Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the French Republic Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Republika ng Pransiya Ambassadeur de la République des Philippines auprès de la République française | |
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Incumbent since 2021Junever M. Mahilum-West | |
Department of Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Philippines, Paris | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Reports to | Department of Foreign Affairs |
Seat | 4, Hameau de Boulainvilliers/45, Rue Du Ranelagh 75016 Paris, France |
Nominator | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
Appointer | |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Octavio Leopoldo Maloles |
Formation | 1951 |
Website | Philippine Embassy, Paris, France |
The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the French Republic (Filipino: Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Republika ng Pransiya; French: Ambassadeur de la République des Philippines auprès de la République française) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the French Republic. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the president and government of France. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in Paris' 16th arrondissement. The Philippine ambassador to France is also accredited as non-resident ambassador to the Principality of Monaco, with whom it established formal ties in 2016.[1]