List of ambassadors of the European Union

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EU Ambassadors' Conference, September 2018

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, the EU was represented abroad by the ambassador of the country holding the semestrial EU council presidency, and the European Commission 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.

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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.

Ambassadors 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 nationality (legend →)

Ambassadors to Non-EU Countries

Country [1] LocationAmbassadorSelectedPredecessors / Comments
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Afghanistan Brussels (temporarily) Flag of Slovenia.svg Veronika Boskovic Pohar (acting)2024 Flag of Denmark.svg Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin [2] (2013–2017); Flag of France.svg Pierre Mayaudon (2017–2021); Flag of Italy.svg Raffaella Iodice (2022–2024)

Normally based in Kabul

Flag of Albania.svg Albania Tirana Flag of Italy.svg Silvio Gonzato2023 Flag of Italy.svg Ettore Sequi (2010–2014); Flag of Croatia.svg Romana Vlahutin (2014–2019); Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Soreca (2019–2022); Flag of Germany.svg Christiane Hohmann (2022–2023)
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria Algiers Flag of Spain.svg Diego Mellado Pascua2024 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Marek Skolil (2012–2016); Flag of Ireland.svg John O’Rourke (2016–2021); Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Eckert (2021–2024)
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Luanda Flag of Portugal.svg Rosário Bento Pais2023 Flag of Germany.svg Gordon Kricke (2012–2016); Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Uličný (2016–2020); Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeannette Seppen (2020–2023)
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Buenos Aires Flag of Spain.svg Amador Sánchez Rico2021 Flag of Spain.svg Alfonso Diez-Torres (2010–2014); Flag of Spain.svg José Ignacio Salafranca (2014–2017); Flag of France.svg Aude Maio-Coliche (2017–2021)
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Yerevan Flag of Greece.svg Vassilis Maragos 2023 Flag of Romania.svg Traian Hristea (2011–2015); Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Świtalski (2015–2019); Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Wiktorin (2019–2023)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Canberra Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Visentin 2022 Flag of Italy.svg Sem Fabrizi (2013–2017); Flag of Germany.svg Michael Pulch [3] (2017–2022)
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan Baku Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Michalko 2021 Flag of Sweden.svg Malena Mård (2013–2017); Flag of Lithuania.svg Kestutis Jankauskas (2017–2021)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Dhaka Flag of Germany.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Miller2024 Flag of Ireland.svg William Hanna (2010–2014); Flag of France.svg Pierre Mayaudon (2014–2017); Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rensje Teerink (2017–2021); Flag of the Netherlands.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Whiteley (2021–2024)
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados & the Eastern Caribbean States Bridgetown Flag of Poland.svg Małgorzata Wasilewska 2020 Flag of Denmark.svg Mikael Barfod (2012–2016); Flag of Italy.svg Daniela Tramacere (2016–2020)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua & Barbuda, Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica, Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada, Flag of Saint Lucia.svg St. Lucia, Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg St. Kitts & Nevis, Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg St. Vincent & the Grenadines, the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM

Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Minsk Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Nørlov (acting)2023 Flag of Latvia.svg Maira Mora (2011–2015); Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Joana-Maria Wiktorin (2015–2019); Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Schuebel (2019–2022)
Flag of Benin.svg Benin Cotonou Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stephane Mund2024 Flag of Spain.svg Josep Coll i Carbo (2013–2017); Flag of Germany.svg Oliver Nette (2017–2019); Flag of Germany.svg Sylvia Hartleif (2020–2024)
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia La Paz Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Segura Socias2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Torlot (2012–2016); Flag of Spain.svg León de la Torre Kraiss (2016–2020); Flag of Austria.svg Michael Dóczy (2020–2024)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Soreca 2024 Flag of Denmark.svg Peter Sørensen (2011–2015); Flag of Sweden.svg Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (2015–2019); Flag of Austria.svg Johann Sattler (2019–2024)

Accredited also as EU Special Representative

Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Gaborone Flag of Finland.svg Petra Pereyra2022 Flag of Ireland.svg Gerard McGovern (2010–2014); Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Baum [4] (2014–2018); Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Sadek (2018–2022)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to SADC

Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Brasília Flag of Germany.svg Marian Schuegraf2023 Flag of Portugal.svg João Gomes Cravinho (2015–2019); Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Ybáñez (2019–2023)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso Ouagadougou Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Aristi Gaztelumendi2023 Flag of France.svg Alain Holleville (2011–2015); Flag of France.svg Jean Lamy (2015–2019); Flag of Germany.svg Wolfram Vetter (2019–2023)
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Bujumbura Flag of Italy.svg Elisabetta Pietrobon2023 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfram Vetter (2016–2019); Flag of France.svg Claude Bochu (2019–2023)
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Phnom Penh Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Igor Driesmans2023 Flag of France.svg Jean-Francois Cautain (2011–2015); Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Edgar (2015–2019) Flag of Spain.svg Carmen Moreno (2019–2023);
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Yaoundé Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Chataigner2023 Flag of France.svg Françoise Collet (2013–2017); Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Peter Schadek (2017–2021); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Van Damme (2021–2023)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Ottawa Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Geneviève Tuts2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie-Anne Coninsx (2013–2017); Flag of Latvia.svg Peteris Ustubs (2017–2021); Flag of Slovenia.svg Melita Gabrič (2021–2024)
Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde Praia Flag of Portugal.svg Carla Grijó2021 Flag of Portugal.svg José Manuel Pinto Teixeira (2012–2017); Flag of Portugal.svg Sofia Moreira de Sousa (2017–2021)
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic Bangui Flag of Spain.svg / Flag of France.svg Diego Escalona Paturel2024 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Reymondet-Commoy [3] (2013–2017); Flag of Italy.svg Samuela Isopi (2017–2021); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Douglas Carpenter (2021–2024)
Flag of Chad.svg Chad N'Djamena Flag of Poland.svg Przemysław Bobak 2024 Flag of France.svg Hélène Cave (2010–2015); Flag of Romania.svg Denisa-Elena Ionete (2015–2018); Flag of France.svg Betrand Soret (2018–2022); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Koenraad Cornelis (2022–2024)
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Santiago Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Gintersdorfer2024 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Dochao Moreno (2012–2016); Flag of Greece.svg Stella Zervoudaki (2016–2020); Flag of Spain.svg León de la Torre Krais (2020–2024)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China Beijing Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Toledo2022 Flag of Austria.svg Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2014–2018); Flag of France.svg Nicolas Chapuis (2018–2022)
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Bogotá Flag of France.svg Gilles Bertrand 2021 Flag of Spain.svg Patricia Llombart Cussac (2018–2021)
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of Congo Brazzaville Flag of France.svg Anne Marchal2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Saskia de Lang (2014–2018), Flag of Portugal.svg Raul Mateus Paula (2018–2021); Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Durazzo (2021–2024)
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of Congo Kinshasa Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Berlanga Martinez2023 Flag of France.svg Jean Michel Dumond (2012–2016); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart Ouvry (2017–2019); Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Chataigner (2019–2022);
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica San José Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Lempereur2021 Flag of Spain.svg Pelayo Castro (2015–2019); Flag of Spain.svg María Antonia Calvo (2019–2021)
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Havana Flag of Portugal.svg Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Herman Portocarrero (2012–2017); Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Navarro Gonzalez (2017–2021)
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti Djibouti Flag of Romania.svg Denisa-Elena Ionete2024 Flag of France.svg Joseph Silva (2012–2016); Flag of Poland.svg Adam Kułach (2016–2020); Flag of France.svg Sylvie Tabesse (2020–2024)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to IGAD

Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Flag of Germany.svg Katja Afheldt2021 Flag of Spain.svg Alberto Navarro Gonzalez (2013–2017); Flag of Austria.svg Irene Horejs (2017–2021)
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Quito Flag of Latvia.svg Jekaterina Dorodnova2024 Flag of Germany.svg Peter Schwaiger (2012–2016); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marianne Van Steen (2016–2020); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charles-Michel Geurts (2020–2024)
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt Cairo Flag of the Netherlands.svg Angelina Eichhors 2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Moran (2012–2016); Flag of Slovakia.svg Ivan Surkoš (2017–2020); Flag of Austria.svg Christian Berger (2020–2024)
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador San Salvador Flag of France.svg François Roudié2021 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gatto (2009–2013); Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Segura Socias [3] (2013–2017); Flag of Spain.svg Andres Bassols Soldevila (2017–2021)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to SICA

Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea Asmara Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Grippa2022 Flag of Austria.svg Christian R. Manahl (2014–2017); [5] Flag of Spain.svg Josep Coll i Carbo (2017–2018); Flag of Hungary.svg Gábor Iklódy (2019–2022)
Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini Mbabane Flag of Germany.svg Karsten Mecklenburg2024 Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Bellomo (2014–2017); Flag of Spain.svg Esmeralda Hernandez Aragones (2017–2021); Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dessislava Choumelova (2021–2024)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Addis Ababa Flag of Finland.svg Sofie From-Emmesberger2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chantal Hebberecht (2013–2017); Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Borgstam (2017–2021); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roland Kobia (2021–2024)
Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji & the Pacific Suva Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Plinkert2023 Flag of France.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jacobs (2013–2017); Flag of France.svg Julian Wilson (2017–2019); Flag of France.svg Sujiro Seam (2019–2023)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands, Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati, Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands, Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Micronesia, Flag of Nauru.svg Nauru, Flag of Niue.svg Niue, Flag of Palau.svg Palau, Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa, Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands, Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga, Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu and Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu, as well as Flag of French Polynesia.svg French Polynesia, Flags of New Caledonia.svg New Caledonia and Flag of France.svg Wallis & Futuna.

Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon Libreville Flag of France.svg Cécile Abadie2023 Flag of Portugal.svg Cristina Martins Barreira (2011–2015); Flag of Germany.svg Helmut Kulitz (2015–2019); Flag of Portugal.svg Rosário Bento Pais (2019–2023)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg Sao Tomé & Principe and ECCAS

Flag of The Gambia.svg The Gambia Banjul Flag of Spain.svg Immaculada Roca I Cortes2024 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Pampaloni (2021-2024); Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Lajos (2017–2021); Flag of Spain.svg Joaquín González–Ducay (2015–2017)
Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Tbilisi Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Herczyński 2022 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Philip Dimitrov (2010–2014); Flag of Hungary.svg János Herman [6] (2014–2018); Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Hartzell (2018–2022)
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Accra Flag of France.svg Irchad Ramiandrasoa Razaaly 2021 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Claude Maerten (2010–2014); Flag of Ireland.svg William Hanna (2014–2018); Flag of Italy.svg Diana Acconcia (2018–2021)
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Guatemala City Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Peyker2020 Flag of Greece.svg Stella Zervoudaki (2011–2016); Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gatto (2016–2020)
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea Conakry Flag of Lithuania.svg Jolita Pons2022 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Van Damme (2010–2014); Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gerardus Gielen [7] (2014–2018); Flag of Spain.svg Josep Coll i Carbo (2018–2022)
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau Bissau Flag of Latvia.svg Artis Bertulis2022 Flag of Spain.svg Joaquin Gonzalez-Ducay (2011–2015); Flag of Portugal.svg Victor Madeira dos Santos (2015–2019); Flag of Portugal.svg Sónia Neto (2019–2022)
Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana Georgetown Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rene van Nes2022 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robert Kopecky (2011–2015); Flag of Slovenia.svg Jernej Videtič (2015–2019); Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Ponz Cantó (2019–2022)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname with responsibility for Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba, Flag of Bonaire.svg Bonaire, Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao, Flag of Saba.svg Saba, Flag of France.svg St Barthelemy, Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg St Eustatius and Flag of Sint Maarten.svg St Maarten

Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Port-au-Prince Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Gatto2022 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Niño (2012–2015); Flag of France.svg Vincent Degert (2015–2019); Flag of France.svg Sylvie Tabesse (2019–2022)
Flag of the Vatican City - 2001 version.svg Holy See Rome Flag of Germany.svg Martin Selmayr2024 Flag of France.svg Yves Gazzo (2009–2012); Flag of France.svg Laurence Argimon-Pistre (2012–2016); Flag of Poland.svg Jan Tombiński (2016–2020); Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alexandra Valkenburg (2020–2024)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino, Flag of the Order of St. John (various).svg Malta Order and Flag of the United Nations.svg FAO

Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras Tegucigalpa Flag of Spain.svg Gonzalo Fournier2024 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Versteeg (2009–2013); Flag of Denmark.svg Ketil Karlsen (2013–2017); Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Palmero (2017–2020); Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Segura Socías (2020–2024)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong Hong Kong Flag of Ireland.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harvey Rouse2024 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent Piket (2012–2016); Flag of Spain.svg Carmen Cano (2016–2020); Flag of Italy.svg Thomas Gnocchi (2020–2024)

Accredited as Head of Office. Accredited also to Flag of Macau.svg Macao

Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Reykjavík Flag of Sweden.svg Clara Ganslandt2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Mann (2017–2020); Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Samcová-Hall Allen (2020–2024)
Flag of India.svg India New Delhi Flag of France.svg Hervé Delphin2023 Flag of Portugal.svg João Gomes Cravinho (2012–2015); Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kozłowski (2015–2019); Flag of Italy.svg Ugo Astuto (2019–2023)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan

Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Jakarta Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Chaibi2023 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Julian Wilson (2008–2013); Flag of Sweden.svg Olof Skoog (2014–2015); Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent Piket (2015–2019);

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei

Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq Baghdad Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Seiler2023 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Hybášková (2011–2015); Flag of France.svg Patrick Simonnet (2016–2017); Flag of Spain.svg Ramon Blecua (2017–2019); Flag of Germany.svg Martin Huth (2019–2021); Flag of Finland.svg Ville Varjola (2021–2023)
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Tel Aviv Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimiter Tzantchev2021 Flag of Denmark.svg Lars Faaborg-Andersen (2013–2017); Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Giaufret (2017–2021)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast Abidjan Flag of Italy.svg Francesca Di Mauro2022 Flag of Germany.svg Jobst von Kirchmann (2018–2022)
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Kingston Flag of Finland.svg Tuija Askola2024 Flag of Italy.svg Paola Amadei (2012–2016); Flag of Poland.svg Małgorzata Wasilewska (2016–2020); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marianne Van Steen (2020–2024)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Belize.svg Belize, Flag of the Bahamas.svg The Bahamas, Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks & Caicos Islands and Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands

Flag of Japan.svg Japan Tokyo Flag of France.svg Jean-Eric Paquet2022 Flag of Austria.svg Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2010–2014); Flag of Romania.svg Viorel Isticioaia Budura [8] (2014–2018); Flag of Germany.svg Patricia Flor (2018–2022)
Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan Amman Flag of Cyprus.svg / Flag of France.svg Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavas2023 Flag of Poland.svg Joanna Wronecka (2010–2015); Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Matteo Fontana (2015–2019); Flag of Cyprus.svg Maria Hadjitheodosiou (2019–2023)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan Flag of Slovenia.svg Aleska Simkic2024 Flag of France.svg Aurelia Bouchez (2011–2015); Flag of Romania.svg Traian Hristea (2015–2018); Flag of Sweden.svg Sven-Olov Carlsson (2018–2021); Flag of Lithuania.svg Kestutis Jankauskas (2021–2024)
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Nairobi Flag of Germany.svg Henriette Geiger2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Lodewijk Briët (2011–2015); Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Antonio Dejak (2015–2019); Flag of Ireland.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Mordue (2019–2021)

Accredited also as EU Permanent Representative to Flag of the United Nations.svg UNEP and Flag of the United Nations.svg UN-Habitat

Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Pristina Flag of Estonia.svg Aivo Orav 2024 Flag of Slovenia.svg Samuel Žbogar (2011–2016); Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nataiiya Apostolova (2016–2020); Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Szunyog (2020–2024)

Accredited as Head of Office and EU Special Representative

Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait Kuwait City Flag of Finland.svg Anne Koistinen2023 Flag of Romania.svg Cristian Tudor (2019–2022)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan Bishkek Flag of Sweden.svg Marilyn Josefson2022 Flag of Italy.svg Cesare De Montis (2013–2017); Flag of Austria.svg Eduard Auer (2018–2022)
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Vientiane Flag of Ireland.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Gallagher2024 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Leo Faber (2016–2020); Flag of Lithuania.svg Ina Marčiulionytė (2020–2024)
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Beirut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sandra De Waele2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Angelina Eichhorst (2011–2015), Flag of Denmark.svg Christina Lassen [9] (2015–2019); Flag of Germany.svg Ralph Tarraf (2019–2023)
Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Maseru Flag of Italy.svg Paola Amadei2021 Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Doyle (2014–2017); Flag of Austria.svg Christian Manahl (2017–2021)
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia Monrovia Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nona Deprez2023 Flag of Estonia.svg Tina Intelmann (2014–2017); Flag of France.svg Hélène Cave (2017–2020); Flag of France.svg Laurent Delahousse (2020–2023)
Flag of Libya.svg Libya Tripoli Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Orlando2023 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nataliya Apostolova (2012–2016); Flag of Germany.svg Bettina Muscheidt (2016–2018); Flag of Malta.svg Alan Bugeja (2018–2020); Flag of Spain.svg Jose Antonio Sabadell (2020–2023)
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Antananarivo Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roland Kobia2024 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Di Girolamo (2018–2022); Flag of France.svg Isabelle Delattre Burger (2022-2024)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros

Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Lilongwe Flag of Denmark.svg Rune Skinnebach2021
 Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Baum (2010–2014); Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marchell Germann (2014–2018); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sandra Paesen (2018–2020)
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Flag of Germany.svg Rafael-Tristan Daerr2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Luc Vandebon (2012–2016); Flag of Spain.svg Maria Castillo Fernández (2016–2020); Flag of Greece.svg Michalis Rokas (2020–2024)
Flag of Mali.svg Mali Bamako Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Eckert2024 Flag of Germany.svg Richard Zink (2011–2015); Flag of France.svg Alain Holleville (2015–2019); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bart Ouvry (2019–2023); Flag of France.svg Pascal Perennec (acting) (2023-2024)
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania Nouakchott Flag of Spain.svg Joaquín Tasso Vilallonga2024 Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Sabadell (2013–2017); Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Durazzo (2017–2021); Flag of France.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwilym Jones (2021–2024)
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Port Louis Flag of Austria.svg Oskar Benedikt2023 Flag of Germany.svg H-S. Gerstanlauer (2013–2015), Flag of Finland.svg Marjaana Sall (2015–2019); Flag of France.svg Vincent Degert (2019–2023)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles

Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Mexico City Flag of Portugal.svg Francisco André2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marie-Anne Coninsx (2009–2013); Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Stanley (2013–2017); Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Rudischhauser (2017–2019); Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Bou (2019–2021); Flag of France.svg Gautier Mignot (2021–2024)
Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Chișinău Flag of Latvia.svg Jānis Mažeiks 2021 Flag of Finland.svg Pirkka Tapiola (2013–2017); Flag of Slovakia.svg Peter Michalko (2017–2021)
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Ulaanbaater Flag of Lithuania.svg Ina Marčiulionytė2024 Flag of Romania.svg Traian Hristea (2018–2021); Flag of France.svg Axelle Nicaise (2021–2024)
Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Podgorica Flag of Austria.svg Johann Sattler 2024 Flag of Slovenia.svg Mitja Drobnic (2012–2016); Flag of Estonia.svg Aivo Orav (2016–2020); Flag of Romania.svg Oana-Cristina Popa (2020–2024)
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco Rabat Flag of Spain.svg Patricia Llombart Cussac2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rupert Joy (2013–2017); Flag of Germany.svg Claudia Wiedey (2017–2021)
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Maputo Flag of Italy.svg Antonino Maggiore2022 Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Malin (2011–2014); Flag of Germany.svg Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff [8] (2014–2018); Flag of Spain.svg Antonio Sánchez-Benedito Gaspar (2018–2022)
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Yangon Flag of Italy.svg Ranieri Sabatucci2020 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Roland Kobia (2013–2017); Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Schmidt (2017–2020)
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Windhoek Flag of Portugal.svg / Flag of Germany.svg Ana Beatriz Martins2023 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fuentes Milani (2010–2015); Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jana Hybášková (2015–2019); Flag of Finland.svg Sinikka Antila (2019–2023)
Flag of Nepal.svg   Nepal Kathmandu Flag of France.svg / Flag of Spain.svg Veronique Lorenzo2023 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Reesje Teerink (2013–2017), Flag of Ireland.svg Veronica Cody (2017–2020), Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nona Deprez (2020–2023)
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Wellington Flag of Ireland.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lawrence Meredith2023 Flag of Greece.svg Mikalis Rokas (2012–2016); Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bernard Savage (2016–2019); Flag of Germany.svg Nina Obermaier (2019–2023)
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Managua Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Ponz2022 Flag of Spain.svg Javier Sandomingo, (2011–2015); Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenneth Bell (2015–2019); Flag of Spain.svg Pelayo Castro (2019–2021); Flag of Germany.svg Bettina Muscheidt (2021–2022)
Flag of Niger.svg Niger Niamey Flag of Finland.svg Olai Voionmaa (Acting)2024 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Peter Schadek (2011–2013); Flag of Portugal.svg Raul Mateus Paula (2013–2018); (2018–2021); Flag of Romania.svg Denisa–Elena Ionete [3] (2018–2022); Flag of Portugal.svg Salvador Pinto da França (2022-2024)
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Abuja Flag of France.svg Gautier Mignot2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Michel Arrion [3] (2013–2017); Flag of Denmark.svg Ketil Karlsen (2017–2021); Flag of Italy.svg Samuela Isopi (2021–2024)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to ECOWAS

Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia Skopje Flag of Greece.svg Michalis Rokas2024 Flag of Estonia.svg Aivo Orav (2012–2016); Flag of Slovenia.svg Samuel Žbogar (2016–2020); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Geer (2020–2024)
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Oslo Flag of France.svg Nicolas de La Grandville2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Helen Campbell [10] (2013–2017); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Béchet (2017–2021)
Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Islamabad Flag of Estonia.svg Dr Riina Kionka2022 Flag of Sweden.svg Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (2011–2015); Flag of France.svg Jean François Cautain (2015–2019), Flag of Cyprus.svg Androulla Kaminara (2019–2022)
Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine Ramallah Flag of Germany.svg Alexandre Stutzmann2023 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (2019–2023)

Accredited as Head of Office. Accredited also to Flag of the United Nations.svg UNWRA

Flag of Panama.svg Panama Panama City Flag of Poland.svg Izabela Matusz 2022 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Chris Hoornaert (2018–2022)
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea Port Moresby Flag of France.svg Jacques Fradin2022 Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Giogkarakis-Argyropoulos (2015–2019); Flag of Slovenia.svg Jernej Videtič (2019–2022)
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Asunción Flag of Spain.svg Javier García de Viedma2021 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Palmero (2013–2017); Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Berizzi (2017–2021)
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Lima Flag of Ireland.svg Jonathan Hatwell2024 Flag of Italy.svg Sabato Della Monica (1991–1996); Flag of France.svg Jean-Michel Perille (1997–2001); Flag of Germany.svg Mendel Goldstein (2001–2005); Flag of Portugal.svg António Cardoso Mota (2005–2009); Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Allden (2010–2013); Flag of Austria.svg Irene Horejs (2013–2017); Flag of Spain.svg Diego Mellado (2017–2021); Flag of Spain.svg / Flag of France.svg Gaspar Frontini (2021–2024)
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Manila Flag of Italy.svg Mariomassimo Santoro2024 Flag of France.svg Guy Ledoux (2011–2015); Flag of Denmark.svg Franz Jessen (2015–2019); Flag of France.svg Luc Véron (2019–2024)
Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar Doha Flag of Romania.svg Cristian Tudor2022None
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Moscow Flag of France.svg Roland Galharague2022 Flag of Lithuania.svg Vygaudas Ušackas (2013–2017); Flag of Germany.svg Markus Ederer (2017–2022)
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda Kigali Flag of Spain.svg Belén Calvo Uyarra2022 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Ryan (2013–2017); Flag of Italy.svg Nicola Bellomo (2017–2021)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia Riyadh Flag of France.svg Christophe Farnaud2023 Michele Cervone d'Urso (2016–2020); Flag of France.svg Patrick Simonnet (2020–2023)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain and Flag of Oman.svg Oman

Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Dakar Flag of France.svg / Flag of Malta.svg Jean-Marc Pisani2018 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dominique Dellicour (2010–2015); Flag of Spain.svg Joaquín González–Ducay (2015–2018)
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Belgrade Flag of Italy.svg / Flag of France.svg Emanuele Giaufret2021 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Davenport (2013–2017); Flag of Italy.svg Sem Fabrizi (2017–2021)
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone Freetown Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Jankowski 2024 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tom Vens (2017–2021); Flag of Germany.svg Manuel Müller (2021–2024)
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Singapore Flag of Poland.svg Iwona Piórko 2021 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Pulch [3] (2013–2017); Flag of Germany.svg Barbara Plinkert (2017–2021)
Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia Mugadishu Flag of Sweden.svg Karin Johansson2023 Flag of France.svg / Flag of Spain.svg Veronique Lorenzo (2016–2018); Flag of Spain.svg Nicolás Berlanga Martinez (2018–2021); Flag of Estonia.svg Tiina Intelmann (2021–2023)
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Pretoria Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sandra Kramer2022 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roeland van de Geer (2010–2014); Flag of Austria.svg Marcus Cornaro (2014–2018); Flag of Estonia.svg Dr Riina Kionka (2018–2022)
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Seoul Flag of Spain.svg Maria Castillo Fernandez2020 Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Kozłowski (2011–2015); Flag of Germany.svg Gerhard Sabathil (2015–2017); Flag of Austria.svg Michael Reiterer (2017–2020)
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Juba Flag of Finland.svg Timo Olkkonen2022 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (2012–2014); Flag of Italy.svg Stefano De Leo (2014–2018); Flag of Ireland.svg Sinéad Walsh (2018–2020); Flag of Germany.svg Christian Bader (2020–2022)
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan Khartoum Flag of Ireland.svg Aidan O'Hara 2022 [11] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Uličný (2011–2016); Flag of France.svg Jean Michel Dumond (2016–2019); Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robert van den Dool (2019–2022)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Colombo Flag of Spain.svg Carmen Moreno 2023 Flag of Ireland.svg David Daly (2013–2016); Flag of Luxembourg.svg Tung–Lai Margue (2016–2019); Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Denis Chaibi (2019–2023)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives

Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Bern Flag of Greece.svg / Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Petros Mavromichalis2020 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Jones (2012–2016); Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Matthiessen (2016–2020)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein

Flag of Syria.svg Syria Beirut (temporarily) Flag of Germany.svg Michael Ohnmacht (acting)2024 Flag of Denmark.svg Simon Bojsen-Moller – acting (2016–2017); Flag of Italy.svg Tosca Barucco – acting (2017–2019); Flag of France.svg Gilles Bertrand – acting (2019–2021); Flag of Romania.svg Dan Stoenescu – acting (2021–2024)

Normally based in Damascus

Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan Taipei Flag of Germany.svg Lutz Güllner2024 Flag of France.svg Frédéric Laplanche (2011–2015); Flag of Sweden.svg Madeleine Majorenko (2015–2019); Flag of Poland.svg Filip Grzegorzewski (2019–2024)

Accredited as Head of Office

Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan Dushanbe Flag of Lithuania.svg Raimundas Karoblis2022 Flag of Austria.svg Eduard Auer (2010–2014); Flag of Croatia.svg Hidajet Biščević (2014–2018); Flag of Sweden.svg Marilyn Josefsson (2018–2022)
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania Dar es Salaam Flag of Germany.svg Christine Grau2023 Flag of Italy.svg Filiberto Ceriani Sebregondi (2011–2015); Flag of the Netherlands.svg Roeland van de Geer (2015–2018); Flag of Italy.svg Manfredo Fanti (2019–2023)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to EAC

Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Bangkok Flag of Ireland.svg David Daly2021 Flag of Spain.svg Jesús Miguel Sanz Escorihuel [10] (2013–2017); Flag of Finland.svg Pirkka Tapiola (2017–2021)
Flag of East Timor.svg Timor-Leste Dili Flag of Germany.svg Marc Fiedrich2022 Flag of Portugal.svg Alexandre Leitão (2016–2019); Flag of France.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jacobs (2019–2022)
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo Lomé Flag of France.svg / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gwilym Jones2024 Flag of Portugal.svg Maria Cristina Martins Barreira (2017–2020); Flag of Spain.svg Joaquín Tasso Vilallonga (2020–2024)
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad & Tobago Port of Spain Flag of Ireland.svg Peter Cavendish2021 Flag of Italy.svg Daniela Tramacere (2012–2016); Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arend Biesebroek (2016–2020)
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia Tunis Flag of Italy.svg Giuseppe Perrone2024 Flag of Spain.svg Laura Baeza (2012–2016); Flag of France.svg Patrice Bergamini (2016–2020); Flag of Austria.svg Marcus Cornaro (2020–2024)
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Ankara Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Hans Ossowski2024 Flag of France.svg Jean-Maurice Ripert (2011–2013); Flag of Germany.svg Hansjörg Haber (2015–2016); Flag of Austria.svg Christian Berger (2016–2020); Flag of Germany.svg Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut (2020–2024) [12]
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan Ashgabat Flag of Poland.svg Beata Pęksa 2023 Flag of Spain.svg Diego Ruiz Alonso (2020–2023)
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Kampala Flag of Sweden.svg Jan Sadek2022 Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Schmidt (2013–2017); Flag of Italy.svg Attilio Pacifici (2017–2022)
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Kyiv Flag of Slovakia.svg Katarína Mathernová2023 Flag of Poland.svg Jan Tombiński (2012–2016); Flag of France.svg Hugues Mingarelli (2016–2019); Flag of Estonia.svg Matti Maasikas (2019–2023)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Berger2023 Flag of Romania.svg Mihail Stuparu (2012–2014), Flag of Italy.svg Patrizio Fondi (2015–2020); Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Matteo Fontana (2020–2023)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom London Flag of Spain.svg Pedro Serrano2022 Flag of Portugal.svg João Vale de Almeida [13] (2020–2022)

