| From | To | Ambassador | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | 1873 | Hugues Fournier | |
| 1875 | 1882 | Emmanuel Henri Victurnien de Noailles | |
| 1882 | 1886 | Albert Decrais | |
| 1886 | 1888 | Charles de Mouy | |
| 1888 | 1890 | Jean-Baptiste Mariani | |
| 1890 | 1897 | Albert Billot | |
| 1897 | 1924 | Camille Barrère | |
| 1924 | 1927 | René Besnard | |
| 1927 | 1932 | Maurice Delarüe Caron de Beaumarchais | |
| 1933 | 1933 | Henry de Jouvenel | |
| 1933 | 1936 | Count Charles de Chambrun | |
| 1936 | 1938 | Jules Francois Blondel | |
| 1938 | 1940 | André François-Poncet | |
| 1944 | 1946 | Maurice Couve de Murville | |
| 1946 | 1946 | Alexandre Parodi | |
| 1946 | 1947 | Georges Balay | |
| 1947 | 1957 | Jacques Fouques-Duparc | |
| 1957 | 1962 | Gaston Palewski | |
| 1962 | 1967 | Armand Berard | |
| 1967 | 1972 | Etienne Burin des Roziers | |
| 1972 | 1975 | Charles Lucet | |
| 1975 | 1981 | Francois Puaux | |
| 1981 | 1982 | Jacques Senard | |
| 1982 | 1984 | Gilles Martinet | |
| 1984 | 1988 | Jacques Andreani | |
| 1988 | 1991 | Gilbert Perol | |
| 1991 | 1993 | Philippe Cuvillier | |
| 1993 | 1995 | Jean Louis Lucet | |
| 1995 | 1998 | Jean-Bernard Mérimée | |
| 1998 | 2002 | Jacques Blot | |
| 2002 | 2005 | Loïc Hennekinne | |
| 2005 | 2007 | Yves Aubin de La Messuziere | |
| 2007 | 2011 | Jean-Marc de La Sablière | |
| 2011 | 2014 | Alain Le Roy | |
| 2014 | 2017 | Catherine Colonna | |
| 2017 | Christian Masset |