Angelina Eichhorst
Angelina Eichhorst | |
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| European Union Ambassador to Lebanon | |
| In office January 2011 – August 2015 | |
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| Nationality | Dutch |
Angelina Eichhorst was assigned Ambassador / Head of European Union Delegation to the Lebanese Republic from January 2011 - August 2015. Since September 2015 she holds, at the European External Action Service, the position of Deputy Managing Director Europe and Central Asia / Director Western Europe, Western Balkans, Turkey.[1]
Education
Angelina Eichhorst studied Languages and Cultures of the Middle East at the Catholic University in Nijmegen, and Political Science at the Université Libre in Brussels. She holds special degrees in International Law, Human Rights and the Law of International Organisations.[1][2][3]
Career
Between 1989 and 1996, Angelina Eichhorst worked with civil society organisations in Cairo as well as for the United Nations in New York and Somalia. In 1996 she joined the European Commission in Brussels where she held various advisor positions. In 2004 she became Head of Development and Regional Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Jordan. She held this position for four years before she was assigned to Syria in 2008 to head the EU Syria Delegation's Political and Economic Affairs, Press, Information and Culture section.[1][2][3][1]
On 28 July 2015, Angelina Eichhorst has been appointed as DMD / Director for Western Europe, Western Balkans and Turkey. [4]
Political views on the euro-integration of the Western Balkans
In an extensive interview for European Western Balkans portal she conducted in May 2016, Angelina Eichhorst talked about relations among the Balkan states and euro-integration. She said that all countries of the region are working together with the EU on various political and security policies and that there is no perspective of the Balkan states other than European one.[5] [5]
See also
- Ambassadors of the European Union
- Lebanon – European Union relations
- Europe in the World - European External Action Service
References
- ^ a b c d [1], Ambassador Angelina Eichhorst: CURRICULUM VITAE.
- ^ a b [2], New E.U. envoy Eichhorst presents credentials to president.
- ^ a b [3], La nouvelle ambassadrice / Chef de la Délégation de l’UE.
- ^ "High Representative Federica Mogherini announces adoption of a modified organisational chart of the EEAS". European External Action Service. European External Action Service. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
- ^ a b Štiplija, N. T. "EWB Interview, Angelina Eichhorst: It is clear that the WB6 are part of Europe". European Western Balkans. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
External links
Selection of articles and statements published by Angelina Eichhorst
- Make 2015 the year of state institutions (published on 3 Jan 2015)
- Old and new Europe has not forgotten you (published on 8 September 2014)
- 2013 New Year's Message (published on 5 January 2013)
- Need for a more unified Europe, less divided Lebanon (published on 1 November 2012)
- La journee de l'Europe celebre la paix et la prosperite