List of permanent representatives of France to UNESCO
This page lists the Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris on.
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France was one of the founding members of UNESCO on November 4, 1946 ; the French UNESCO Commission was also founded in 1946. One of the tasks of the head of the mission is the coordination between the French government and the UNESCO bodies, including the implementation of the World Heritage Convention in France .
Permanent representatives
- 1970-1976: Pierre Maillard
- 1976-1981: François Valéry
- 1981–1985: Jacqueline Baudrier
- 1985-1986: Gisèle Halimi
- 1986–1988: Marie-Claude Cabana
- 1988–1990: François-Régis Bastide
- 1990-1994: Pierre-Jean Rémy
- 1994-1995: Hervé Bourges
- 1995-1996: Claude Harel
- 1996–1997: Françoise de Panafieu
- 1997-2002: Jean Musitelli
- 2002-2007: Jean Guéguinou
- 2007-2008: Joëlle Bourgois
- 2008-2010: Catherine Colonna
- 2010-2011: Rama Yade
- 2011–2013: Daniel Rondeau
- 2013–2016: Philippe Lalliot
- 2016 – today: Laurent Stefanini
Status: January 2018
Web links
Commons : Diplomats of France - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Factsheet: France (pdf) UNESCO. 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
- ↑ List chronologique des ambassadeurs, envoyés extraordinaires, ministres plénipotentiaires et chargés d'affaires de France à l'étranger depuis 1945 (pdf) fr. Foreign Ministry. P. 115. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
Notes: The heads of French missions to international organizations are permanent representatives in the rank of ambassador .