François Richier

François Richier is a former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Republic of France to India. He was previously the second counsellor at the Embassy of France in Berlin, from 1999 to 2000.
Richier was later the French ambassador to Afghanistan.

Diplomatic career

Ambassador to India (2011–2015)

Richier was appointed as the French Ambassador to India and presented his credentials on 1 November 2011. During his tenure, he worked on strengthening Indo-French diplomatic and economic relations.

Ambassador to Afghanistan (2016–2018)

Following his service in India, Richier was appointed as the French ambassador to Afghanistan in 2016, where he was actively involved in diplomatic discussions related to the Afghan peace process and security cooperation.