André Mernier

André Mernier (born 26 May 1943) is former Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat: He served in this post from 2006 to 2011. He is retired since January 2012.

André Mernier is married and has two children.

Early life

In 1963–1972 Mernier served as an officer in the Belgian Armed Forces and prior to that attended a military academy in Brussels. In 1973 he received a law degree from the University of Louvain.

Foreign service

In 1975 André Mernier joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium.

1976 - Vice-Consul at the Consulate in Amsterdam
1977-1978 - Chargé d'affaires at the Embassy in Cyprus
1978-1981 - Permanent Representation of Belgium to the NATO
1981-1985 - First Secretary at the Embassy in Washington, D.C.
1985-1988 - Consul at the Consulate in East Berlin
1988-1990 - Chief of the Belgian Military Mission in West Berlin and Consul General of Belgium
1990-1994 - Ambassador of Belgium to the Republic of Korea
1994 - 1996 - Director of the Disarmament Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1996-1999 - Ambassador of Belgium in Geneva
2000-2004 - Ambassador of Belgium in Moscow, accredited also to Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
2005 - Director of Energy Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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