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countries, alongside <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, that holds a <a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">permanent seat</a> on the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">United Nations Security Council</a> (UNSC),<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is responsible for maintaining international peace and security.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>France has contributed to the organization over the years through its leadership and sponsorship of various resolutions and other major <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_Nations_organizations" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United Nations organizations">UN bodies</a> as well as being one of the largest-contributing states to both the general budget and to the peacekeeping operations budget.<sup id="cite_ref-:112_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:112-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several French Presidents have openly spoken of their support for the UN and its aims and there are clear links between France’s own policies and the values which the UN espouses, particularly concerning <a href="/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">human rights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the last decade, France has called for, proposed and supported various <a href="/wiki/Reform_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Reform of the United Nations Security Council">reforms on the UNSC</a> and their <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping" title="United Nations peacekeeping">Peacekeeping Operations</a> (PKO).<sup id="cite_ref-:02_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UN, since its foundation, represents the core of France’s engagement with the multilateral international system. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="France_and_the_origins_of_the_UN">France and the origins of the UN</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: France and the origins of the UN"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_Nations" title="History of the United Nations">History of the United Nations</a></div> <p>Despite today being one of the ‘Big Five’,<sup id="cite_ref-:4_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the five states who are <a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">permanent members</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">UNSC</a> and hold <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power" title="United Nations Security Council veto power">veto power</a>, France was largely left out of the planning process for the new international organisation tasked with maintaining peace post-WWII, and was only reluctantly added later after most of the planning was done.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term “United Nations” was first used much earlier than the official 1945 start of the international organization in the <a href="/wiki/Declaration_by_United_Nations" title="Declaration by United Nations">1942 ‘Declaration of the United Nations</a>’, a 26-nation conference (not including <a href="/wiki/German_military_administration_in_occupied_France_during_World_War_II" title="German military administration in occupied France during World War II">France which was under Nazi occupation</a> and thus not legally a government<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) where governments pledged to continue their fight during WWII against the <a href="/wiki/Axis_powers" title="Axis powers">axis powers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a series of conferences and forums over the next few years, mainly behind closed doors, the then ‘Big Three’ <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">allied powers</a> of WWII, (the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union)<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> began drafting plans for an international organization to maintain international peace, building off the mistakes of the earlier <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a>. There are several reasons why France was excluded from talks at this stage, the main being that the <a href="/wiki/German_military_administration_in_occupied_France_during_World_War_II" title="German military administration in occupied France during World War II">collapse of France</a> almost overnight in 1940, from which it was still in tatters until at least 1944 (although the effects were felt for much longer), destroyed its great power image.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its <a href="/wiki/German_military_administration_in_occupied_France_during_World_War_II" title="German military administration in occupied France during World War II">decisive defeat by the German army</a> made it difficult to deny that France was simply no longer the political and military power it had once been. This, along with <a href="/wiki/France_during_World_War_II" title="France during World War II">France's relatively limited contribution to the war effort</a> thus far, meant that at least in the eyes of the ‘Big Three’, France no longer deserved a place at the top table of the new international organization.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Furthermore, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Roosevelt</a>, the then-leader of the US, along with other high-ranking officials, was suspicious of <a href="/wiki/Charles_de_Gaulle" title="Charles de Gaulle">Charles de Gaulle</a>, the self-proclaimed leader of the <a href="/wiki/Free_France" title="Free France">Free French</a> and thus hesitant to collaborate with him due to his <a href="/wiki/Napoleon" title="Napoleon">Napoleonic</a> traits.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> France was hurt and humiliated by this exclusion especially considering its important role in establishing the League of Nations after WWI.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Whilst France wasn’t invited to forums such as <a href="/wiki/Dumbarton_Oaks_Conference" title="Dumbarton Oaks Conference">Dumbarton Oaks Conference</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1944 (where the USA, UK, USSR, and China deliberated over proposals for the functioning of what was to become the UN to present to the other 26 nations), and never formally consulted, they were nonetheless aware such planning was taking place.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> British Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a> urged American President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin Roosevelt</a> to restore France to its status of a major power after the liberation of Paris in August 1944. </p><p>Following much negotiation, once France had established and legitimized a new government (the <a href="/wiki/Provisional_Government_of_the_French_Republic" title="Provisional Government of the French Republic">Provisional Government of the French Republic (PGFR)</a>, later ceded in 1946 by the <a href="/wiki/French_Fourth_Republic" title="French Fourth Republic">Fourth Republic</a>), it was reluctantly granted a permanent spot on the UNSC in the future international organization by weight of its “traditions, ideals and importance”<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> albeit after all-important planning steps had already been negotiated and finalized without its contribution. </p><p>However, while France was fairly limited in its contributions to the UN directly during the planning and negotiations, France has for centuries been a key contributor and influencer of <a href="/wiki/Liberalism" title="Liberalism">liberal ideas and thinking</a><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> wherein lies the concept of international organisations. Further, the US knew that in order to avoid the ill-fate of the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a>, the UN would need effective <a href="/wiki/Sanctions_(law)" title="Sanctions (law)">sanction powers</a>, an idea pushed by France in 1919 during the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League</a> but which had been rejected by the other <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied powers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_of_France_at_the_United_Nations">Role of France at the United Nations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Role of France at the United Nations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As a charter member of the United Nations and one of the five <a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">permanent members</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council" title="United Nations Security Council">Security Council</a>, France plays an active and integral role in many areas of UN activity. Further, <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a> is one of the two working languages of the UN Secretariat, the other being <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Security_Council_and_Peacekeeping">Security Council and Peacekeeping</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Security Council and Peacekeeping"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of the UN Security Council, France is heavily involved in influencing the debate on various issues threatening international peace and security and drafting various documents, such as <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_resolution" title="United Nations Security Council resolution">resolutions</a>, adopted by the Security Council.