Dirk Steffen Schuebel (born 1965) is a diplomat and economist from

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. He serves in the European External Action Service (EEAS) as the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Belarus since 2019. Previously he has been the Head of the

Delegation of the European Union to Moldova The Delegation of the European Union to Moldova () was established to facilitate relations between Moldova and the European Union. It is located in Moldova's capital, Chișinău. History The European Commission opened up a new office in Moldov ...

from November 2009 until mid 2013.Delegation of the European Union to Moldova

Biography

Dirk Schuebel was born in

East Germany East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from Foundation of East Germany, its formation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on ...

. From

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he worked with

Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia and ...

(helped to bring it into the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ...

as political desk officer for Hungary). Dirk Schuebel has served as Head of Political, Press and Information Section and Acting Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine. Ambassador Dirk Schuebel was the second head of the

after

Cesare de Montis Cesare de Montis is an official of the European Union. He was the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Moldova (October 2005 – November 2009). Biography In October 2005, Cesare de Montis became the first Head of the Delegation of ...

Schuebel has been the Head of the

from November 2009 til mid 2013. He then moved on to work in the EEAS Head Office. Since late summer 2019 he is the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Belarus.

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Dirk Schuebel

Dirk Schuebel: Moldova's hard times give possibilities for fiscal reforms

Dirk Schuebel recommends to improve customs services
German diplomats Ambassadors of the European Union to Moldova Ambassadors of the European Union to Belarus 1965 births Living people Recipients of the Order of Honour (Moldova) German officials of the European Union {{Germany-diplomat-stub