List of ambassadors of the European Union
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Below are current ambassadors of the European Union to non-EU countries and international organizations. They are also known as delegation heads or envoys. Prior to the Treaty of Lisbon, the EU was represented abroad by the Ambassador of the country holding the semestral EU presidency, and the European Commission was represented by a Head of Delegation of the European Commission, member of the diplomatic corps and given the title of ambassador as a courtesy.
Since 2010, the Ambassador of the European Union, now officially accredited as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, is appointed by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, following a proposal by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. They are chosen among candidates coming from the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission, the European Council and the 27 Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the member states.
Current ambassadors
Ambassadors by nationalities (legend →)
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Austria (4)
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Belgium (6)
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Bulgaria (1)
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Croatia (2)
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Cyprus (1)
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Czech Republic (2)
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Denmark (6)
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Estonia (1)
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Finland (3)
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France (15)
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Germany (17)
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Greece (3)
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Hungary (1)
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Ireland (3)
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Italy (20)
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Latvia (2)
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Lithuania (1)
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Luxembourg (2)
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Malta (0)
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Netherlands (6)
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Poland (4)
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Portugal (9)
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Romania (3)
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Slovakia (2)
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Slovenia (2)
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Spain (11)
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Sweden (3)
Ambassadors to non-EU countries
| Host country | Location | Ambassador | Selected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan
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Kabul |  Pierre Mayaudon
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2017 |  Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin[1] (2013–2017)
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 Albania
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Tirana |  Luigi Soreca
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2019 | Ettore Sequi (2010–2014);  Romana Vlahutin (2014–2019)
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 Algeria
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Algiers |  John O’Rourke
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2016 |  Marek Skolil (2012–2016)
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 Angola
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Luanda | Tomáš Uličný
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2016 |  Gordon Kricke (2012–2016)
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 Argentina
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Buenos Aires | Aude Maio-Coliche
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2017 |  José Ignacio Salafranca (2014–2017); Alfonso Diez-Torres (2010–2014)
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 Armenia
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Yerevan | Andrea Joana-Maria Wiktorin
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2019 |  Piotr Świtalski (2015–2019),  Traian Hristea (2011–2015)
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 Australia
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Canberra | Michael Pulch[2]
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2017 | Sem Fabrizi (2013–2017)
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 Azerbaijan
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Baku |  Kestutis Jankauskas
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2017 |  Malena Mård (2013–2017)
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 Bangladesh
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Dhaka |  /  Charles Whiteley
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2021 | Rensje Teerink (2017–2021); Pierre Mayaudon (2014–2017); William Hanna (2010–2014)
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 Barbados
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Bridgetown | Małgorzata Wasilewska
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2020 | Mikael Barfod (2012–2016); Daniela Tramacere (2016–2020)
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 Belarus
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Minsk | Andrea Joana-Maria Wiktorin
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2015 |  Maira Mora (2011–2015)
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 Benin
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Cotonou | Oliver Nette
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2017 | Josep Coll i Carbo (2013–2017)
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 Bolivia
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La Paz | León de la Torre Kraiss
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2016 | Tim Torlot (2012–2016)
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Sarajevo |  Johann Sattler
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2019 | Peter Sørensen (2011–2015); Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (2015–2019)
Accredited also as EU Special Representative |
 Botswana
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Gaborone | Alexander Baum[3]
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2014 | Gerard McGovern (2010–2014)
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 Brazil
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Brasília | Ignacio Ybáñez
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2019 |  João Cravinho (2015–2019)
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 Burkina Faso
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Ouagadougou | Jean Lamy
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2015 | Alain Holleville (2011–2015)
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 Burundi
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Bujumbura | Claude Bochu
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2019 | Wolfram Vetter (2016–2019)
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 Cambodia
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Phnom Penh | Carmen Moreno
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2016 | Jean-Francois Cautain (2011–2015)
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 Cameroon
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Yaoundé | Hans-Peter Schadek
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2017 | Françoise Collet (2013–2017)
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 Canada
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Ottawa | Peteris Ustubs
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2017 |  Marie-Anne Coninsx (2013–2017)
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 Cape Verde
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Praia | Sofia Moreira de Sousa
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2017 | Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira (2012–2017)
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 Central African Republic
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Bangui | Samuela Isopi
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2017 | Jean-Pierre Reymondet-Commoy[2] (2013–2017)
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 Chad
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N'Djamena | Betrand Soret
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2018 | Hélène Cave (2010–2015)
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 Chile
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Santiago | León de la Torre Krais
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2020 |  Stella Zervoudaki (2016–2020); Rafael Dochao Moreno (2012–2016)
