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 by nationalities (legend →)

Ambassadors to non-EU countries

Country Location Ambassador Selected Predecessors
 Afghanistan Kabul France Pierre Mayaudon 2017 Denmark Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin[1] (2013–2017)
 Albania Tirana Italy Luigi Soreca 2019 Italy Ettore Sequi (2010–2014); Croatia Romana Vlahutin (2014–2019)
 Algeria Algiers Republic of IrelandJohn O’Rourke 2016 Czech Republic Marek Skolil (2012–2016)
 Angola Luanda Czech Republic Tomáš Uličný 2016 Germany Gordon Kricke (2012–2016)
 Argentina Buenos Aires France Aude Maio-Coliche 2017 Spain José Ignacio Salafranca (2014–2017); Spain Alfonso Diez-Torres (2010–2014)
 Armenia Yerevan Greece Vassilis Maragos 2023 Germany Andrea Wiktorin (2019–2023), Poland Piotr Świtalski (2015–2019), Romania Traian Hristea (2011–2015)
 Australia Canberra Germany Michael Pulch[2] 2017 Italy Sem Fabrizi (2013–2017)
 Azerbaijan Baku Slovakia Peter Michalko 2021 Sweden Malena Mård (2013–2017)
Lithuania Kestutis Jankauskas (2017-2021)
 Bangladesh Dhaka United Kingdom / Netherlands Charles Whiteley 2021 Netherlands Rensje Teerink (2017–2021); France Pierre Mayaudon (2014–2017); Republic of Ireland William Hanna (2010–2014)
 Barbados Bridgetown Poland Małgorzata Wasilewska 2020 Denmark Mikael Barfod (2012–2016); Italy Daniela Tramacere (2016–2020)
 Belarus Minsk Germany Andrea Joana-Maria Wiktorin 2015 Latvia Maira Mora (2011–2015)
 Benin Cotonou Germany Oliver Nette 2017 Spain Josep Coll i Carbo (2013–2017)
 Bolivia La Paz Spain León de la Torre Kraiss 2016 United Kingdom Tim Torlot (2012–2016)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Austria Johann Sattler 2019 Denmark Peter Sørensen (2011–2015); Sweden Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (2015–2019)

Accredited also as EU Special Representative

 Botswana Gaborone Germany Alexander Baum[3] 2014 Republic of Ireland Gerard McGovern (2010–2014)
 Brazil Brasília Spain Ignacio Ybáñez 2019 Portugal João Gomes Cravinho (2015–2019)
 Burkina Faso Ouagadougou France Jean Lamy 2015 France Alain Holleville (2011–2015)
 Burundi Bujumbura France Claude Bochu 2019 Germany Wolfram Vetter (2016–2019)
 Cambodia Phnom Penh Spain Carmen Moreno 2016 France Jean-Francois Cautain (2011–2015)
 Cameroon Yaoundé Germany Hans-Peter Schadek 2017 France Françoise Collet (2013–2017)
 Canada Ottawa Latvia Peteris Ustubs 2017 Belgium Marie-Anne Coninsx (2013–2017)
 Cape Verde Praia Portugal Sofia Moreira de Sousa 2017 Portugal José Manuel Pinto Teixeira (2012–2017)
 Central African Republic Bangui Italy Samuela Isopi 2017 France Jean-Pierre Reymondet-Commoy[2] (2013–2017)
 Chad N'Djamena France Betrand Soret 2018 France Hélène Cave (2010–2015)
 Chile Santiago Spain León de la Torre Krais 2020 Greece Stella Zervoudaki (2016–2020); Spain Rafael Dochao Moreno (2012–2016)
 People's Republic of China Beijing France Nicolas Chapuis 2018 Austria Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2014–2018)
 Colombia Bogotá France Gilles Bertrand 2021 Spain Patricia Llombart (2015–2021)
 Costa Rica San José Spain María Antonia Calvo 2019 Spain Pelayo Castro (2015–2019)
 Republic of Congo Brazzaville Portugal Raul Mateus Paula 2018 Netherlands Saskia de Lang (2014–2018)
 Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa France Jean Michel Dumond 2016 Czech Republic Tomáš Uličný (2011–2016)
 Cuba Havana Spain Alberto Navarro Gonzalez 2017 Belgium Herman Portocarrero (2012–2017)
 Djibouti Djibouti Republic of Ireland Aidan O'Hara 2020 Poland Adam Kułach (2016–2020); France Joseph Silva (2012–2016)
 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Katja Afheldt 2021 Spain Alberto Navarro Gonzalez (2013–2017)
 Ecuador Quito Belgium Marianne Van Steen 2016 Germany Peter Schwaiger (2012–2016) chargé
 Egypt Cairo Austria Christian Berger[4] 2020 United Kingdom James Moran (2012–2016) Slovakia Ivan Surkoš (2017–2020)
 El Salvador San Salvador Spain Andres Bassols Soldevila 2017 Spain Jaume Segura Socias[2] (2013–2017); Italy Stefano Gatto (2009–2013)
 Eritrea Asmara Spain Josep Coll i Carbo 2017 Austria Christian R. Manahl (2014–2017)
 Ethiopia Addis Ababa Sweden Johan Borgstam 2017 Belgium Chantal Hebberecht (2013–2017)
 Fiji Suva France Julian Wilson 2017 United Kingdom / France Andrew Jacobs (2013–2017)
 Gabon Libreville Portugal Rosário Bento Pais 2019 Germany Helmut Kulitz (2015–2019);

