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French ambassador to New Zealand Jean-Louis Baudier and family, 1959

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French ambassador to New Zealand Jean-Louis Baudier and family, 1959

French ambassadors to New Zealand celebrate Bastille Day (14 July) each year. In 1959 ambassador Jean-Louis Baudier (right) hosted a reception with his family at the ambassadorial residence.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1959/2421-F

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Tessa Copland, French – People and culture, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46773/french-ambassador-to-new-zealand-jean-louis-baudier-and-family-1959 (accessed 24 June 2026).

Story by Tessa Copland, published 4 February 2016, updated 1 August 2024.