List of ambassadors of the European Union

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Vygaudas Ušackas, the former E.U. Ambassador to Russia.

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 to non-EU countries[]

Host country	Location	Ambassador	Selected	Notes
Afghanistan	Kabul	Pierre Mayaudon	2017	Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin[1] (2013–2017)
Albania	Tirana	Luigi Soreca	2019	Ettore Sequi (2010–2014); Romana Vlahutin (2014–2019)
Algeria	Algiers	John O’Rourke	2016	Marek Skolil (2012–2016)
Angola	Luanda	Tomáš Uličný	2016	Gordon Kricke (2012–2016)
Argentina	Buenos Aires		2017	José Ignacio Salafranca (2014–2017); Alfonso Diez-Torres (2010–2014)
Armenia	Yerevan	Andrea Joana-Maria Wiktorin	2019	Piotr Świtalski (2015–2019), Traian Hristea (2011–2015)
Australia	Canberra	Michael Pulch[2]	2017	Sem Fabrizi (2013–2017)
Azerbaijan	Baku	Kestutis Jankauskas	2017	Malena Mard (2013–2017)
Bangladesh	Dhaka	/ Charles Whiteley	2021	Rensje Teerink (2017-2021); Pierre Mayaudon (2014–2017); William Hanna (2010–2014)
Barbados	Bridgetown	Małgorzata Wasilewska	2020	Mikael Barfod (2012–2016); Daniela Tramacere (2016–2020)
Belarus	Minsk	Andrea Joana-Maria Wiktorin	2015	Maira Mora (2011–2015)
Benin	Cotonou	Oliver Nette	2017	Josep Coll i Carbo (2013–2017)
Bolivia	La Paz	León de la Torre Kraiss	2016	Tim Torlot (2012–2016)
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Johann Sattler	2015	Peter Sørensen (2011–2015); Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (2015–2019) Accredited also as EU Special Representative
Botswana	Gaborone	Alexander Baum[3]	2014	Gerard McGovern (2010–2014)
Brazil	Brasília	Ignacio Ybáñez	2019	João Cravinho (2015–2019)
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	Jean Lamy	2015	Alain Holleville (2011–2015)
Burundi	Bujumbura	Claude Bochu	2019	Wolfram Vetter (2016–2019)
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Carmen Moreno	2016	Jean-Francois Cautain (2011–2015)
Cameroon	Yaoundé	Hans-Peter Schadek	2017	Françoise Collet (2013–2017)
Canada	Ottawa	Peteris Ustubs	2017	(2013–2017)
Cape Verde	Praia		2017	Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira (2012–2017)
Central African Republic	Bangui		2017	Jean-Pierre Reymondet-Commoy[2] (2013–2017)
Chad	N'Djamena	Betrand Soret	2018	(2010–2015)
Chile	Santiago	León de la Torre Krais	2020	Stella Zervoudaki (2016–2020); Rafael Dochao Moreno (2012–2016)
People's Republic of China	Beijing	Nicolas Chapuis	2018	Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2014–2018)
Colombia	Bogotá		2015	(2011–2015)
Costa Rica	San José		2019	Pelayo Castro (2015–2019)
Republic of Congo	Brazzaville	Raul Mateus Paula	2018	Saskia de Lang (2014–2018)
Democratic Republic of Congo	Kinshasa	Jean Michel Dumond	2016	Tomáš Uličný (2011–2016)
Cuba	Havana	Alberto Navarro Gonzalez	2017	Herman Portocarrero (2012–2017)
Djibouti	Djibouti		2020	Adam Kułach (2016-2020); Joseph Silva (2012–2016)
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Gianluca Grippa	2017	Alberto Navarro Gonzalez (2013–2017)
Ecuador	Quito		2016	Peter Schwaiger (2012–2016) chargé
Egypt	Cairo	Christian Berger[4]	2020	James Moran (2012–2016) Ivan Surkoš (2017–2020)
El Salvador	San Salvador	Andres Bassols Soldevila	2017	Jaume Segura Socias[2] (2013–2017); Stefano Gatto (2009–2013)
Eritrea	Asmara	Josep Coll i Carbo	2017	Christian R. Manahl (2014–2017)[1]
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Johan Borgstam	2017	(2013–2017)
Fiji	Suva	Julian Wilson	2017	/ Andrew Jacobs (2013–2017)
Gabon	Libreville	Rosario Bento Pais	2019	Helmut Kulitz (2015–2019); (2011–2015)
Georgia	Tbilisi	János Herman[5]	2014	Philip Dimitrov(2010–2014)
Ghana	Accra	Irchad Ramiandrasoa Razaaly	2021	Claude Maerten (2010–2014)
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Stefano Gatto	2016	(2011–2016)
Guinea	Conakry	Gerardus Gielen[6]	2014	Philippe Van Damme (2010–2014)
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau		2019	Joaquin Gonzalez-Ducay (2011–2015); Victor Madeira dos Santos (2015–2019)
Guyana	Georgetown	Jernej Videtič	2015	Robert Kopecky (2011–2015) EU Ambassador also accredited in  Suriname