Portugal Cristina Martins Barreira (2011–2015)

 Georgia Tbilisi Poland Paweł Herczyński 2022 Bulgaria Philip Dimitrov (2010–2014), Hungary János Herman[5] (2014–2018), Sweden Carl Hartzell (2018–2022)
 Ghana Accra France Irchad Ramiandrasoa Razaaly 2021 Belgium Claude Maerten (2010–2014)
 Guatemala Guatemala City Italy Stefano Gatto 2016 Greece Stella Zervoudaki (2011–2016)
 Guinea Conakry Netherlands Gerardus Gielen[6] 2014 Belgium Philippe Van Damme (2010–2014)
 Guinea-Bissau Bissau Portugal Sónia Neto 2019 Spain Joaquin Gonzalez-Ducay (2011–2015); Portugal Victor Madeira dos Santos (2015–2019)
 Guyana Georgetown Slovenia Jernej Videtič 2015 Czech Republic Robert Kopecky (2011–2015)

EU Ambassador also accredited in  Suriname

 Haiti Port-au-Prince France Vincent Degert 2015 Spain Javier Niño (2012–2015)
 Holy See Rome Netherlands Alexandra Valkenburg 2020 France Laurence Argimon-Pistre (2012–2016); Poland Jan Tombiński (2016–2020)

EU Ambassador also accredited to FAO, Malta Order and San Marino Republic

 Honduras Tegucigalpa Italy Alessandro Palmero 2017 Denmark Ketil Karlsen (2013–2017); Netherlands Peter Versteeg (2009–2013)
 Hong Kong Hong Kong Spain Carmen Cano 2016 Netherlands Vincent Piket (2012–2016)

Accredited as Head of Office

 Iceland Reykjavík Czech Republic Lucie Samcová-Hall Allen 2020 United Kingdom Michael Mann (2017–2020)
 India New Delhi Italy Ugo Astuto 2019 Poland Tomasz Kozłowski (2015–2019), Portugal João Gomes Cravinho (2012–2015)
 Indonesia Jakarta Netherlands Vincent Piket 2016 Sweden Olof Skoog (2014–2015)

EU Ambassador also accredited in  Brunei

 Iraq Baghdad Spain Ramon Blecua 2017 France Patrick Simonnet (2016–2017)
 Israel Tel Aviv Italy Emanuele Giaufret 2017 Denmark Lars Faaborg-Andersen (2013–2017)
 Ivory Coast Abidjan Italy Francesca Di Mauro 2022 Germany Jobst von Kirchmann (2018-2022)
 Jamaica Kingston Belgium Marianne Van Steen 2020 Italy Paola Amadei (2012–2016); Poland Małgorzata Wasilewska (2016–2020)
 Japan Tokyo Romania Viorel Isticioaia Budura[7] 2014 Austria Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2010–2014)
 Jordan Amman Italy Andrea Matteo Fontana 2015 Poland Joanna Wronecka (2010–2015)
 Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan Romania Traian Hristea 2015 France Aurelia Bouchez (2011–2015)
 Kenya Nairobi Italy Stefano Antonio Dejak 2015 Netherlands Lodewijk Briët (2011–2015)
 South Korea Seoul Austria Michael Reiterer 2017 Germany Gerhard Sabathil (2015–2017), Poland Tomasz Kozłowski (2011–2015)
 Kosovo Pristina Czech Republic Tomáš Szunyog 2020 Bulgaria Nataiiya Apostolova (2016–2020), Slovenia Samuel Žbogar (2011–2016)

