The ambassador from New Zealand to France is New Zealand's foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of France, and in charge of New Zealand's diplomatic mission in France.
The embassy is located at 103 rue de Grenelle in Paris, France's capital city. New Zealand has maintained a resident ambassador in France since 1957, and a resident Head of Mission since 1949. The ambassador to France is concurrently accredited to Portugal, Senegal and the OECD.
The permanent delegate to UNESCO is also accredited through the embassy in Paris; the head of mission to UNESCO is usually the deputy head of the mission to France. See: List of permanent delegates of New Zealand to UNESCO .
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details, such as the order of precedence at official processions, table seatings at state dinners, the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented, and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
This is a summary history of diplomatic relations of the United States listed by country. The history of diplomatic relations of the United States began with the appointment of Benjamin Franklin as U.S. Minister to France in 1778, even before the U.S. had won its independence from Great Britain in 1783.
Brian Clarence Hill was an Australian diplomat. He held senior diplomatic postings from the early 1950s through to the late 1970s, including as head of mission in Moscow (1953–1954), Ambassador to South Vietnam (1961–1964), Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva (1964–1969), Ambassador to Egypt (1969–1972), High Commissioner to New Zealand (1974–1977), Ambassador to Ireland (1977–1978), and Ambassador to Sweden (1978–1980).