List of ambassadors of Myanmar to France explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	Myanmar to France
Native Name:	Burmese: ပြင်သစ်နိုင်ငံဆိုင်ရာမြန်မာ သံအမတ်ကြီး
Incumbent:	Han Thu
Inaugural:	Mya Sein

The Myanmar Ambassador in Paris is the official representative of the Government in Naypyidaw to the Government of France and concurrently to the UNESCO, the governments in Madrid and Lisbon.

History

Since 1989 Union of Myanmar

List of representatives

Diplomatic agreement/designated/Diplomatic accreditation	Ambassador	Observations	List of presidents of Myanmar	List of presidents of France	Term end
	Mya Sein (Burmese diplomat)	Mya Sein started out as the first envoy to France in 1948. Mya Sein joined the Burmese Foreign Service in 1947 and held the position of Minister of Burma to France from 1948 to 1951. He subsequently became Counsellor/Chargé d'affaires at the Burmese Embassy at Djakarta and in 1959 was appointed Minister/Chargé d' Affaires at the Burmese Embassy at Kuala Lumpur. He became Ambassador at this post in 1962. In 1963 he became Myanmar Ambassador to New Zealand^[1]	Sao Shwe Thaik	Vincent Auriol
	Zaw Win (Burmese diplomat)	formerly Chargé d'affaires, Myanmar Ambassador to Indonesia, Jakarta.^[2]	Sao Shwe Thaik	Vincent Auriol
	Soe Tint	Chargé d'affaires 60, Rue Ampere, Paris 17, e. FRANCE. The Legation of the Union of Burma in France, 60, Rue Ampere, Paris 17, e. Cables : UNIBURMA, PARIS. Chargé d'Affaires ... ... ... U Soe Tint. Second Secretary ... ... ... U Kyaw. Third Secretary ... ... ... Saw Charles Pru^[3]	Ba U	René Coty
	Wunna Kyaw Htin Sao Boonwaat	(*) 1940 Bachelor of Science Economy University of Yangon. In 1940 entered the Shan State Civil Service. 1941-46 from civil servant to Ass't in Burma Army HQ. 1946-47 Political Sec'y to Min. for Frontier Areas. In 1947 joined the Burma Foreign Service. 1953-57 Counselor Chargé d'affaires, Myanmar Ambassador to the United Kingdom, London. 1957-58 Counselor Chargé d'affaires Myanmar Ambassador to Indonesia, Jakarta. In August 1958 he became Minister to France. Burmese Ambassador to France and Permanent Delegate of the Union of Burma to Unesco. He was a very good violinist and adept in classical music both Western and Eastern (Burmese, Shan, Laos, Indonesian).^[4]	Win Maung	René Coty
	El Zahre Lian	Reportage n° 1736 / Remise des lettres de créance par U. El Zahre Lian, ambassadeur de Birmanie en France. 18 décembre 1964 In 1961 he was Minister for Public Works, Housing and Rehabilitation.	Ne Win	Charles de Gaulle
	Aung Shwe	From 1961-75 U Aung Shwe served as Ambassador to Australia, Egypt, France, Spain and New Zealand. Subsequent to his posting in Australia, U Aung Shwe served in Egypt and then in Paris until his retirement from government service in 1975. He settled in Rangoon, where in 1988 public demonstrations erupted that eventually spread across the country. The people of Burma were tired of the authoritarian rule of the Burma Socialist Programme Party (BSPP). In May 1990 he was acting chairman of the National League for Democracy,, ^[5]	Ne Win	Georges Pompidou
	Saw Hlaing	(* 1929 at Thaton, Burma), he participated in the Burmese independence movement. From until his assignment to New York, U Saw Hlaing was his country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva. From 1978 to 1979, he served concurrently as Burma's Ambassador to France, Spain and Portugal. In 1984 he was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.^[6]	Ne Win	Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
	Maung Maung (Burmese diplomat)		Ne Win	Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
	Ko Ko Gyi (Burmese military officer)	ex-Major	San Yu	François Mitterrand
	Khin Mg Win	Dr.	San Yu	François Mitterrand
	Saw Tun	Lt. Commander	Saw Maung	François Mitterrand
	Nyunt Tin	Wing Commander ^[7]	Than Shwe	François Mitterrand
	Linn Myaing	^[8]	Than Shwe	Jacques Chirac
	Wunna Maung Lwin	^[9]	Than Shwe	Jacques Chirac
		^[10]	Than Shwe	Jacques Chirac
	Kyaw Zwar Minn	^[11]	Thein Sein	Nicolas Sarkozy
	Han Thu	accredited in Madrid.^[12]	Thein Sein	François Hollande

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See also

France–Myanmar relations

Notes and References