List of ambassadors of France to Japan

The list of ambassadors of France to Japan began developing in the same year that the American Commodore Perry "opened" Japan's doors to the West.

Franco-Japanese diplomatic relations were initially established during the Second Empire of French history and the Edo period of Japanese history.

List of heads of mission

Ambassadors of the Second Empire

Ambassadors of the Third Republic

Ambassadors of the Fourth Republic

Ambassadors of the Fifth Republic

See also

• Treaty of Amity and Commerce between France and Japan

Notes

1. Jean-Marie Thiébaud. Liste des ambassadeurs, consuls généraux et ministres plénipotentiaires de France au Japon Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
2. Medzini, Meron. (1971). French Policy in Japan, pp. 20-48., p. 20, at Google Books
3. Medzini, pp. 71-90., p. 71, at Google Books
4. Envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire
5. Head of the French mission and SCAP liaison (Chef de la mission française de liaison auprès du commandant supérieur allié en Extrême-Orient)
6. Chief of the French mission and SCAP liaison prior to 5 May 1952; then ambassador
7. Französische Botschaft in Deutschland, Lebenslauf Botschafter Bernard de Montferrand Archived 25 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine
8. "officiel de la République française (JORF), n°8 du 10 janvier 2006 page texte n° 44". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
9. "Journal officiel de la République française (JORF), n°275 du 27 novembre 2007 page texte n° 19". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

References

• Auslin, Michael R. (2004). Negotiating with Imperialism: The Unequal Treaties and the Culture of Japanese Diplomacy. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01521-0; OCLC 56493769
• Halleck, Henry Wager. (1861). International law: or, Rules regulating the intercourse of states in peace and war New York: D. Van Nostrand. OCLC 852699
• Medzini, Meron. (1971). French policy in Japan during the closing years of the Tokugawa regime. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674322301; OCLC 161422

The initial draft of this article was developed using material found at Ambassade de France au Japon in the French Wikipedia.