Pierre Vimont is a French diplomat who served as the Executive Secretary-General of the European External Action Service (EEAS) from 2010 until 2015. His current rank in the French civil service is "Ambassadeur de France", which is properly not a rank but a "dignity" bestowed upon a diplomat for life. He is a senior fellow at Carnegie Europe.

François Delattre is a French diplomat and senior civil servant who has been serving as France’s Ambassador to Germany since 2022.