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In its role at the UNSC and maintaining peace and security, France plays a key role in disarmament in particular,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> working to advance various treaties and enforce <a href="/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons" title="Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons">non-proliferation</a>. France’s permanent seat on the UNSC also grants it <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power" title="United Nations Security Council veto power">veto power</a> which it has used and threatened to use several times since the foundation of the International organization to show its disagreement on various resolutions, though notably much less than the other veto-power-holding states (see: <a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Iraq_relations#Ba'athist_Iraq" title="France–Iraq relations">France–Iraq relations § Ba'athist Iraq</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Veto_power_in_the_UN_Security_Council">Veto power in the UN Security Council</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Veto power in the UN Security Council"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>France has used its <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power" title="United Nations Security Council veto power">veto power</a> sparingly, vetoing 18 resolutions from 1949 to 2007, compared with 82 by the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> and 123 by the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> and <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, 32 by <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">Britain</a>, and 6 by <a href="/wiki/China" title="China">China</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> France used its <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power" title="United Nations Security Council veto power">veto power</a> along with <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom_and_the_United_Nations" title="United Kingdom and the United Nations">the United Kingdom</a>, to veto a resolution to resolve the <a href="/wiki/Suez_Crisis" title="Suez Crisis">Suez Crisis</a> in 1956. France also used a veto in 1976 on the question of the <a href="/wiki/Comoros" title="Comoros">Comoros</a> independence, when the island of <a href="/wiki/Mayotte" title="Mayotte">Mayotte</a> was kept in French territory due to the vote of the local population. In 2002, France threatened to veto <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1441" title="United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441">Resolution 1441</a> on the then-upcoming 2003 <a href="/wiki/2003_invasion_of_Iraq" title="2003 invasion of Iraq">Iraq war</a>. </p><p>List of all French vetoes<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>June 26, 1946: <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Question_(United_Nations)" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Question (United Nations)">Spanish Question</a></li> <li>August 25, 1947: Indonesian Question</li> <li>October 30, 1956 (twice): Palestinian Question: Steps for the Immediate Cessation of the Military Action of Israel in Egypt</li> <li>October 30, 1974: South Africa (Representation in the UN)</li> <li>June 6, 1975: Namibia Question</li> <li>February 6, 1976: Dispute between the Comoros and France on Mayotte</li> <li>October 19, 1976: Situation in Namibia</li> <li>October 31, 1977 (three times): Situation in South Africa</li> <li>April 30, 1981 (four times) : Question of Namibia</li> <li>April 21, 1986: Libyan Complaint against US Attack</li> <li>January 11, 1989: Complaint by Libya against US Downing of Aircraft</li> <li>December 23, 1989: Situation in Panama</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Contributions_to_UN_Budget">Contributions to UN Budget</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Contributions to UN Budget"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>France is also a significant financial contributor to UN activities. Regarding the UN’s 'general budget' which finances personnel, investment, the Secretariat, and other UN field offices, France’s 2019 contribution was 123 million dollars ($USD), a 4.43% share making it the 6th highest contributor.<sup id="cite_ref-:11_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:11-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other mandatory contribution for UN member states to undertake is to the Peacekeeping Operations budget. Along with the other permanent member of the UN Security Council, France is required to take on a more significant share of financial contributions due to their increased involvement in peacekeeping. In the 2019 Peacekeeping operations budget, France was the 6th highest contributor,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> accounting for a 5.61% share or 381 million dollars ($USD).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to these, France also makes voluntary contributions which can be made at the discretion of each member state to UN funds and programs of which they are particularly supportive.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Organisational_structure">Organisational structure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Organisational structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>France has a <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Mission_of_France_to_the_United_Nations" title="Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations">Permanent Mission to the UN</a> set up in New York. Their main role lies in the research, preparation, and negotiation of texts, such as Security Council resolutions, which are then debated over and adopted by various UN bodies. The Mission is headed by the <a href="/wiki/Permanent_Representative_of_France_to_the_United_Nations" title="Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations">Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations</a> who sits on the Security Council, within the general assembly and all the other bodies where France is represented at the UN, speaking on behalf of France and defending the Nation’s position and foreign policy at these forums. The current Permanent Representative of France to the UN is <a href="/wiki/Nicolas_de_Rivi%C3%A8re" title="Nicolas de Rivière">Nicolas de Rivière</a> who took office as ambassador on 8 July 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Environment_and_Climate_Change">Environment and Climate Change</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Environment and Climate Change"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:French_Foreign_Minister,_UN_Secretary-General_Ban,_and_French_President_Hollande_Raise_Their_Hands_After_Representatives_of_196_Countries_Approved_a_Sweeping_Environmental_Agreement_at_COP21_in_Paris_(23076185424).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/French_Foreign_Minister%2C_UN_Secretary-General_Ban%2C_and_French_President_Hollande_Raise_Their_Hands_After_Representatives_of_196_Countries_Approved_a_Sweeping_Environmental_Agreement_at_COP21_in_Paris_%2823076185424%29.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/French_Foreign_Minister%2C_UN_Secretary-General_Ban%2C_and_French_President_Hollande_Raise_Their_Hands_After_Representatives_of_196_Countries_Approved_a_Sweeping_Environmental_Agreement_at_COP21_in_Paris_%2823076185424%29.jpg/330px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/French_Foreign_Minister%2C_UN_Secretary-General_Ban%2C_and_French_President_Hollande_Raise_Their_Hands_After_Representatives_of_196_Countries_Approved_a_Sweeping_Environmental_Agreement_at_COP21_in_Paris_%2823076185424%29.jpg/440px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4262" data-file-height="2841" /></a><figcaption>COP21 in Paris - French Foreign Minister, UN Secretary-General Ban, and French President Hollande raise their hands Amafter representatives of 196 countries approved a sweeping environmental agreement.