List of ambassadors of France to Sri Lanka

The French Ambassador to Sri Lanka was created on 27 October 1948 as the Extraordinary Envoy and Plenipotentiary Minister. The current ambassador is Jean-François Pactet who was inaugurated in November 2022.

Extraordinary Envoy and Plenipotentiary Minister

 * Pinoteau - 27 October 1948
 * Robert Du Gardier - 6 July 1951
 * Colin - 20 June 1953

Ambassador

 * Same - (December 1958)
 * Guibaut - (5 May 1959)
 * Lance - (4 August 1961)
 * Brionval - (26 March 1964)
 * Chambon - (9 December 1968)
 * Lambroschini - (4 August 1971)
 * Anthonioz - (24 April 1975)
 * Jacques Bourgoin - (23 January 1978)
 * Toussaint - (19 September 1981)
 * Morizot - (2 March 1984)
 * Eluecque - (5 July 1986)
 * Lambert - (8 December 1988)
 * Jean-François Bouffandeau - (18 June 1992)
 * Elisabeth Dahan - (11 March 1996)
 * Marie-France Pagnier - (1 September 2000)
 * Jean-Bernard De Vaivre - (25 September 2003 - August 2006)
 * Lummaux Michel - (1 September 2006 - 18 December 2009)
 * Robichon Christine - (24 January 2010 - 17 September 2013)
 * Jean-Paul Monchau - (17 September 2013 - 8 April 2015)
 * Jean-Marin Schuh - (8 April 2015 - 11 October 2018)
 * Eric Lavertu - (1 November 2018- October 2022)
 * Jean-François Pactet - (11 November 2022 - Present)