Sylvie Lucas (photo credits- Marc Weydert)

Sylvie Lucas (born 30 June 1965) was

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

's ambassador to the

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from 2016 to 2019, having previously served as Permanent Representative to the

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from August 2008 to August 2016 and president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (2009–2010) and the

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(2014)."Presidents of ECOSOC"
United Nations Economic and Social Council"Economic and Social Council Resumes 2008 Session to Fill Vacancies in Bureau, Subsidiary Bodies, While Wrapping up Other Outstanding Issues on Agenda" ''US Fed News'' (HT Syndication) 12 September 2008

Education

In 1988 Sylvie Lucas received a

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in history from the ''Université des Sciences Humaines'' (University of Social Sciences) (now the

University of Strasbourg The University of Strasbourg (french: Université de Strasbourg, Unistra) is a public research university located in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, with over 52,000 students and 3,300 researchers. The French university traces its history to the ea ...

) and, in 1989, a master's degree in

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and administration from the

College of Europe The College of Europe (french: Collège d'Europe) is a post-graduate institute of European studies with its main campus in Bruges, Belgium and a second campus in Warsaw, Poland. The College of Europe in Bruges was founded in 1949 by leading ...

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Diplomatic career

From 1990 to 1995 she worked at the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs, first for a year in the Department of Political and Cultural Affairs, and then in the Department of International Relations and Economic Affairs.The ''Direction des Relations économiques internationales'' is also translated as "Directorate for International and Economic Relations", se
"Biographies: Sylvie Lucas"
"Special Event on Philanthropy and The Global Public Health Agenda" 23 February 2009, Trusteeship Council, ECOSOC, United Nations, New York From 1995 to 2000 she was the deputy permanent representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations. She then returned to the Department of Political Affairs as deputy director from 2000 to 2003. In 2003, Sylvie Lucas became Luxembourg's ambassador to

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

and Cape Verde, In 2004 she again returned to the Department of Political Affairs, this time as director. On 25 August 2008, ambassador Lucas became the United Nations' permanent representative from Luxembourg. In September 2008 she was elected vice-president of ECOSOC to fill the unexpired term of ambassador Jean-Marc Hoscheit who had left the UN. On 15 January 2009 she was elected to a one-year term as president of ECOSOC. On November 21st, 2016, Lucas presented her credentials as Ambassador to Canada.

Notes

Sources

"Curriculum vitae of H.E. Ms Sylvie Lucas"
Luxembourg's United Nations office

''Kobiety w polityce'' (''Women in Politics''), in Polish

External links

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