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.
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 to Non-EU Countries Country Location Ambassador Selected Predecessors / Comments Brussels (temporarily) Nicola Bellomo 2026 Franz-Michael Skjold MellbinEU Special Representative in Afghanistan (2013–2017); Pierre Mayaudon (2017–2021); Raffaella Iodice (2022–2024), Veronika Boskovic Pohar (2024 - 2026) Normally based in Kabul Tirana Silvio Gonzato 2023 Ettore Sequi (2010–2014); Romana Vlahutin (2014–2019); Luigi Soreca (2019–2022); Christiane Hohmann (2022–2023) Algiers Diego Mellado Pascua 2024 Marek Skolil (2012–2016); John O’Rourke (2016–2021); Thomas Eckert (2021–2024) Luanda Rosário Bento Pais 2023 Gordon Kricke (2012–2016); Tomáš Uličný (2016–2020); Jeannette Seppen (2020–2023) Buenos Aires Erik Høeg 2025 Alfonso Diez-Torres (2010–2014); José Ignacio Salafranca (2014–2017); Aude Maio-Coliche (2017–2021); Amador Sánchez Rico (2021–2025) Yerevan Vassilis Maragos 2023 Traian Hristea (2011–2015); Piotr Świtalski (2015–2019); Andrea Wiktorin (2019–2023) