foreign services, although in the eighteenth century there was sometimes no diplomatic representation between the two countries, due to the wars between them.

For ambassadors to France before 1707, see the list of ambassadors of the Kingdom of England to France.

For ambassadors to France after 1800, see the list of ambassadors from the United Kingdom to France.

Ambassadors and ministers of Great Britain to France

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Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1714 to 1717 and again from 1721 to 1730. He directed British foreign policy in close collaboration with his brother-in-law, prime minister Robert Walpole. He was often known as Turnip Townshend because of his strong interest in farming turnips and his role in the British Agricultural Revolution.

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