Member state of the Flag of Europe.svg European Union (1973–2020)

Flag of the United States.svg United States Washington, D.C. Flag of Lithuania.svg Jovita Neliupšienė 2023 Flag of Portugal.svg João Vale de Almeida (2010–2014); Flag of Ireland.svg David O'Sullivan [14] (2014–2019); Flag of Greece.svg Stavros Lambrinidis [15] (2019–2023)
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Montevideo Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Berizzi2021 Flag of Spain.svg Juan Fernández Trigo (2013–2017); Flag of Germany.svg Karl-Otto Koenig (2017–2021)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Tashkent Flag of Estonia.svg Toivo Klaar2024 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Yuri Sterk (2012–2016); Flag of Denmark.svg Charlotte Adriaen (2020–2024)
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Caracas Flag of Spain.svg María Antonia Calvo (acting)2024 Flag of France.svg Aude Maio-Coliche (2013–2017); Flag of Portugal.svg Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa (2017–2021); Flag of France.svg Rachel Roumet – acting (2021–2024)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Hanoi Flag of France.svg Julien Guerrier2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bruno Angelet (2015–2019); Flag of Italy.svg Pier Giorgio Aliberti (2019–2023)
Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen Amman (temporarily) Flag of Spain.svg Gabriel Munuera Vinlas2021 Flag of Spain.svg María Antonia Calvo (2016–2019); Flag of Sweden.svg Hans Grundberg (2019–2021)

Normally based in Sanaa

Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Lusaka Flag of Poland.svg Karolina Stasiak 2023 Flag of France.svg Gilles Hervio (2010–2015); Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Mariani (2015–2019); Flag of Poland.svg Jacek Jankowski (2019–2023)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe Harare Flag of Germany.svg Jobst von Kirchmann2022 Flag of Italy.svg Philippe Van Damme (2014–2018); Flag of Finland.svg Timo Olkkonen (2018–2022)

The European Union has not established diplomatic relations with Flag of Iran.svg Iran and Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea.

Ambassadors to International Organisations

Host organisationLocationAmbassadorSelectedPredecessors / Comments
Flag of the African Union.svg African Union Addis Ababa Flag of Spain.svg Javier Niño Pérez2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gary Quince (2011–2015), Flag of Italy.svg Ranieri Sabatucci (2015–2019); Flag of Denmark.svg Birgitte Markussen (2019–2023)
Infobox ASEAN flag.svg ASEAN Jakarta Flag of France.svg Sujiro Seam2023 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Igor Driesmans (2021–2023)
Flag of the Council of Europe.svg Council of Europe Strasbourg Flag of Croatia.svg Vesna Batistić Kos2022 Flag of Italy.svg Luisella Pavan-Woolfe (2009–2014) [16] Flag of Finland.svg Jari Vilen [17] (2014–2018); Flag of Bulgaria.svg Meglena Kuneva (2018–2022)
Flag of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.svg OSCE Vienna Flag of Austria.svg Rasa Ostrauskaite2020 Flag of France.svg Didier Lenoir (2015–2019)

Deputy Head of Delegation in Vienna

Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations New York City Flag of Greece.svg Stavros Lambrinidis2024 Flag of Portugal.svg João Vale de Almeida (2015–2019); Flag of Austria.svg Thomas Mayr-Harting (2011–2015); Flag of Sweden.svg Olof Skoog (2019–2023)
Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations Geneva Flag of Denmark.svg Lotte Knudsen2021 Flag of Italy.svg Maria Angela Zappia (2011–2014), Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Walter Stevens [18] (2018–2021)
Flag of the United Nations.svg United Nations Vienna Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Hallergård2023 Flag of Austria.svg Stephan Klement [19] (2017–2023)

Head of Delegation in Vienna

Flag of the United Nations.svg OECD & UNESCO Paris Flag of Austria.svg Christina Kokkinakis2023 Flag of France.svg Didier Lenoir (2019–2023)

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra and Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco

WTO Logo.svg World Trade Organization Geneva Flag of Portugal.svg João Aguiar Machado2019 Flag of Greece.svg Angelos Pangratis (2011–2015) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Mark Vanheukelen (2015–2019)

Ambassadors at now Defunct Offices

CountryLocationAmbassadorSelectedPredecessors / Comments
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands Honiara Flag of Greece.svg Leonidas Tazapsidis2014–2018Closed in 2018.

Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu

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