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Below are current Ambassadors of the European Union to foreign countries and international organisations. They are also known as Heads of Delegation or Envoys.
Prior to the
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Below are current Ambassadors of the European Union to foreign countries and international organisations. They are also known as Heads of Delegation or Envoys.
Prior to the Treaty of Lisbon
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, the EU was represented abroad by the ambassador of the country holding the semestrial EU council presidency, and the European Commission
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was represented by a Head of Delegation of the Commission, who was a 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
The president of the European Council is the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council on the world stage. This Institutions of the European Union, institution comprises the college of heads of state or governme ...
and the President of the European Commission
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, following a proposal by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP) is the chief co-ordinator and representative of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) within the European Un ...
.
Ambassadors are chosen among candidates coming from the European External Action Service
The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service in charge of executing all Foreign relations of the European Union, international relations of the European Union. The EEAS is led by the Vice-President of the European Co ...
(EEAS), the European Commission
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, the European Council
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, and the 27 Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the member states
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Since the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) include some members that are not sovereign states ...
.
Current ambassadors
Ambassadors to Non-EU Countries
The European Union has not established diplomatic relations with Iran and North Korea.Ambassadors to International Organisations
Ambassadors at now Defunct Offices
See also
* Accreditation and Responsibilities of EU delegations *European External Action Service
The European External Action Service (EEAS) is the diplomatic service in charge of executing all Foreign relations of the European Union, international relations of the European Union. The EEAS is led by the Vice-President of the European Co ...
* European Union and the United Nations
The European Union (EU) has permanent observer status at the United Nations (UN) since 1974, and gained enhanced participation rights in 2011. The EU itself does not have voting rights but it is represented alongside its 27 members, one of whi ...
* European Union Special Representative
The European Union Special Representatives (EUSR) are emissaries of the European Union with specific tasks abroad. While the Ambassadors of the European Union, EU's ambassadors are responsible for affairs with a single country, Special Representa ...
* Foreign relations of the European Union
Although there has been a large degree of integration between European Union member states, foreign relations is still a largely intergovernmental matter, with the 27 states controlling their own relations to a large degree. However, with ...
* List of diplomatic missions of the European Union
The member states of the European Union are aligned in their foreign policy on many issues. The EU is the world's largest economic union, customs union and donor of humanitarian and development assistance and thus has an extensive network of del ...
References
External links
*EU Delegations Worldwide
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