</figcaption></figure> <p>One issue France is extremely active in within the UN is environmental justice and climate change. France hosted the <a href="/wiki/2015_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" title="2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference">2015 UN Paris Climate Conference or COP21</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and played a driving role in developing and enacting the <a href="/wiki/Paris_Agreement" title="Paris Agreement">Paris Climate Agreement</a>. Beyond specifically climate change, France is also leading the fight for international environmental law, working with experts from 40 countries from around the world in different stages of development and presenting the “Global Pact for the Environment” to the UN.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A resolution was adopted by the General Assembly on 10 May 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Human_Rights">Human Rights</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Human Rights"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Human rights are a key focus of the UN and are one of the fundamental principles of the French Republic as a nation and society as well as in its foreign policy. The UN’s <a href="/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" title="Universal Declaration of Human Rights">Universal Declaration of Human Rights</a> passed in 1948 is partially inspired by France’s own <i><a href="/wiki/Declaration_of_the_Rights_of_Man_and_of_the_Citizen" title="Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen">Déclaration des droits de l’Homme et du citoyen</a></i> from 1789 and many parallels can be drawn between the two.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i> </i>France works with the UN to advocate “the universal and indissociable nature of human rights”.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has consistently played a leading role in this area through its roles on the Human Rights Council (see: <a href="#French_Candidature_for_the_Human_Rights_Council_2021-2023">§ French Candidature for the Human Rights Council 2021-2023</a>) and the Security Council. Some UN human rights focus areas France is deeply engaged in are promoting women’s rights, protecting journalists and freedom of the press, combating impunity, arbitrary detention and enforced disappearance, universal abolition of the death penalty, and fighting against child soldier recruitment.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future_of_France-UN_relations">Future of France-UN relations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Future of France-UN relations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="French_Candidature_for_the_Human_Rights_Council_2021-2023">French Candidature for the Human Rights Council 2021-2023</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: French Candidature for the Human Rights Council 2021-2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div><p> France and the United Nations share a long-standing commitment to universal <a href="/wiki/Human_rights" title="Human rights">human rights</a>. The <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Human_Rights_Council" title="United Nations Human Rights Council">Human Rights Council</a> (UNHRC) is a body within the UN made up of 47 states which are responsible for advocating and defending human rights throughout the world.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 47 member states are elected for three-year terms by the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_General_Assembly" title="United Nations General Assembly">UN General Assembly</a> and seats are distributed based on equitable geographical distribution.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the UNHRC was founded in 2006, France has been a member three times (2006-2008, 2009-2011, 2014–2016)<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and plays an active role in UNHCR missions even when it is not a member.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> France is determined to promote <a href="/wiki/Humanism" title="Humanism">humanist diplomacy</a> in response to new 21st century threats and violations it sees to universal human rights.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As such, on 22 February 2020, France Diplomacy announced its candidacy to the Human Rights Council for the 2021-2023 term on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four days later, on 26 February, Mr. <a href="/wiki/Jean-Yves_Le_Drian" title="Jean-Yves Le Drian">Jean-Yves Le Drian</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Europe_and_Foreign_Affairs_(France)" title="Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)">French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs</a>, presented France’s candidacy for the council at the opening of its 43rd session in Geneva:<sup id="cite_ref-:10_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p><blockquote><p><i>“Institutions and the very principle of <a href="/wiki/Multilateralism" title="Multilateralism">multilateralism</a> are exposed to unprecedented attempts at destabilization. France won’t resign itself to seeing fundamental rights flouted, democracy weakened, or multilateralism dismantled. On the contrary, we’ll continue to defend human rights by every means and in every forum where our voice can be heard. This is why France is putting forward its candidacy for the Human Rights Council for the 2021-2023 term."</i> ~ Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p>France’s 2021-2023 candidacy has three key priorities to guide its actions which fall in line with UN values: </p><ol><li>Strengthening international mobilization for <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_rights" title="Women's rights">women’s rights</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Protecting those who <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_defender" title="Human rights defender">defend human rights</a>, often at risk to their own lives.<sup id="cite_ref-:10_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Defending the fundamentals of <a href="/wiki/Democracy" title="Democracy">democracy</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-:10_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:10-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> including ensuring the <a href="/wiki/Freedom_of_the_press" title="Freedom of the press">safety of journalists and the right to reliable information</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:9_32-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:9-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <p>UNHRC supposed to only accept members who are truly committed to human rights and are not abusing human rights themselves. With other candidates like <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cuba" title="Cuba">Cuba</a> and <a href="/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" title="Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a> applying, which are <a href="/wiki/Authoritarianism" title="Authoritarianism">authoritarian</a> to varying degrees and do not hold high standards of in the promotion of human rights themselves in their domestic and foreign policies, it is likely France will be elected over such countries.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though France is not immune of rights abuse concerns from the UN, such as over their counter-terrorism laws,<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> according to the UNHRC, it remains one of the countries most committed to universal human rights.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="UN_Reform">UN Reform</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: UN Reform"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/Reform_of_the_United_Nations" title="Reform of the United Nations">Reform of the United Nations</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reform_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Reform of the United Nations Security Council">Reform of the United Nations Security Council</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_the_United_Nations" title="Criticism of the United Nations">Criticism of the United Nations</a></div><p>France has been a key stakeholder in recent calls for <a href="/wiki/Reform_of_the_United_Nations" title="Reform of the United Nations">UN reform</a> to make the organization more efficient and more representative of the current <a href="/wiki/Liberal_world_order" class="mw-redirect" title="Liberal world order">world order</a> which has changed immensely since the end of WWII when UN structures were established.