Nicolas de Rivière


Nicolas de Rivière is a French diplomat who has been serving as the Permanent representative of France to the United Nations in New York, New York since July 8, 2019.

Early life

Rivière was born in Paris, France in 1963.
In 1985, he obtained a law degree at the University of Paris. He attended Sciences Po Paris in 1987. In 1992, he was awarded a diploma by the École nationale d'administration.

Career

Rivière served as officer in the French Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1992 and 1994. He was a press counselor to his country embassy in The Hague, Netherlands until 1997, after which he moved to Washington, D.C. until 2001. He was vice president of external and governmental affairs for the French Government from 2001 to 2019.
In July 2019 he was appointed by President Emmanuel Macron as the new permanent representative of France to the United Nations, starting July 8, 2019.