# List of ambassadors of Myanmar to France

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

* Since 1989 Union of Myanmar

## List of representatives

| 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 | Sao Shwe Thaik | Vincent Auriol | January 1, 1951 |
| December 1, 1951 | Zaw Win (Burmese diplomat) | formerly Chargé d'affaires, Myanmar Ambassador to Indonesia, Jakarta. | 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 | Ba U | René Coty | January 1, 1956 |
| August 1, 1958 | Wunna Kyaw Htin Sao Boonwaat | (* March 31, 1919) 1940 Bachelor of Science Economy University of Yangon. In 1940 entered the Shan State Civil Service. 1941-46 from civil servant to Ass't in Burma Army HQ. 1946-47 Political Sec'y to Min. for Frontier Areas. In 1947 joined the Burma Foreign Service. 1953-57 Counselor Chargé d'affaires, Myanmar Ambassador to the United Kingdom, London. 1957-58 Counselor Chargé d'affaires Myanmar Ambassador to Indonesia, Jakarta. In August 1958 he became Minister to France. Burmese Ambassador to France and Permanent Delegate of the Union of Burma to Unesco. He was a very good violinist and adept in classical music both Western and Eastern (Burmese, Shan, Laos, Indonesian). | 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, | Ne Win | Georges Pompidou | |
| September 15, 1978 | Saw Hlaing | (* 1929 at Thaton, Burma), he participated in the Burmese independence movement. From September 10, 1981 until his assignment to New York, U Saw Hlaing was his country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva. From 1978 to 1979, he served concurrently as Burma's Ambassador to France, Spain and Portugal. In 1984 he was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs. | 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 | Than Shwe | François Mitterrand | |
| January 24, 2000 | Linn Myaing | | Than Shwe | Jacques Chirac | |
| October 22, 2001 | Wunna Maung Lwin | | Than Shwe | Jacques Chirac | |
| September 30, 2005 | Saw Hla Min [ja] | | Than Shwe | Jacques Chirac | |
| June 6, 2011 | Kyaw Zwar Minn | | Thein Sein | Nicolas Sarkozy | |
| February 20, 2014 | Han Thu | September 22, 2016 accredited in Madrid. | Thein Sein | François Hollande | |
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