François Richier

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = François Richier

|image = François Richier, 2014.jpg

|caption = François Richier, 2014

|office = Ambassador of France to India

|term_start = 1 November 2011

|term_end = 2015

|predecessor = Jérôme Bonnafont{{Cite web | url=http://www.ambafrance-in.org/Ambassador-Bonnafont-s-farewell | title=Ambassador Bonnafont's farewell reception, 23 September 2011 }}

|successor = Alexandre Ziegler

|office2 = Ambassador of France to Afghanistan

|term_start2 = 2016

|term_end2 = 2018

|predecessor2 = Jean-Michel Marlaud

|successor2 = David Martinon

|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1963|8|11|df=y}}

|birth_place = France

|nationality = French

|education =

|profession = Diplomat

}}

François Richier (born on 11 August 1963) 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.{{cite web|author=Ashwini Phadnis |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article3799813.ece |title=Indo-French trade ties immune to political change |website=The Hindu Business Line|date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822041757/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article3799813.ece|archivedate=22 August 2012|accessdate=17 June 2022}}
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.ambafrance-in.org/H-E-Mr-Francois-Richier-s |title=H.E. Mr François Richier's presentation of credentials, 1st November 2011|publisher= French Embassy, India |access-date=18 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223130713/http://www.ambafrance-in.org/H-E-Mr-Francois-Richier-s |archive-date=23 February 2014 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite web |url=http://ambafrance-in.org/Bio-data-of-the-Ambassador |title=Bio-data of the Ambassador|publisher= French Embassy, India|date=16 April 2012 |accessdate=21 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001015236/http://ambafrance-in.org/Bio-data-of-the-Ambassador |archive-date=1 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}

Richier was later{{when|date=June 2022}} the French ambassador to Afghanistan.{{cn|date=June 2022}}