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Multilateralism" title="Multilateralism">Multilateralism</a> is now under the threat of power politics and France has been vocal about the need to fix this through reform of the UN. There are 3 main areas of reform France has proposed or supported over the last decade.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><ol><li>France has called for <a href="/wiki/Reform_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Reform of the United Nations Security Council">reform of the UNSC</a>, suggesting an expansion of the number of <a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">permanent seats on the UNSC</a> to include the <a href="/wiki/G4_nations" title="G4 nations">G4 countries</a> (Germany, Brazil, India and Japan) as well as a greater presence of African member states in both <a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">permanent</a> and non-permanent positions<sup id="cite_ref-:5_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:6_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>France proposed a governing of the use of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power" title="United Nations Security Council veto power">veto power</a> in the UN when concerning issues of mass atrocities. This initiative, which was started in 2013, is endorsed by over 100 countries as of November 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:5_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>France supports <a href="/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" title="Secretary-General of the United Nations">Secretary-General</a> <a href="/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" title="António Guterres">António Guterres</a>’ <a href="/wiki/Peacekeeping" title="Peacekeeping">peacekeeping</a> reform proposal which calls for better funding and better functioning of <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_peacekeeping" title="United Nations peacekeeping">UN Peacekeeping</a> Operations (PKO) so that they are more effective in achieving their aims.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="EU_vs_France_for_UNSC_seat">EU vs France for UNSC seat</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: EU vs France for UNSC seat"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In recent years, there have been calls, primarily from Germany, for France to give up its seat as a <a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">permanent member of the UNSC</a> and be replaced with an <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">EU</a> seat (veto power included). Germany’s argument is that having a permanent EU seat on the Security Council would enable the European bloc to speak with one, the united voice at the international platform.<sup id="cite_ref-:7_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Maastricht_Treaty" title="Maastricht Treaty">Article 34 of the Treaty on the European Union</a> states that member states must uphold the position of the Union at any international organizations, conferences or forums of the like in their actions,<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> hence, Germany argues that if France truly was committed to the EU, this spot and the associated veto power should be Europeanised.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These calls follow concerns for the future of Europe on the global stage following <a href="/wiki/Brexit" title="Brexit">Brexit</a>, which leaves Europe with just one seat on the council.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position of France, as well as other policy analysts in the EU, is that if Germany’s objective is truly to better represent Europe’s position on the global stage as they claim,<sup id="cite_ref-:7_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:7-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> this merged EU seat would be counterproductive. Instead, just as France has been advocating for (see: <a href="#UN_Reform">§ UN Reform</a>) the addition of more permanent seats on the UNSC held by European countries would mean more collective voting power and input in important UN resolutions and debate.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Given that France is the diplomatic power of the EU whilst Germany represents the economic capital of the EU – together they counter-balance each other. Such a Europeanisation of France’s diplomatic strength in holding this UNSC seat could offset this balance into the hands of Germany and throw off this Franco-German equilibrium which is at the core of <a href="/wiki/European_integration" title="European integration">European integration</a> and peace.<sup id="cite_ref-:8_43-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:8-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thus, it is unlikely that France will cede its UNSC seat and veto power to the EU or that the UN will allow this, however it is plausible that France will continue to push for UN reform for Germany and the other <a href="/wiki/G4_nations" title="G4 nations">G4 countries</a> to join the ‘Big Five’<sup id="cite_ref-:4_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and become <a href="/wiki/Permanent_members_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council" title="Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council">permanent, veto-power holding, members of the UNSC</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_40-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France_and_the_League_of_Nations" title="France and the League of Nations">France and the League of Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Union_and_the_United_Nations" title="European Union and the United Nations">European Union and the United Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicolas_de_Rivi%C3%A8re" title="Nicolas de Rivière">Nicolas de Rivière</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Mission_of_France_to_the_United_Nations" title="Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations">Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_for_Europe_and_Foreign_Affairs_(France)" title="Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)">Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=France_and_the_United_Nations&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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title="France–Morocco relations">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Mozambique_relations" title="France–Mozambique relations">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Niger_relations" title="France–Niger relations">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Rwanda_relations" title="France–Rwanda relations">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Senegal_relations" title="France–Senegal relations">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Somalia_relations" title="France–Somalia relations">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93South_Africa_relations" title="France–South Africa relations">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Tanzania_relations" title="France–Tanzania relations">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Togo_relations" title="France–Togo relations">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Tunisia_relations" title="France–Tunisia relations">Tunisia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Argentina%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Argentina–France relations">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barbados%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Barbados–France relations">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brazil%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Brazil–France relations">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canada%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Canada–France relations">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chile%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Chile–France relations">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colombia%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Colombia–France relations">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuba%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Cuba–France