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Vincent Degert	2015	Javier Niño (2012–2015)
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Alessandro Palmero	2017	Ketil Karlsen (2013–2017); Peter Versteeg (2009–2013)
Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Carmen Cano	2016	Vincent Piket (2012–2016) Accredited as Head of Office
Iceland	Reykjavík	Lucie Samcová-Hall Allen	2020	Michael Mann (2017–2020)
India	New Delhi		2019	Tomasz Kozłowski (2015–2019), João Cravinho (2012–2015)
Indonesia	Jakarta	Vincent Guérend	2015	Olof Skoog (2014–2015) EU Ambassador also accredited in  Brunei
Iraq	Baghdad	Ramon Blecua	2017	Patrick Simonnet (2016–2017)
Israel	Tel Aviv	Emanuele Giaufret	2017	Lars Faaborg-Andersen (2013–2017)
Ivory Coast	Abidjan	Jobst von Kirchmann[7]	2018	Jean-François Vallette (2014–2018)
Jamaica	Kingston	Marianne Van Steen	2020	Paola Amadei (2012–2016); Małgorzata Wasilewska (2016–2020)
Japan	Tokyo	Viorel Isticioaia Budura[7]	2014	Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2010–2014)
Jordan	Amman	Andrea Matteo Fontana	2015	Joanna Wronecka (2010–2015)
Kazakhstan	Nur-Sultan	Traian Hristea	2015	Aurelia Bouchez (2011–2015)
Kenya	Nairobi	Stefano Antonio Dejak	2015	Lodewijk Briët (2011–2015)
South Korea	Seoul	Michael Reiterer	2017	Gerhard Sabathil (2015–2017), Tomasz Kozłowski (2011–2015)
Kosovo	Pristina		2020	(2016–2020), Samuel Žbogar (2011–2016) Accredited as Head of Office and EU Special Representative
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Jaap Ora a.i.	2017	Cesare De Montis (2013–2017)
Laos	Vientiane	Leo Faber	2016
Lesotho	Maseru	Christian Manahl	2017	Michael Doyle (2014–2017)
Liberia	Monrovia		2017	(2014–2017)
Libya	Tripoli		2016	(2012–2016) Currently the EU Delegation works from Tunis
Lebanon	Beirut	[8]	2014	Angelina Eichhorst (2010–2014)
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Giovanni Di Girolamo	2018
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Michalis Rokas	2019	Maria Castillo Fernández (2016-2019), Luc Vandebon (2012–2016)
Malawi	Lilongwe	Sandra Paesen	2018	Alexander Baum (2010–2014)
Mali	Bamako	Alain Holleville	2015	Richard Zink (2011–2015)
Mauritius	Port Louis	Marjaana Sall	2015	H-S. Gerstanlauer (2013–2015)
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Giacomo Durazzo	2017	José Antonio Sabadell (2013–2017)
Mexico	Mexico City	Jean-Pierre Bou	2019	Klaus Rudischhauser (2017–2019); Andrew Stanley(2013–2017); Marie-Anne Coninsx (2009–2013)
Moldova	Chisinau	Peter Michalko	2017	Pirkka Tapiola (2013–2017)
Morocco	Rabat	Claudia Wiedey	2017	Rupert Joy (2013–2017)
Mozambique	Maputo	Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff[7]	2014	Paul Malin (2011–2014)
Myanmar	Yangon	Kristian Schmidt	2017	Roland Kobia (2013–2017)
Namibia	Windhoek	Jana Hybášková	2015	Raúl Fuentes Milani (2010–2015)
Nepal	Kathmandu	Veronica Cody	2017	Reesje Teerink (2013–2017)
New Zealand	Wellington	Nina Obermaier	2019	Mikalis Rokas (2012–2016); Bernard Savage (2016–2019)
Nicaragua	Managua	Pelayo Castro	2019	Javier Sandomingo, (2011–2015); Kenneth Bell (2015–19) Accredited also to Panamá and the Central American Integration System.
Niger	Niamey	Denisa-Elena Ionete [2]	2018	Hans-Peter Schadek (2011–2013)
Nigeria	Abuja	Ketil Karlsen	2017	Michel Arrion[2] (2013–2017)
North Macedonia	Skopje	Samuel Žbogar	2016	Aivo Orav (2012–2016)
Norway	Oslo	Thierry Bechet	2017	Helen Campbell[9] (2013–2017)
Pakistan	Islamabad	Androulla Kaminara	2019	Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (2011-2015); Jean François Cautain (2015-2019)
Panama	Panama City	Chris Hoornaert	2018
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Ioannis Giogkarakis-Argyropoulos	2015
Paraguay	Asunción	Paolo Berizzi	2017	Alessandro Palmero (2013–2017)
Peru	Lima	Diego Mellado	2017	Irene Horejis (2013–2017)
Philippines	Manila	Franz Jessen	2014	Guy Ledoux (2010–2014)
Russia	Moscow	Markus Ederer	2017	Vygaudas Ušackas (2013–2017)
Rwanda	Kigali	Nicola Bellomo	2017	Michael Ryan (2013–2017)
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Patrick Simonnet	2020	Also accredited to  Bahrain,  Kuwait,  Oman, (2016–2020)