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 People's Republic of China
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Beijing | Nicolas Chapuis
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2018 | Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2014–2018)
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 Colombia
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Bogotá | Gilles Bertrand
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2021 | Patricia Llombart (2015–2021)
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 Costa Rica
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San José | María Antonia Calvo
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2019 | Pelayo Castro (2015–2019)
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 Republic of Congo
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Brazzaville | Raul Mateus Paula
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2018 | Saskia de Lang (2014–2018)
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 Democratic Republic of Congo
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Kinshasa | Jean Michel Dumond
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2016 | Tomáš Uličný (2011–2016)
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 Cuba
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Havana | Alberto Navarro Gonzalez
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2017 | Herman Portocarrero (2012–2017)
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 Djibouti
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Djibouti | Aidan O'Hara
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2020 | Adam Kułach (2016–2020); Joseph Silva (2012–2016)
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 Dominican Republic
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Santo Domingo | Katja Afheldt | 2021 | Alberto Navarro Gonzalez (2013–2017)
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 Ecuador
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Quito | Marianne Van Steen
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2016 | Peter Schwaiger (2012–2016) chargé
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 Egypt
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Cairo | Christian Berger[4]
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2020 | James Moran (2012–2016)  Ivan Surkoš (2017–2020)
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 El Salvador
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San Salvador | Andres Bassols Soldevila
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2017 | Jaume Segura Socias[2] (2013–2017); Stefano Gatto (2009–2013)
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 Eritrea
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Asmara | Josep Coll i Carbo
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2017 | Christian R. Manahl (2014–2017)[1]
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 Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa | Johan Borgstam
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2017 | Chantal Hebberecht (2013–2017)
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 Fiji
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Suva | Julian Wilson
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2017 | / Andrew Jacobs (2013–2017)
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 Gabon
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Libreville | Rosario Bento Pais
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2019 | Helmut Kulitz (2015–2019);
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 Georgia
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Tbilisi |  János Herman[5]
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2014 |  Philip Dimitrov(2010–2014)
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 Ghana
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Accra | Irchad Ramiandrasoa Razaaly
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2021 | Claude Maerten (2010–2014)
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 Guatemala
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Guatemala City | Stefano Gatto
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2016 | Stella Zervoudaki (2011–2016)
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 Guinea
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Conakry | Gerardus Gielen[6]
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2014 | Philippe Van Damme (2010–2014)
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 Guinea-Bissau
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Bissau | Sónia Neto
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2019 | Joaquin Gonzalez-Ducay (2011–2015); Victor Madeira dos Santos (2015–2019)
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 Guyana
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Georgetown |  Jernej Videtič
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2015 | Robert Kopecky (2011–2015)
EU Ambassador also accredited in |
 Haiti
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Port-au-Prince | Vincent Degert
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2015 | Javier Niño (2012–2015)
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 Honduras
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Tegucigalpa | Alessandro Palmero
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2017 | Ketil Karlsen (2013–2017); Peter Versteeg (2009–2013)
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 Hong Kong
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Hong Kong | Carmen Cano
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2016 | Vincent Piket (2012–2016)
Accredited as Head of Office |
 Iceland
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Reykjavík | Lucie Samcová-Hall Allen
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2020 | Michael Mann (2017–2020)
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 India
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New Delhi | Ugo Astuto
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2019 | Tomasz Kozłowski (2015–2019), João Cravinho (2012–2015)
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 Indonesia
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Jakarta | Vincent Guérend
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2015 | Olof Skoog (2014–2015)
EU Ambassador also accredited in |
 Iraq
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Baghdad | Ramon Blecua
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2017 | Patrick Simonnet (2016–2017)
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 Israel
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Tel Aviv | Emanuele Giaufret
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2017 | Lars Faaborg-Andersen (2013–2017)
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 Ivory Coast
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Abidjan | Jobst von Kirchmann[7]
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2018 | Jean-François Vallette (2014–2018)
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 Jamaica
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Kingston | Marianne Van Steen
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2020 | Paola Amadei (2012–2016); Małgorzata Wasilewska (2016–2020)
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 Japan
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Tokyo | Viorel Isticioaia Budura[7]
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2014 | Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2010–2014)
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 Jordan
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Amman | Andrea Matteo Fontana
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2015 | Joanna Wronecka (2010–2015)
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 Kazakhstan
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Nur-Sultan | Traian Hristea
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2015 | Aurelia Bouchez (2011–2015)
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 Kenya
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Nairobi | Stefano Antonio Dejak
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2015 | Lodewijk Briët (2011–2015)
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 South Korea
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Seoul | Michael Reiterer
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2017 | Gerhard Sabathil (2015–2017), Tomasz Kozłowski (2011–2015)
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 Kosovo
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Pristina | Tomáš Szunyog
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2020 | Nataiiya Apostolova (2016–2020), Samuel Žbogar (2011–2016)
Accredited as Head of Office and EU Special Representative |
 Kyrgyzstan
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Bishkek |  Jaap Ora a.i.