relations">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominica%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Dominica–France relations">Dominica, (Commonwealth of)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Salvador%E2%80%93France_relations" title="El Salvador–France relations">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Haiti_relations" title="France–Haiti relations">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Mexico_relations" title="France–Mexico relations">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Peru_relations" title="France–Peru relations">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Suriname_relations" title="France–Suriname relations">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Trinidad_and_Tobago_relations" title="France–Trinidad and Tobago relations">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93United_States_relations" title="France–United States relations">United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Republic_of_Texas_relations" title="France–Republic of Texas relations">Texas <span style="font-size:85%;">(historic)</span></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Uruguay_relations" title="France–Uruguay relations">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Venezuela_relations" title="France–Venezuela relations">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Afghanistan%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Afghanistan–France relations">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armenia%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Armenia–France relations">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan%E2%80%94France_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="Azerbaijan—France relations">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Bangladesh–France relations">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brunei%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Brunei–France relations">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cambodia%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Cambodia–France relations">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/China%E2%80%93France_relations" title="China–France relations">China</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Hong_Kong_relations" title="France–Hong Kong relations">Hong Kong</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Georgia_relations" title="France–Georgia relations">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93India_relations" title="France–India relations">India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Indonesia_relations" title="France–Indonesia relations">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Iran_relations" title="France–Iran relations">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Iraq_relations" title="France–Iraq relations">Iraq</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Kurdistan_Region_relations" title="France–Kurdistan Region relations">Kurdistan Region</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Israel_relations" title="France–Israel relations">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Japan_relations" title="France–Japan relations">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Kazakhstan_relations" title="France–Kazakhstan relations">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Laos_relations" title="France–Laos relations">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Lebanon_relations" title="France–Lebanon relations">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Malaysia_relations" title="France–Malaysia relations">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Myanmar_relations" title="France–Myanmar relations">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Nepal_relations" title="France–Nepal relations">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93North_Korea_relations" title="France–North Korea relations">North Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Pakistan_relations" title="France–Pakistan relations">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Palestine_relations" title="France–Palestine relations">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Philippines_relations" title="France–Philippines relations">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Qatar_relations" title="France–Qatar relations">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Saudi_Arabia_relations" title="France–Saudi Arabia relations">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Singapore_relations" title="France–Singapore relations">Singapore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93South_Korea_relations" title="France–South Korea relations">South Korea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Syria_relations" title="France–Syria relations">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Taiwan_relations" title="France–Taiwan relations">Taiwan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Thailand_relations" title="France–Thailand relations">Thailand</a></li> 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href="/wiki/Belgium%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Belgium–France relations">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulgaria%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Bulgaria–France relations">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatia%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Croatia–France relations">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Cyprus–France relations">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Czech Republic–France relations">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denmark%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Denmark–France relations">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finland%E2%80%93France_relations" title="Finland–France relations">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Germany_relations" title="France–Germany relations">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Greece_relations" title="France–Greece relations">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Holy_See_relations" title="France–Holy See relations">Holy See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Hungary_relations" title="France–Hungary relations">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Iceland_relations" title="France–Iceland relations">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Ireland_relations" title="France–Ireland relations">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Italy_relations" title="France–Italy relations">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Kosovo_relations" title="France–Kosovo relations">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Liechtenstein_relations" title="France–Liechtenstein relations">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Luxembourg_relations" title="France–Luxembourg relations">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Monaco_relations" title="France–Monaco relations">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/France%E2%80%93Netherlands_relations" title="France–Netherlands 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title="Armenia and the United Nations">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azerbaijan_and_the_United_Nations" title="Azerbaijan and the United Nations">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Representative_of_Belarus_to_the_United_Nations" title="Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations">Belarus</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germany_and_the_United_Nations" title="Germany and the United Nations">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holy_See_and_the_United_Nations" title="Holy See and the United Nations">Holy See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan_and_the_United_Nations" title="Kazakhstan and the United Nations">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liechtenstein_and_the_United_Nations" title="Liechtenstein and the United Nations">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luxembourg_and_the_United_Nations" title="Luxembourg and the United Nations">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australia_and_the_United_Nations" title="Australia and the United Nations">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fiji_and_the_United_Nations" title="Fiji and the United Nations">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands_and_the_United_Nations" title="Marshall Islands and the United Nations">Marshall Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia_and_the_United_Nations" title="Federated