The Embassy of France in Fiji recently announced the appointment of Julie Le Saos as the new French Ambassador to Fiji.
Ambassador Le Saos arrived into the country on September 3 and presented her credentials to President of Fiji, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere at the State House in Suva last week.
Ms Le Saos said she is grateful to be given the opportunity to serve as French Ambassador to Fiji.
“Fiji is an important partner for France. Together with Fiji, France shares the same willingness to contribute positively to a peaceful, prosperous and resilient Pacific region and to a sustainable future of our planet,” Ms Le Saos said.
“I have much to learn from Fiji. You can count on my personal commitment, as well as the commitment of all the French Embassy team and the French network in Fiji to continue to enhance and strengthen Fiji-France relations.”
Ms Le Saos served as the deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of France in Australia before coming to Fiji.
Previously, she served as Cultural Attaché at the Embassy of France in the United States (2016-2020), at the Strategic, Security and Disarmament Department (2013-2016) and at the United Nations and International Organizations Department (2012-2013) of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as at the French Embassy in Japan (2010-2012).
A scholar of politics, Ms Le Saos graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) and Institut des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO).
