H.E. Mr. François Delattre, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations

Ambassador François Delattre was appointed Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations on September 2, 2014, after serving as Ambassador of France to the United States (2011–2014), Ambassador of France to Canada (2008–2011), Consul General in New York (2004–2008) and Press and Communications Director at the French Embassy in Washington, D.C. (1998–2002).

A member of President Jacques Chirac’s foreign policy team (1995–1998), François Delattre was responsible for European and trans-Atlantic defense and security matters and managing the Bosnian crisis.

He also served as Deputy Director of the French Foreign Minister’s Office (2002–2004) and was a member of Foreign Minister Alain Juppé’s cabinet (1993–1995), following two years with the Strategic, Security and Disarmament Department of the French Foreign Ministry (1991–1993).

François Delattre was posted in Bonn at the French Embassy in Germany (1989–1991), where he was in charge of matters pertaining