States of Micronesia and the United Nations">Micronesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_and_the_United_Nations" title="New Zealand and the United Nations">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvalu_and_the_United_Nations" title="Tuvalu and the United Nations">Tuvalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanuatu_and_the_United_Nations" title="Vanuatu and the United Nations">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Member_states_of_the_United_Nations#Former_members" title="Member states of the United Nations">Former members</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/China_and_the_United_Nations#Republic_of_China_in_the_United_Nations_(1945–1971)" title="China and the United Nations">Republic of China</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Taiwan_and_the_United_Nations" title="Taiwan and the United Nations">Taiwan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Germany_and_the_United_Nations" title="Germany and the United Nations">German Democratic Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union_and_the_United_Nations" title="Soviet Union and the United Nations">Soviet Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Representative_of_Belarus_to_the_United_Nations#Permanent_Representatives_of_the_Republic_of_Belarus_to_the_United_Nations" title="Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations">Byelorussian SSR</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ukraine_and_the_United_Nations#Ukraine_in_the_Soviet_Union_(1945–1991)" title="Ukraine and the United Nations">Ukrainian SSR</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yugoslavia_and_the_United_Nations" title="Yugoslavia and the United Nations">Yugoslavia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_Diplomatic_missions_of_France" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3" style="background:lightsteelblue;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Diplomatic_missions_of_France" title="Template:Diplomatic missions of France"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Diplomatic_missions_of_France" title="Template talk:Diplomatic missions of France"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Diplomatic_missions_of_France" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Diplomatic missions of France"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="23x15px&#124;border_&#124;alt=&#124;link=_Diplomatic_missions_of_France" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span></span> <a href="/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of_France" title="List of diplomatic missions of France">Diplomatic missions of France</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_mission" title="Diplomatic mission">Embassies</a> shown as main entries; <a href="/wiki/Diplomatic_mission" title="Diplomatic mission">consulates-general</a> shown as sub-entries by country.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lightsteelblue;">Africa</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Algiers" title="Embassy of France, Algiers">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Luanda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Luanda (page does not exist)">Angola</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_Angola" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en Angola">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Cotonou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Cotonou (page does not exist)">Benin</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_B%C3%A9nin" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Bénin">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Gaborone&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Gaborone (page does not exist)">Botswana</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Botswana" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Botswana">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Ouagadougou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Ouagadougou (page does not exist)">Burkina Faso</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Burkina_Faso" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Burkina Faso">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Bujumbura&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Bujumbura (page does not exist)">Burundi</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Burundi" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Burundi">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Yaound%C3%A9&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Yaoundé (page does not exist)">Cameroon</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Cameroun" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Cameroun">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Praia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Praia (page does not exist)">Cape Verde</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Cap-Vert" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Cap-Vert">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Bangui&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Bangui (page does not exist)">Central African Republic</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_R%C3%A9publique_centrafricaine" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en République centrafricaine">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Moroni&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Moroni (page does not exist)">Comoros</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_aux_Comores" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France aux Comores">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Brazzaville&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Brazzaville (page does not exist)">Congo-Brazzaville</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Congo" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Congo">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Kinshasa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Kinshasa (page does not exist)">Congo-Kinshasa</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_r%C3%A9publique_d%C3%A9mocratique_du_Congo" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en république démocratique du Congo">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Djibouti&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Djibouti (page does not exist)">Djibouti</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_%C3%A0_Djibouti" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France à Djibouti">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Cairo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Cairo (page does not exist)">Egypt</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_%C3%89gypte" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en Égypte">fr</a>]</span> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Alexandria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Alexandria (page does not exist)">Alexandria</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Alexandrie" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Alexandrie">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Conakry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Conakry (page does not exist)">Guinea</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_Guin%C3%A9e" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en Guinée">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Abidjan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Abidjan (page does not exist)">Ivory Coast</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en Côte d'Ivoire">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Bamako" title="Embassy of France, Bamako">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Rabat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Rabat (page does not exist)">Morocco</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Maroc" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Maroc">fr</a>]</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dar_Moulay_Ali" title="Dar Moulay Ali">Marrakesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Consulate_General,_Tangier" title="French Consulate General, Tangier">Tangier</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Pretoria" title="Embassy of France, Pretoria">South Africa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_France,_Cape_Town" class="mw-redirect" title="Consulate General of France, Cape Town">Cape Town</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Johannesburg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Johannesburg (page does not exist)">Johannesburg</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Johannesbourg" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Johannesbourg">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Juba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Juba (page does not exist)">South Sudan</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Soudan_du_Sud" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Soudan du Sud">fr</a>]</span></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="6" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armoiries_r%C3%A9publique_fran%C3%A7aise.