| Post: | Ambassador |
| Body: | 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 |
| Insignia: | Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150px |
| Insigniacaption: | Seal of the Department of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines |
| Department: | Department of Foreign Affairs Embassy of the Philippines, Paris |
| Reports To: | Department of Foreign Affairs |
| Incumbent: | Junever M. Mahilum-West |
| Style: | Her Excellency |
| Seat: | 4, Hameau de Boulainvilliers/45, Rue Du Ranelagh 75016 Paris, France |
| Nominator: | Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
| Termlength: | No fixed term |
| Inaugural: | Octavio Leopoldo Maloles |
| Formation: | 1951 |
The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the French Republic (Filipino; Pilipino: 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]
| Head of mission | Tenure begins | Tenure ends | French president | French prime minister | Philippine president | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavio Leopoldo Maloles | 1951 | 1954 | Vincent Auriol René Coty Charles de Gaulle | René Pleven Henri Queuille Edgar Faure Antoine Pinay René Mayer Joseph Laniel Pierre Mendès France | |||
| 1955 | 1962 | Pierre Mendès France Edgar Faure Guy Mollet Maurice Bourgès-Maunoury Félix Gaillard Pierre Pflimlin Charles de Gaulle Michel Debré | |||||
| Jose Alejandrino | 1963 | 1969 | Charles de Gaulle Alain Poher | Georges Pompidou Maurice Couve de Murville Jacques Chaban-Delmas | |||
| 1969 | 1979 | Jacques Chaban-Delmas Pierre Messmer Jacques Chirac Raymond Barre | |||||
| Felipe Hugo Mabilangan, Jr. | 1979 | 1988 | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing François Mitterrand | Raymond Barre Pierre Mauroy Laurent Fabius Jacques Chirac | |||
| Felicidad B. Gonzales | 1988 | 1990 | François Mitterrand | Michel Rocard Édith Cresson Pierre Bérégovoy Édouard Balladur | Corazon Aquino Fidel V. Ramos | ||
| 1990 | 1994 | ||||||
| Rora Navarro Tolentino | 1994 | 1997 | François Mitterrand Jacques Chirac | Édouard Balladur Alain Juppé Lionel Jospin | |||
| Hector Kantoy Villaroel | 1997 | 2005 | |||||
| Jose Abeto Zaide | 2006 | 2008 | Jacques Chirac Nicolas Sarkozy | Dominique de Villepin François Fillon | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Benigno Aquino III | ||
| Rora Navarro Tolentino | 2008 | 2011 | Nicolas Sarkozy François Hollande | François Fillon Jean-Marc Ayrault Manuel Valls Bernard Cazeneuve | |||
| Cristina G. Ortega | 2011 | 2014 | Benigno Aquino III Rodrigo Duterte | ||||
| Ma. Theresa P. Lazaro | 2014 | 2020 | François Hollande Emmanuel Macron | Bernard Cazeneuve Édouard Philippe Jean Castex Élisabeth Borne Gabriel Attal | First Philippine ambassador to present her credentials to the Prince of Monaco.[2] | ||
| Junever M. Mahilum-West | 2021 | present | Credentials were presented to President Macron on November 2, 2021.[3] | ||||
| Source: Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Paris[4] | |||||||