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2017 | Cesare De Montis (2013–2017)
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 Laos
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Vientiane |  Leo Faber
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2016 | |
 Lesotho
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Maseru | Christian Manahl
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2017 | Michael Doyle (2014–2017)
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 Liberia
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Monrovia | Hélène Cave
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2017 | Tina Intelmann (2014–2017)
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 Libya
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Tripoli | Bettina Muscheidt
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2016 | Nataliya Apostolova (2012–2016)
Currently the EU Delegation works from Tunis |
 Lebanon
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Beirut | Christina Lassen[8]
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2014 | Angelina Eichhorst (2010–2014)
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 Madagascar
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Antananarivo | Giovanni Di Girolamo
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2018 | |
 Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur | Michalis Rokas
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2019 | Maria Castillo Fernández (2016–2019), Luc Vandebon (2012–2016)
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 Malawi
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Lilongwe | Sandra Paesen
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2018 |
Alexander Baum (2010–2014)
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 Mali
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Bamako | Alain Holleville
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2015 | Richard Zink (2011–2015)
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 Mauritius
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Port Louis |  Marjaana Sall
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2015 | H-S. Gerstanlauer (2013–2015)
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 Mauritania
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Nouakchott | Giacomo Durazzo
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2017 | José Antonio Sabadell (2013–2017)
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 Mexico
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Mexico City | Jean-Pierre Bou
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2019 | Klaus Rudischhauser (2017–2019); Andrew Stanley(2013–2017); Marie-Anne Coninsx (2009–2013)
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 Moldova
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Chisinau | Peter Michalko
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2017 | Pirkka Tapiola (2013–2017)
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 Morocco
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Rabat | Claudia Wiedey
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2017 | Rupert Joy (2013–2017)
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 Mozambique
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Maputo | Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff[7]
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2014 | Paul Malin (2011–2014)
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 Myanmar
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Yangon | Kristian Schmidt
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2017 | Roland Kobia (2013–2017)
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 Namibia
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Windhoek | Jana Hybášková
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2015 | Raúl Fuentes Milani (2010–2015)
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 Nepal
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Kathmandu | Veronica Cody
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2017 | Reesje Teerink (2013–2017)
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 New Zealand
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Wellington | Nina Obermaier
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2019 | Mikalis Rokas (2012–2016); Bernard Savage (2016–2019)
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 Nicaragua
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Managua | Pelayo Castro
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2019 | Javier Sandomingo, (2011–2015); Kenneth Bell (2015–19)
Accredited also to Panamá and the Central American Integration System. |
 Niger
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Niamey | Denisa-Elena Ionete[2]
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2018 | Hans-Peter Schadek (2011–2013)
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 Nigeria
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Abuja | Ketil Karlsen
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2017 | Michel Arrion[2] (2013–2017)
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 North Macedonia
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Skopje | Samuel Žbogar
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2016 | Aivo Orav (2012–2016)
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 Norway
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Oslo | Thierry Bechet
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2017 | Helen Campbell[9] (2013–2017)
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 Pakistan
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Islamabad |  Androulla Kaminara
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2019 | Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (2011–2015); Jean François Cautain (2015–2019)
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 Panama
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Panama City | Chris Hoornaert
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2018 | |
 Papua New Guinea
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Port Moresby | Ioannis Giogkarakis-Argyropoulos
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2015 | |
 Paraguay
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Asunción | Paolo Berizzi
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2017 | Alessandro Palmero (2013–2017)
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 Peru
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Lima | Diego Mellado
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2017 | Irene Horejs (2013–2017)
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 Philippines
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Manila | Franz Jessen
