List Of Ambassadors Of The United Kingdom To France
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to France (French: L'Ambassadeur britannique en France) is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in France, and is the head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Paris. The official title is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to France.
Traditionally, the Embassy to France has been the most prestigious posting in the British foreign service, although in past centuries diplomatic representation was often lacking due to wars between the two countries.
For the period before the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801, see List of ambassadors from the Kingdom of England to France (up to 1707) and List of ambassadors of Great Britain to France (from 1707 to 1800).
As of 2012 the Ambassador of the United Kingdom to France was Sir Peter Ricketts.
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