Drapeau des Bahamas

Bahamas

France and the Bahamas

Date of update: March 20th 2026 Information still valid as of today's date

French presence

French community: 179 on the consular register (in Miami)
Around 19,000 French tourists visit the Bahamas each year.

Visits

Meeting in Martinique on 10 May 2015 (on the sidelines of the Caribbean Climate Summit) between the President of the French Republic and the Prime Minister of the Bahamas Perry Christie who was Chair of CARICOM at the time.

Cultural, scientific and technical cooperation

Bouygues has begun preparing a tourist island for MSC Cruises.

Ambassadors

  • French Ambassador to the Bahamas (residing in Panama): Mr Brice Roquefeuil (since 2017)
  • Ambassador of the Bahamas to France (residing in London): Accreditation requested for H.E. Mr Ellison Edroy Greenslade.
  • French Honorary Consul to the Bahamas: M. Dominique Lefevre (honconsulfrance at ymail.com)
  • Bahamian Honorary Consul to France: Mr Claude Joseph Le Gris (5 rue de Beaune - 75007 Paris)