Senegal	Dakar	Joaquín González–Ducay	2015	Dominique Dellicour (2010–2015)
Serbia	Belgrade	Emanuele Giaufret	2021	Sem Fabrizi (2017-2021) Michael Davenport (2013–2017)
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Tom Vens	2017	Peter Versteeg (2013–2017)
Singapore	Singapore	Barbara Plinkert	2017	Michael Pulch[2] (2013–2017)
Solomon Islands	Honiara	Leonidas Tazapsidis	2014	Also accredited to  Vanuatu
South Africa	Pretoria	Marcus Cornaro	2014	Roeland van de Geer (2010–2014)
Sri Lanka	Colombo	Tung–Lai Margue	2016	David Daly (2013–2016)
Sudan	Khartoum	Jean Michel Dumond	2016	Tomáš Uličný (2011–2016)
South Sudan	Juba	Stefano De Leo	2014	Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (2010–2014)
Swaziland	Mbabane	Esmeralda Hernandez Aragones	2017	Nicola Bellomo[2] (2013–2017)
Switzerland	Bern	Michael Matthiessen	2016	Richard Jones (2012–2016)
Syria	Damascus	Tosca Barucco	2017	Simon Bojsen-Moller a.i. (2016–2017) Currently the EU Delegation works from Beirut
Taiwan	Taipei		2019	Madeleine Majorenko (2015–2019) Frédéric Laplanche (2011–2015; Accredited as Head of Office)
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Hidajet Biščević	2014	Eduard Auer (2010–2014)
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	Roeland van de Geer	2015	Filiberto Ceriani Sebregondi (2011–2015)
Thailand	Bangkok	Pirkka Tapiola	2017	Jesús Miguel Sanz Escorihuel[9] (2013–2017)
Timor-Leste	Dili	/ Andrew Jacobs	2019	Alexandre Leitão (2016–2019)
Togo	Lomé	Joaquín Tasso Vilallonga	2020	Maria Cristina Martins Barreira (2017–2020)
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	Arend Biesebroek	2016	Daniela Tramacere (2012–2016)
Tunisia	Tunis	Patrice Bergamini	2016	Laura Baeza (2012–2016)
Turkey	Ankara	Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut[4]	2020	Christian Berger (2016–2020)
UAE	Abu Dhabi	Andrea Matteo Fontanta	2020	Mihail Stuparu (2012–2014), Carlo De Filippi a.i. (2015) Patrizio Fondi (2015–20)
Uganda	Kampala	Attilio Pacifici	2017	Kristian Schmidt (2013–2017)
Ukraine	Kyiv	Matti Maasikas	2019	Jan Tombiński (2012–2016) (2016-2019)
United Kingdom	London	João Vale de Almeida[10]	2020	Member of (1973–2020)/ More information
United States	Washington, D.C.	Stavros Lambrinidis[11]	2019	David O'Sullivan(2014–2019)[12] João Vale de Almeida (2010–2014)/ More information
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Eduards Stiprais	2016	Yuri Sterk(2012–2016)
Uruguay	Montevideo	Karl-Otto Koenig	2017	Juan Fernández Trigo (2013–2017)
Venezuela	Caracas	Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa	2017	Aude Maio-Coliche (2013–2017)
Vietnam	Hanoi	Pier Giorgio Aliberti	2019	Bruno Angelet (2015–2019)
Yemen	Sana'a	Hans Grundberg	2019	Antonia Calvo Puerta (2016–2019) Since September 2017 the EU Delegation has been relocated to Amman, Jordan
Zambia	Lusaka	Jacek Jankowski	2019	Alessandro Mariani (2015–2019) Gilles Hervio (2010–2015)
Zimbabwe	Harare	Philippe Van Damme	2014	Aldo Dell'Ariccia (2010–2014)

Ambassadors to international organisations[]

Host organisation	Location	Ambassador	Selected	Notes
African Union	Addis Ababa	Ranieri Sabatucci	2015	Previously Gary Quince (2011–2015)
ASEAN	Jakarta	Francisco Fontán Pardo	2015
Council of Europe	Strasbourg	Meglena Kuneva	2018	Luisella Pavan-Woolfe (2009–2014)[13] Jari Vilen (2014–2018)[14]
World Trade Organization	Geneva	João Aguiar Machado	2019	Angelos Pangratis (2011–2015) Mark Vanheukelen (2015-2019)
United Nations	New York City	Olof Skoog	2019	João Vale de Almeida (2015–2019)
United Nations	Geneva	Walter Stevens[15]	2018	Maria Angela Zappia (2011–2014)
United Nations	Vienna	Stephan Klement[16]	2019	Györgyi Margit Martin Zanathy (2011–2015); Accredited also to OSCE.
UNESCO	Paris	Didier Lenoir	2016	Maria Francesca Spatolisano (2012–2016); Accredited also to OECD
Holy See	Rome	Alexandra Valkenburg	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
• List of diplomatic missions of the European Union
• European Union and the United Nations
• European Union Special Representative
• Foreign relations of the European Union

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