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of France"><img alt="Coat of arms of France" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Armoiries_r%C3%A9publique_fran%C3%A7aise.svg/52px-Armoiries_r%C3%A9publique_fran%C3%A7aise.svg.png" decoding="async" width="52" height="59" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Armoiries_r%C3%A9publique_fran%C3%A7aise.svg/78px-Armoiries_r%C3%A9publique_fran%C3%A7aise.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Armoiries_r%C3%A9publique_fran%C3%A7aise.svg/104px-Armoiries_r%C3%A9publique_fran%C3%A7aise.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="199" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lightsteelblue;">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Buenos_Aires&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Buenos Aires (page does not exist)">Argentina</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_Argentine" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en Argentine">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_La_Paz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, La Paz (page does not exist)">Bolivia</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_Bolivie" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en Bolivie">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Bras%C3%ADlia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Brasília (page does not exist)">Brazil</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Br%C3%A9sil" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Brésil">fr</a>]</span> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Recife&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Recife (page does not exist)">Recife</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Recife" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Recife">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Rio_de_Janeiro&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Rio de Janeiro (page does not exist)">Rio de Janeiro</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Rio_de_Janeiro" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Rio de Janeiro">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_S%C3%A3o_Paulo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, São Paulo (page does not exist)">São Paulo</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_S%C3%A3o_Paulo" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à São Paulo">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Ottawa" title="Embassy of France, Ottawa">Canada</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Moncton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Moncton (page does not exist)">Moncton</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Moncton" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Moncton">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Montreal&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Montreal (page does not exist)">Montreal</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Montr%C3%A9al" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Montréal">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Quebec_City&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Quebec City (page does not exist)">Quebec City</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Qu%C3%A9bec" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Québec">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Toronto&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Toronto (page does not exist)">Toronto</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Toronto" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Toronto">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Vancouver&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Vancouver (page does not exist)">Vancouver</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Vancouver" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Vancouver">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Lima" title="Embassy of France, Lima">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Washington,_D.C." title="Embassy of France, Washington, D.C.">United States</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/French_Consulate_General,_Atlanta" class="mw-redirect" title="French Consulate General, Atlanta">Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Boston&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Boston (page does not exist)">Boston</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Boston" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Boston">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Chicago&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Chicago (page does not exist)">Chicago</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Chicago" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Chicago">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Houston&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Houston (page does not exist)">Houston</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Houston" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Houston">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Los_Angeles&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Los Angeles (page does not exist)">Los Angeles</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Los_Angeles" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Los Angeles">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Consulate_General,_Miami" class="mw-redirect" title="French Consulate General, Miami">Miami</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_New_Orleans&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, New Orleans (page does not exist)">New Orleans</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_La_Nouvelle-Orl%C3%A9ans" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à La Nouvelle-Orléans">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Consulate_General,_New_York_City" class="mw-redirect" title="French Consulate General, New York City">New York City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Consulate_General,_San_Francisco" class="mw-redirect" title="French Consulate General, San Francisco">San Francisco</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lightsteelblue;">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Phnom_Penh" title="Embassy of France, Phnom Penh">Cambodia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Beijing" title="Embassy of France, Beijing">China</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Chengdu&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Chengdu (page does not exist)">Chengdu</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Chengdu" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Chengdu">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Guangzhou&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Guangzhou (page does not exist)">Guangzhou</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Canton" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Canton">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Hong_Kong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Hong Kong (page does not exist)">Hong Kong</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Hong_Kong" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Hong Kong">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Shanghai&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Shanghai (page does not exist)">Shanghai</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Shanghai" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Shanghai">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Shenyang&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Shenyang (page does not exist)">Shenyang</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Shenyang" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Shenyang">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Wuhan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Wuhan (page does not