Gérard Araud (born 20 February 1953) is a retired French diplomat who served as Ambassador of France to the United States from 2014 to 2019.

He was then assigned to Paris, at the Analysis and Policy Planning Staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he was responsible for Middle East issues.

Araud joined the French delegation to the North Atlantic Council (NATO) in Brussels in 1995 as Deputy Permanent Representative.

Reading this as an undiplomatic expression of dismay at the result, right-wing French political activists called for Araud's dismissal,[5][6] which did not occur.

Noah made comments on his show regarding the multiethnicity of the France national football team following their win in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

[11] Before leaving his post in Washington, Araud described the city as being full of provincial early-bird dinners, "sad" baggy suits, and awful jeans.

[12] After his retirement in April 2019, he will become an advisor to the Israeli IT security company NSO Group, publisher of the spyware Pegasus, and will also join the communications firm Richard Attias & Associates, half-owned by a Saudi sovereign wealth fund.

For his activities with NSO Group, he is subject to a deduction of 5,000 euros from his pension as a senior civil servant in his capacity as minister plenipotentiary hors classe who has retired.