Embassy of Saudi Arabia in France
The Saudi Embassy in France is the diplomatic representation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the French Republic. Its ambassador since 2016 is Dr. Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Ankary.
Building
It is located at 92 rue de Courcelles in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, the capital of the country.
Saudi ambassadors in France
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Date de remise des |
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En qualité d'envoyés extraordinaires et ministres plénipotentiaires |
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4 novembre 1939 |
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En qualité d'ambassadeurs extraordinaires et plénipotentiaires |
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9 octobre 1952 |
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7 juin 1955 |
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22 juin 1963 |
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25 juillet 1966 |
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27 octobre 1972 |
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29 juillet 1976 |
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7 février 1996 |
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18 décembre 2003 |
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15 février 2016 |
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Consular Section
The consular section of the embassy, charged among other visas, is located at 29 Rue des Graviers in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Military Office
The embassy also has a military office at 87 rue de la Faisanderie in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Cultural Bureau
The Saudi Cultural Bureau, located at 26 rue Murillo in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. It is responsible for academic exchanges and the promotion of Saudi culture.
History
Earlier, the embassy was located rue Andre Pascal in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, then 5 avenue Hoche in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.
On 5 September 1973 during the 4th summit of Non-Aligned Movement in Algiers, and a year to the day after the hostage crisis at the Munich Olympics, the embassy has been hostage by a Palestinian commando demanding the release of Abu Daoud, leader of the Black September organization and hostage organizer of Munich, then detained in Jordan.
References
in the Journal officiel de la République française (JORF), on Légifrance or Gallica :
See also
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)
- List of diplomatic missions of Saudi Arabia
- Embassy of France in Saudi Arabia
- France-Saudi Arabia relations