Accredited as Head of Office and EU Special Representative

 Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Estonia Jaap Ora a.i. 2017 Italy Cesare De Montis (2013–2017)
 Laos Vientiane Luxembourg Leo Faber 2016
 Lesotho Maseru Austria Christian Manahl 2017 Republic of Ireland Michael Doyle (2014–2017)
 Liberia Monrovia France Hélène Cave 2017 Estonia Tina Intelmann (2014–2017)
 Libya Tripoli Germany Bettina Muscheidt 2016 Bulgaria Nataliya Apostolova (2012–2016)

Currently the EU Delegation works from Tunis

 Lebanon Beirut Denmark Christina Lassen[8] 2014 Netherlands Angelina Eichhorst (2010–2014)
 Madagascar Antananarivo Italy Giovanni Di Girolamo 2018
 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Greece Michalis Rokas 2019 Spain Maria Castillo Fernández (2016–2019), Belgium Luc Vandebon (2012–2016)
 Malawi Lilongwe Denmark Rune Skinnebach 2018
 Germany Alexander Baum (2010–2014)
 Mali Bamako France Alain Holleville 2015 Germany Richard Zink (2011–2015)
 Mauritius Port Louis Finland Marjaana Sall 2015 Germany H-S. Gerstanlauer (2013–2015)
 Mauritania Nouakchott Italy Giacomo Durazzo 2017 Spain José Antonio Sabadell (2013–2017)
 Mexico Mexico City France Jean-Pierre Bou 2019 Germany Klaus Rudischhauser (2017–2019); United Kingdom Andrew Stanley(2013–2017); Belgium Marie-Anne Coninsx (2009–2013)
 Moldova Chișinău Latvia Jānis Mažeiks 2021 Finland Pirkka Tapiola (2013–2017)
 Slovakia Peter Michalko (2017–2021)
 Morocco Rabat Germany Claudia Wiedey 2017 United Kingdom Rupert Joy (2013–2017)
 Mozambique Maputo Germany Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff[7] 2014 Republic of Ireland Paul Malin (2011–2014)
 Myanmar Yangon Denmark Kristian Schmidt 2017 Belgium Roland Kobia (2013–2017)
 Namibia Windhoek Czech Republic Jana Hybášková 2015 Spain Raúl Fuentes Milani (2010–2015)
   Nepal Kathmandu Republic of Ireland Veronica Cody 2017 Netherlands Reesje Teerink (2013–2017)
 New Zealand Wellington Germany Nina Obermaier 2019 Greece Mikalis Rokas (2012–2016); United Kingdom Bernard Savage (2016–2019)
 Nicaragua Managua Spain Pelayo Castro 2019 SpainJavier Sandomingo, (2011–2015); United Kingdom Kenneth Bell (2015–19)

Accredited also to Panamá and the Central American Integration System.