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2014 | Guy Ledoux (2010–2014)
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 Russia
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Moscow | Roland Galharague
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2022 | Markus Ederer (2017–2022)
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 Rwanda
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Kigali | Nicola Bellomo
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2017 | Michael Ryan (2013–2017)
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 Saudi Arabia
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Riyadh | Patrick Simonnet
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2020 | Also accredited to  Bahrain,  Kuwait,  Oman, Michele Cervone (2016–2020)
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 Senegal
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Dakar | Joaquín González–Ducay
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2015 | Dominique Dellicour (2010–2015)
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 Serbia
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Belgrade | Emanuele Giaufret
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2021 | Sem Fabrizi (2017–2021) Michael Davenport (2013–2017)
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 Sierra Leone
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Freetown | Manuel Müller (diplomat)[10]
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2021 | Tom Vens (2017–2021)
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 Singapore
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Singapore | Barbara Plinkert
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2017 | Michael Pulch[2] (2013–2017)
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 Solomon Islands
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Honiara | Leonidas Tazapsidis
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2014 | Also accredited to  Vanuatu
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 South Africa
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Pretoria | Marcus Cornaro
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2014 | Roeland van de Geer (2010–2014)
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 Sri Lanka
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Colombo | Tung–Lai Margue
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2016 | David Daly (2013–2016)
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 Sudan
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Khartoum | Jean Michel Dumond
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2016 | Tomáš Uličný (2011–2016)
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 South Sudan
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Juba | Stefano De Leo
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2014 | Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (2010–2014)
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 Swaziland
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Mbabane | Esmeralda Hernandez Aragones
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2017 | Nicola Bellomo[2] (2013–2017)
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 Switzerland
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Bern | Michael Matthiessen
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2016 | Richard Jones (2012–2016)
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 Syria
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Damascus | Tosca Barucco
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2017 | Simon Bojsen-Moller a.i. (2016–2017)
Currently the EU Delegation works from Beirut |
 Taiwan
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Taipei | Filip Grzegorzewski
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2019 | Madeleine Majorenko (2015–2019) Frédéric Laplanche (2011–2015; Accredited as Head of Office)
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 Tajikistan
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Dushanbe | Hidajet Biščević
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2014 | Eduard Auer (2010–2014)
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 Tanzania
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Dar es Salaam | Roeland van de Geer
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2015 | Filiberto Ceriani Sebregondi (2011–2015)
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 Thailand
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Bangkok | Pirkka Tapiola
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2017 | Jesús Miguel Sanz Escorihuel[9] (2013–2017)
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 Timor-Leste
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Dili | / Andrew Jacobs
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2019 | Alexandre Leitão (2016–2019)
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 Togo
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Lomé | Joaquín Tasso Vilallonga
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2020 | Maria Cristina Martins Barreira (2017–2020)
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 Trinidad and Tobago
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Port of Spain | Arend Biesebroek
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2016 | Daniela Tramacere (2012–2016)
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 Tunisia
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Tunis | Patrice Bergamini
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2016 | Laura Baeza (2012–2016)
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 Turkey
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Ankara | Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut[4]
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2020 | Christian Berger (2016–2020)
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 UAE
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Abu Dhabi | Andrea Matteo Fontanta
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2020 | Mihail Stuparu (2012–2014), Carlo De Filippi a.i. (2015) Patrizio Fondi (2015–20)
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 Uganda
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Kampala | Attilio Pacifici
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2017 | Kristian Schmidt (2013–2017)
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 Ukraine
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Kyiv | Matti Maasikas
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2019 | Jan Tombiński (2012–2016) Hugues Mingarelli (2016–2019)
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| United Kingdom
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London | João Vale de Almeida[11]