exist)">Wuhan</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Wuhan" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Wuhan">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_New_Delhi" class="mw-redirect" title="Embassy of France, New Delhi">India</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_Inde" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en Inde">fr</a>]</span></li> <li>Palestine <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_France,_Jerusalem" title="Consulate General of France, Jerusalem">Jerusalem</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Tokyo" title="Embassy of France, Tokyo">Japan</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Kyoto&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Kyoto (page does not exist)">Kyoto</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Kyoto" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Kyoto">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Beirut" title="Embassy of France, Beirut">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Seoul&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Seoul (page does not exist)">South Korea</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A3%BC%ED%95%9C_%ED%94%84%EB%9E%91%EC%8A%A4_%EB%8C%80%EC%82%AC%EA%B4%80" class="extiw" title="ko:주한 프랑스 대사관">ko</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Office_in_Taipei" title="French Office in Taipei">Taiwan</a><sup>1</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Bangkok" title="Embassy of France, Bangkok">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Ankara" title="Embassy of France, Ankara">Turkey</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Istanbul&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Istanbul (page does not exist)">Istanbul</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Istanbul" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Istanbul">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Hanoi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Hanoi (page does not exist)">Vietnam</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_au_Vi%C3%AAt_Nam" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France au Viêt Nam">fr</a>]</span> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consulate-General_of_France,_Ho_Chi_Minh_City" title="Consulate-General of France, Ho Chi Minh City">Ho Chi Minh City</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lightsteelblue;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_Brussels&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, Brussels (page does not exist)">Belgium</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_en_Belgique" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France en Belgique">fr</a>]</span> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Brussels&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Brussels (page does not exist)">Brussels</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Bruxelles" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Bruxelles">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Prague" title="Embassy of France, Prague">Czechia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Copenhagen" title="Embassy of France, Copenhagen">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Berlin" title="Embassy of France, Berlin">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Dublin" title="Embassy of France, Dublin">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palazzo_Farnese" title="Palazzo Farnese">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Chi%C8%99in%C4%83u" title="Embassy of France, Chișinău">Moldovia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Embassy_of_France,_The_Hague&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Embassy of France, The Hague (page does not exist)">Netherlands</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassade_de_France_aux_Pays-Bas" class="extiw" title="fr:Ambassade de France aux Pays-Bas">fr</a>]</span> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Amsterdam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Amsterdam (page does not exist)">Amsterdam</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Amsterdam" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Amsterdam">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li>Poland <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_of_France,_Gdansk&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate of France, Gdansk (page does not exist)">Gdansk</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_de_France_%C3%A0_Gda%C5%84sk" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat de France à Gdańsk">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Consulate_General_of_France,_Krak%C3%B3w&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Consulate General of France, Kraków (page does not exist)">Kraków</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consulat_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral_de_France_%C3%A0_Cracovie" class="extiw" title="fr:Consulat général de France à Cracovie">fr</a>]</span></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Bucharest" title="Embassy of France, Bucharest">Romania</a></li> <li>Russia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consulate_General_of_France,_Saint_Petersburg" title="Consulate General of France, Saint Petersburg">St. Petersburg</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Belgrade" title="Embassy of France, Belgrade">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Stockholm" title="Embassy of France, Stockholm">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_Kyiv" title="Embassy of France, Kyiv">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Embassy_of_France,_London" title="Embassy of France, London">United Kingdom</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lightsteelblue;">Organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Permanent_Mission_of_France_to_the_United_Nations" title="Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations">United Nations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:lightsteelblue;">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Canada <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duke_of_Kent_House,_Quebec" title="Duke of Kent House, Quebec">Quebec City</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div><span style="position: relative; top: 0.2em;"><sup>1</sup></span> No diplomatic relations with France, functions as an informal diplomatic mission</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Government_of_France" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Armed_Forces_(France)" title="Ministry of Armed Forces (France)">Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_the_Interior_(France)" title="Minister of the Interior (France)">Interior</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Labour,_Employment_and_Economic_Inclusion_(France)" title="Minister of Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion (France)">Labour, Employment and Economic Inclusion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Ecological_Transition_(France)" title="Ministry of Ecological Transition (France)">Ecological Transition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Territorial_Development_(France)" title="Minister of Territorial Development (France)">Territorial Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Justice_(France)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of Justice (France)">Justice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Culture_(France)" title="Ministry of Culture (France)">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_the_Overseas_(France)" title="Ministry of the Overseas (France)">Overseas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Health_(France)" title="Minister of Health (France)">Solidarity and Health</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_the_Sea_(France)" title="Minister of the Sea (France)">Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_of_Higher_Education,_Research_and_Innovation_(France)" title="Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (France)">Higher Education, Research and Innovation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Agriculture_(France)" title="Ministry of Agriculture (France)">Agriculture and Food</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Civil_Service_Ministers_of_France" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Civil Service Ministers of France">Public Transformation and Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Gender_Equality,_Diversity_and_Equal_Opportunities" title="Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal 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