The French embassy is France's diplomatic mission in Syria . It is located on Rue Ata-al-Ayyoubi in Damascus .
With the Sykes-Picot Agreement of May 16, 1916, the governments of
Great Britain and France divided the Middle East . As a result, France received the League of Nations mandate for Syria and Lebanon .
Ambassador since the end of the Second World War
| Appointment / accreditation
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Surname
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Remarks
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Appointed by
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accredited during the government of
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Leave post
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| June 18, 1946
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Jean-Charles Serres
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
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Félix Gouin
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Shukri al-Quwatli
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| May 20, 1950
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Jacques-Émile Paris
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Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Ambassador from September 30, 1952
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Vincent Auriol
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Hashim Khalid al-Atassi
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| March 31, 1955
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Claude-Achille Clarac
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René Coty
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Shukri al-Quwatli
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Nov 2, 1956
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| Nov 15, 1962
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Pierre Sebilleau
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Charles de Gaulle
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Nazim al-Qudsi
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| May 21, 1964
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Jules Henri François Charles-Roux
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Charles de Gaulle
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Amin al-Hafez
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| March 7, 1969
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Henri-Francis Mazoyer
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Alain Poher
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Nureddin al-Atassi
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| Jan. 7, 1971
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André Nègre
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Georges Pompidou
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Hafiz al-Assad
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| Apr 30, 1975
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Fernand Rouillon
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Valery Giscard d'Estaing
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Hafiz al-Assad
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| Dec 3, 1981
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Henri Servant
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François Mitterrand
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Hafiz al-Assad
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| Jan. 14, 1986
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Alain Grenier
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François Mitterrand
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Hafiz al-Assad
|
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| June 30, 1989
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Daniel Contenay
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François Mitterrand
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Hafiz al-Assad
|
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| March 29, 1993
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Jean-Claude Cousseran
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François Mitterrand
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Hafiz al-Assad
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| Feb 3, 1997
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Charles de Bancalis de Maurel d'Aragon
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Jacques Chirac
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Hafiz al-Assad
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| Sep 10 2002
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Jean-François Girault
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Jacques Chirac
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Bashar al-Assad
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| Oct 19, 2006
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Michel Duclos
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Jacques Chirac
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Bashar al-Assad
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| 13 Sep 2009
|
Eric Chevallier
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Nicolas Sarkozy
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Bashar al-Assad
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Individual evidence
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↑ List chronologique des Ambassadeurs de France en Syrie