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2020 |  Member of (1973–2020)/ More information
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 United States
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Washington, D.C. | Stavros Lambrinidis[12]
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2019 | David O'Sullivan(2014–2019)[13] João Vale de Almeida (2010–2014)/ More information
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 Uzbekistan
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Tashkent | Eduards Stiprais
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2016 | Yuri Sterk(2012–2016)
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 Uruguay
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Montevideo | Karl-Otto Koenig
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2017 | Juan Fernández Trigo (2013–2017)
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 Venezuela
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Caracas | Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa
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2017 | Aude Maio-Coliche (2013–2017)
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 Vietnam
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Hanoi | Pier Giorgio Aliberti
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2019 | Bruno Angelet (2015–2019)
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 Yemen
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Sana'a | Hans Grundberg
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2019 | Antonia Calvo Puerta (2016–2019)
Since September 2017 the EU Delegation has been relocated to Amman, Jordan |
 Zambia
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Lusaka | Jacek Jankowski
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2019 | Alessandro Mariani (2015–2019) Gilles Hervio (2010–2015)
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 Zimbabwe
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Harare | Timo Olkkonen
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2014 | Philippe Van Damme (2014–2018)
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Ambassadors to international organisations
| Host organisation | Location | Ambassador | Selected | Notes |
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 African Union
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Addis Ababa | Ranieri Sabatucci
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2015 | Previously Gary Quince (2011–2015)
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 ASEAN
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Jakarta | Igor Driesmans
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2021 | |
 Council of Europe
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Strasbourg | Meglena Kuneva
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2018 | Luisella Pavan-Woolfe (2009–2014)[14] Jari Vilen (2014–2018)[15]
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 World Trade Organization
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Geneva | João Aguiar Machado
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2019 | Angelos Pangratis (2011–2015) Mark Vanheukelen (2015–2019)
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 United Nations
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New York City | Olof Skoog
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2019 | João Vale de Almeida (2015–2019)
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| United Nations
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Geneva | Walter Stevens[16]
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2018 | Maria Angela Zappia (2011–2014)
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| United Nations
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Vienna | Stephan Klement[17]
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2019 | Györgyi Margit Martin Zanathy (2011–2015); Accredited also to OSCE.
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 UNESCO
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Paris | Didier Lenoir
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2016 | Maria Francesca Spatolisano (2012–2016); Accredited also to OECD
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 Holy See
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Rome | Alexandra Valkenburg
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2020 | Laurence Argimon-Pistre (2012–2016); Jan Tombiński (2016–2020)
Accredited to FAO, Malta Order and San Marino Republic |
See also
- Accreditations and Responsibilities of EU delegations
- European External Action Service
- European Union and the United Nations
- European Union Special Representative
- Foreign relations of the European Union
- List of diplomatic missions of the European Union
References
- ^ EU Special Representative in Afghanistan
- ^ a b c d e f g High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints 12 new Heads of EU Delegations
- ^ High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of EU Delegations to Botswana and the Council of Europe-Strasbourg
- ^ a b "Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut appointed as EU ambassador to Turkey". Daily Sabah. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads and Deputy Heads of EU Delegations under the 2010 rotation, EEAS 15 September 2010
- ^ High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints three new Heads of EU Delegation to Bangladesh, Guinea (Conakry) and Malawi
- ^ a b c High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints six new Heads of EU Delegation to Japan, UN Geneva, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mozambique, and the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
- ^ "About the EU Delegation to Lebanon – European External Action Service".
- ^ a b EU High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of EU Delegations to Australia, Norway and Thailand
- ^ "New EU Head of Delegation to Sierra Leone Manuel Müller presents his letters of credence to President Julius Maada Bio | EEAS Website". eeas.europa.eu. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
- ^ Immediate Change to the EU Delegation to the United States’ Protocol Status
- ^ Catherine Ashton appoints new Head of EU Delegation to the United States
- ^ Pavan Woolfe, Luisella (2021). "Luisella Pavan-Woolfe CV".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Jari Vilen Bio". bih.rec.org. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "New permanent observer of the European Union presents letter of nomination to the director-general of the United Nations office at Geneva". United Nations. 17 September 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ About the EU Delegation in Vienna, retrieved 2020-01-07
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