List of ambassadors of Myanmar to France

Ambassador of Myanmar to France
Ambassade de Birmanie en France [fr]
ပြင်သစ်နိုင်ငံဆိုင်ရာမြန်မာ သံအမတ်ကြီး
Incumbent
Han Thu
since February 20, 2014
Inaugural holderMya Sein
FormationJanuary 1, 1948

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

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  • Since 1989 Union of Myanmar

List of representatives

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Diplomatic agreement/designated/Diplomatic accreditation Ambassador Observations List of presidents of Myanmar List of presidents of France Term end
January 1, 1948 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 January 1, 1951
December 1, 1951 Zaw Win (Burmese diplomat) Sao Shwe Thaik Vincent Auriol
December 30, 1954 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 January 1, 1956
August 1, 1958 Wunna Kyaw Htin Sao Boonwaat (* March 31, 1919) Win Maung René Coty
December 18, 1964 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
June 25, 1970 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,

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Ne Win Georges Pompidou
September 15, 1978 Saw Hlaing (* 1929 at Thaton, Burma), he participated in the Burmese independence movement. Ne Win Valéry Giscard d’Estaing January 1, 1979
November 10, 1980 Maung Maung (Burmese diplomat) Ne Win Valéry Giscard d’Estaing
January 1, 1981 Ko Ko Gyi (Burmese military officer) ex-Major San Yu François Mitterrand January 1, 1983
January 1, 1983 Khin Mg Win Dr. San Yu François Mitterrand January 1, 1986
January 1, 1990 Saw Tun Lt. Commander Saw Maung François Mitterrand
December 7, 1994 Nyunt Tin Wing Commander [7] Than Shwe François Mitterrand
January 24, 2000 Linn Myaing [8] Than Shwe Jacques Chirac
October 22, 2001 Wunna Maung Lwin [9] Than Shwe Jacques Chirac
September 30, 2005 Saw Hla Min [ja] [10] Than Shwe Jacques Chirac
June 6, 2011 Kyaw Zwar Minn [11] Thein Sein Nicolas Sarkozy
February 20, 2014 Han Thu Thein Sein François Hollande

48°52′38″N 2°18′26″E / 48.877275°N 2.307134°E / 48.877275; 2.307134 [13]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ [1][2]Mya Sein
  2. ^ Zaw Win
  3. ^ Soe Tint
  4. ^ [3]Wunna Kyaw Htin Sao Boonwaat
  5. ^ [4]Aung Shwe
  6. ^ Saw Hlaing in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of SwitzerlandSaw Hlaing
  7. ^ Nyunt Tin
  8. ^ Linn Myaing
  9. ^ Wunna Maung Lwin
  10. ^ Saw Hla Min
  11. ^ Kyaw Zwar Minn
  12. ^ [5]Han Thu
  13. ^ [6], [7]
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