 Niger Niamey Romania Denisa-Elena Ionete[2] 2018 Germany Hans-Peter Schadek (2011–2013)
 Nigeria Abuja Denmark Ketil Karlsen 2017 Belgium Michel Arrion[2] (2013–2017)
 North Macedonia Skopje Slovenia Samuel Žbogar 2016 Estonia Aivo Orav (2012–2016)
 Norway Oslo Belgium Thierry Bechet 2017 United Kingdom Helen Campbell[9] (2013–2017)
 Pakistan Islamabad Cyprus Androulla Kaminara 2019 Sweden Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (2011–2015); France Jean François Cautain (2015–2019)
 Panama Panama City Poland Izabela Matusz 2022 Belgium Chris Hoornaert (2018–2022)
 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Greece Ioannis Giogkarakis-Argyropoulos 2015
 Paraguay Asunción Italy Paolo Berizzi 2017 Italy Alessandro Palmero (2013–2017)
 Peru Lima Spain Gaspar Frontini 2021 Italy Sabato Della Monica (1991–1996), France Jean-Michel Perille (1997–2001), Germany Mendel Goldstein (2001–2005), Portugal António Cardoso Mota (2005–2009), Sweden Hans Allden (2010–2013), Austria Irene Horejs (2013–2017), Spain Diego Mellado (2017–2021); The ambassador in Lima was also accredited to Bolivia until 1995.
 Philippines Manila Denmark Franz Jessen 2014 France Guy Ledoux (2010–2014)
 Russia Moscow France Roland Galharague 2022 Germany Markus Ederer (2017–2022)
 Rwanda Kigali Italy Nicola Bellomo 2017 United Kingdom Michael Ryan (2013–2017)
 Saudi Arabia Riyadh France Patrick Simonnet 2020 Also accredited to  Bahrain,  Kuwait,  Oman, Michele Cervone (2016–2020)
 Senegal Dakar Spain Joaquín González–Ducay 2015 Belgium Dominique Dellicour (2010–2015)
 Serbia Belgrade ItalyFrance Emanuele Giaufret 2021 Italy Sem Fabrizi (2017–2021) United Kingdom Michael Davenport (2013–2017)
 Sierra Leone Freetown Germany Manuel Müller (diplomat)[10] 2021 Belgium Tom Vens (2017–2021)
 Singapore Singapore Poland Iwona Piórko 2021 Germany Michael Pulch[2] (2013–2017), Germany Barbara Plinkert (2017–2021)
 Solomon Islands Honiara Greece Leonidas Tazapsidis 2014 Also accredited to  Vanuatu
 South Africa Pretoria Austria Marcus Cornaro 2014 Netherlands Roeland van de Geer (2010–2014)
 Sri Lanka Colombo Luxembourg Tung–Lai Margue 2016 Republic of Ireland David Daly (2013–2016)
 Sudan Khartoum Republic of Ireland Aidan O'Hara 2022[11] Czech Republic Tomáš Uličný (2011–2016), France Jean Michel Dumond (2016–2022)
 South Sudan Juba Italy Stefano De Leo 2014 Germany Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (2010–2014)
 Swaziland Mbabane Spain Esmeralda Hernandez Aragones 2017 Italy Nicola Bellomo[2] (2013–2017)
  Switzerland Bern Denmark Michael Matthiessen 2016 United Kingdom Richard Jones (2012–2016)
 Syria Damascus Italy Tosca Barucco 2017 Denmark Simon Bojsen-Moller a.i. (2016–2017)

