List of Ambassadors of France to South Korea

French Ambassador to South Korea
Arms of the French Republic
Incumbent Elisabeth Laurin since 2009

The List of Ambassadors from 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]

Start	End	Ambassador
1949	1959	Henri Costilhes[4]
1959	1969	Roger Chambard[5]
1969	1971	Frédéric Max
1971	1975	Pierre Landy
1975	1980	Rémi Teissier Du Cros
1980	1982	Bernard Follin
1982	1985	André Baeyens
1985	1987	Jean-Bernard Ouvrieu
1987	1991	Hubert Forquenot de La Fortelle
1991	1993	Bernard Prague
1993	1997	Dominique Perreau
1997	2001	Jean-Paul Réau
2001	2005	François Descoueyte[6]
2005	2009	Philippe Thiebaud
2009	2012	Élisabeth Laurin[1]
2012	2015	Jérôme Pasquier
2015	auj.	Fabien Penone[7]

See also

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

Notes

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. Minister plenipotentiary(légation)
5. First diplomat with the title of Ambassador to South Korea
6. Europa World Year Book 2004, p. 2511., p. 2511, at Google Books
7. Décret du 30 juin 2015, JORF No. du 2 juillet 2015, texte No. , NOR MAEA1511148D.

References

• 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