List of French ambassadors in Niger

The list of French ambassadors in Niger begins in 1960, the year Niger gained independence from France . The seat of the embassy is in Niamey .

Accredited from	ambassador	Appointed by	Accredited at	Accredited by
Aug 4, 1960	Don Jean Colombani	Charles de Gaulle	Hamani Diori	1962
Oct 3, 1962	Paul Fouchet	Charles de Gaulle	Hamani Diori	1964
May 19, 1964	Albert Tréca	Charles de Gaulle	Hamani Diori	1968
March 2nd, 1968	Michel Wintrebert	Charles de Gaulle	Hamani Diori	1970
Apr 27, 1970	Claude-François Rostain	Georges Pompidou	Hamani Diori	1972
Nov 13, 1972	Paul-Henri Gaschignard	Georges Pompidou	Hamani Diori	1975
Nov. 26, 1975	Henri Costilhes	Valery Giscard d'Estaing	Seyni Kountché	1980
Aug 28, 1980	Alain Marie Pierret	Valery Giscard d'Estaing	Seyni Kountché	1982
May 7, 1982	Maurice Courage	François Mitterrand	Seyni Kountché	1985
Feb 22, 1985	Claude Soubeste	François Mitterrand	Seyni Kountché	1988
March 16, 1988	Michel Lunven	François Mitterrand	Ali Saibou	1993
March 6, 1993	Jean-François Lionnet	François Mitterrand	Ali Saibou	1996
17 Sep 1996	Albert Pavec	Jacques Chirac	Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara	2000
Jan. 24, 2000	Denis Vène	Jacques Chirac	Mamadou Tandja	2004
Apr 23, 2004	François Ponge	Jacques Chirac	Mamadou Tandja	2007
Nov 6, 2007	Alain Holleville	Nicolas Sarkozy	Mamadou Tandja	2011
Oct 7, 2011	Christophe Bouchard	Nicolas Sarkozy	Mahamadou Issoufou	2014
March 28, 2014	Antoine Anfré	François Hollande	Mahamadou Issoufou	2015
17 Sep 2015	Marcel Escure	François Hollande	Mahamadou Issoufou	2018
Jan. 16, 2019	Alexandre Garcia	Emmanuel Macron	Mahamadou Issoufou

Remarks

1. ↑ From August 30, 1961 ambassador , previously extraordinary and plenipotentiary envoy .
2. ↑ Date of appointment.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Décret du 23 avril 2004 portant nomination d'un ambassadeur extraordinaire et plénipotentiaire de la République française auprès de la République du Niger. In: Légifrance . Retrieved October 13, 2016 (French). 
2. ↑ Souleymane Lamine: Le nouvel Ambassadeur de France au Niger rencontre les journalistes nigériens. (No longer available online.) In: Medianiger. November 17, 2011, archived from the original on October 13, 2016 ; Retrieved October 13, 2016 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ List chronologique des ambassadeurs, envoyés extraordinaires, ministres plénipoteniaires et chargés d'affaires de France à l'étranger depuis 1945. (PDF) In: France Diplomatie. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development , p. 84 , accessed on October 13, 2016 (French). 
4. ^ Diplomacy: Alexandre Garcia, le nouvel ambassadeur de France au Niger, entre en fonction. In: ActuNiger. January 16, 2019, accessed February 8, 2019 (French).