François Alabrune is a French senior civil servant, diplomat, and jurist, born on January 12, 1962 in Halifax (Canada).

[2] François Alabrune holds a law degree from the University of Limoges (1982) and graduated from the Paris Institute of Political Studies in 1984.

In September 2022, he became the Ambassador of France to the Kingdom of the Netherlands[8] and Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

[9] In October 2024, François Alabrune was nominated by France as a candidate for judge at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for the 2027-2036 term.

[10] The election is set to be held in November 2026 at the United Nations in New York, with voting by both the Security Council and the General Assembly.