Currently the EU Delegation works from Beirut

 Taiwan Taipei Poland Filip Grzegorzewski 2019 Sweden Madeleine Majorenko (2015–2019) France Frédéric Laplanche (2011–2015; Accredited as Head of Office)
 Tajikistan Dushanbe Croatia Hidajet Biščević 2014 Austria Eduard Auer (2010–2014)
 Tanzania Dar es Salaam Netherlands Roeland van de Geer 2015 Italy Filiberto Ceriani Sebregondi (2011–2015)
 Thailand Bangkok Finland Pirkka Tapiola 2017 Spain Jesús Miguel Sanz Escorihuel[9] (2013–2017)
 Timor-Leste Dili United Kingdom / France Andrew Jacobs 2019 Portugal Alexandre Leitão (2016–2019)
 Togo Lomé Spain Joaquín Tasso Vilallonga 2020 Portugal Maria Cristina Martins Barreira (2017–2020)
Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad and Tobago Port of Spain Netherlands Arend Biesebroek 2016 Italy Daniela Tramacere (2012–2016)
 Tunisia Tunis France Patrice Bergamini 2016 Spain Laura Baeza (2012–2016)
 Turkey Ankara Germany Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut[4] 2020 Austria Christian Berger (2016–2020)
 Turkmenistan Ashgabat Poland Beata Pęksa 2023 Spain Diego Ruiz Alonso (2020–2023)
 UAE Abu Dhabi Italy Andrea Matteo Fontanta 2020 Romania Mihail Stuparu (2012–2014), Italy Carlo De Filippi a.i. (2015) Italy Patrizio Fondi (2015–20)
 Uganda Kampala Italy Attilio Pacifici 2017 Denmark Kristian Schmidt (2013–2017)
 Ukraine Kyiv Estonia Matti Maasikas 2019 Poland Jan Tombiński (2012–2016)
France Hugues Mingarelli (2016–2019)
 United Kingdom London Portugal João Vale de Almeida[12] 2020 European Union Member of (1973–2020)/ More information
 United States Washington, D.C. Greece Stavros Lambrinidis[13] 2019 Republic of Ireland David O'Sullivan(2014–2019)[14] Portugal João Vale de Almeida (2010–2014)/ More information
 Uzbekistan Tashkent Denmark Charlotte Adriaen 2020 Bulgaria Yuri Sterk(2012–2016)
 Uruguay Montevideo Germany Karl-Otto Koenig 2017 Spain Juan Fernández Trigo (2013–2017)
 Venezuela Caracas Portugal Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa 2017 France Aude Maio-Coliche (2013–2017)
 Vietnam Hanoi Italy Pier Giorgio Aliberti 2019 Belgium Bruno Angelet (2015–2019)
 Yemen Sanaa Spain Gabriel Munuera Vinlas 2021 Sweden Hans Grundberg (2019–2021)
 Zambia Lusaka Poland Karolina Stasiak 2023 Poland Jacek Jankowski (2019–2023) Italy Alessandro Mariani (2015–2019) France Gilles Hervio (2010–2015)
 Zimbabwe Harare Finland Timo Olkkonen 2014 Italy Philippe Van Damme (2014–2018)

Ambassadors to international organisations

Host organisation Location Ambassador Selected Notes
 African Union Addis Ababa Italy Ranieri Sabatucci 2015 PreviouslyUnited Kingdom Gary Quince (2011–2015)
 ASEAN Jakarta Belgium Igor Driesmans 2021
 Council of Europe Strasbourg Bulgaria Meglena Kuneva 2018 Italy Luisella Pavan-Woolfe (2009–2014)[15] Finland Jari Vilen (2014–2018)[16]
 World Trade Organization Geneva Portugal João Aguiar Machado 2019 Greece Angelos Pangratis (2011–2015) Belgium Mark Vanheukelen (2015–2019)
 United Nations New York City Sweden Olof Skoog 2019 Portugal João Vale de Almeida (2015–2019)
 United Nations Geneva Belgium Walter Stevens[17] 2018 Italy Maria Angela Zappia (2011–2014)
 United Nations Vienna Austria Stephan Klement[18] 2019 Hungary Györgyi Margit Martin Zanathy (2011–2015); Also accredited to the OSCE.
 UNESCO Paris France Didier Lenoir 2016 Italy Maria Francesca Spatolisano (2012–2016); Also accredited to the OSCE

See also

References

  1. ↑ EU Special Representative in Afghanistan
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints 12 new Heads of EU Delegations
  3. ↑ High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of EU Delegations to Botswana and the Council of Europe-Strasbourg
  4. 1 2 "Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut appointed as EU ambassador to Turkey". Daily Sabah. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ↑ High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads and Deputy Heads of EU Delegations under the 2010 rotation, EEAS 15 September 2010
  6. ↑ High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints three new Heads of EU Delegation to Bangladesh, Guinea (Conakry) and Malawi
  7. 1 2 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
  8. ↑ "About the EU Delegation to Lebanon – European External Action Service".
  9. 1 2 EU High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of EU Delegations to Australia, Norway and Thailand
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Sudan fighting: EU ambassador assaulted in Khartoum home". BBC News. 17 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  12. ↑ Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom
  13. ↑ Immediate Change to the EU Delegation to the United States’ Protocol Status
  14. ↑ Catherine Ashton appoints new Head of EU Delegation to the United States
  15. ↑ Pavan Woolfe, Luisella (2021). "Luisella Pavan-Woolfe CV".
  16. ↑ "Jari Vilen Bio". bih.rec.org. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ About the EU Delegation in Vienna, retrieved 2020-01-07
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