Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the French Republic | |
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since 23 October 2017 | |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Russia in Paris | |
Style | His Excellency The Honourable |
Reports to | Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Seat | Paris |
Appointer | President of Russia |
Term length | At the pleasure of the President |
Website | Embassy of Russia in France |
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the French Republic is the official representative of the President and the Government of the Russian Federation to the President and the Government of France.
The ambassador and his staff work at large in the Embassy of Russia in France.[1] There are consulates general in Strasbourg and Marsailles, an honorary consul in Lyon, and a vice-consulate in Biarritz.[2][3][4][5] The post of Russian Ambassador to France is currently held by Aleksey Meshkov , incumbent since 23 October 2017.[6] The Russian ambassador to France is concurrently accredited as ambassador to Monaco, where there is an honorary consul general.[7]