Diplomatic relocation · Paris
Diplomatic Relocation Services in Paris
A discreet Parisian house for diplomats, attachés and accredited international missions.
A diplomatic posting in Paris should be measured in weeks of presence, not in weeks of paperwork.
BookAndSmiles is a Parisian relocation house orchestrating the entire installation of diplomats, attachés, mission directors and accredited families — quietly, bilingually, and with the codes that French institutions expect.
From the first call to the protocol office to the children's first day at the Lycée International, every step is anticipated by a single bilingual interlocutor.
Built for diplomatic codes, not corporate templates.
Diplomatic relocations move on a different calendar. Carte spéciale, courier protocol, residence-of-mission norms, and the unwritten conventions of the 7e and 16e — these are not optional. The house handles them as a matter of course, and signs an NDA before the first document changes hands.
Diplomatic relocation · Paris
What the maison orchestrates for diplomatic clients
Mission & residence installation
Pre-arrival assembly of carte spéciale documentation, residence-of-mission allocation support, and discreet coordination with the protocol service of the host institution.
- ·Carte spéciale dossier
- ·Residence-of-mission liaison
- ·Diplomatic plates & vehicle protocol
- ·Pre-arrival inspection
- ·Protocol-grade welcome
- ·Embassy address routing
Family & education protocol
International school enrolment in alignment with the Quai d'Orsay's accredited list — Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, ISP, EIB, Marymount — including waiver advocacy where applicable.
- ·Lycée International Saint-Germain
- ·International School of Paris
- ·EIB & Marymount enrolment
- ·Spouse career & visa support
- ·Domestic staff regularisation
- ·Family medical referrals
Confidential lifestyle concierge
Private chauffeur, official-residence coordination, protocol-grade restaurant access, and the discreet administrative layer that protects a diplomatic family's time and privacy.
- ·Private chauffeur & protocol cars
- ·Cultural agenda · opera, musée privé
- ·Household & staff coordination
- ·Press & security liaison
- ·After-hours emergency line
- ·Year-round NDA in force
Why missions trust the house
NDA-first relationship
Non-disclosure is the default. No client mission, embassy, or attaché name appears on this site, on social media, or in any commercial reference.
Protocol fluency
Direct working knowledge of the carte spéciale process, residence-of-mission norms, and the unwritten conventions of French diplomatic Paris.
One bilingual interlocutor
Never a ticket queue. The same bilingual person from arrival call to children's enrolment to second-term renewal.
Quiet networks
The schools, doctors, gardiens d'immeuble, syndic relationships and protocol drivers that a posting actually depends on — engaged before they are needed.
Why Paris remains a posting of choice
Paris hosts more diplomatic missions than any city in Europe outside Brussels. The institutional density, the protocol traditions and the discretion of the 7e and 16e make it the most considered long-term posting for accredited families.
- Quai d'Orsay institutional density
- Accredited schools network
- Embassy quarter · 7e & 16e
- Protocol & press infrastructure
- Cultural and culinary access
- Centuries-old residence norms
Questions, briefly answered
Diplomatic relocation · Paris
By introduction only
BookAndSmiles accepts diplomatic mandates by referral, by encrypted email, or by direct introduction from a current mission. The first conversation is private — and an NDA is signed before the second.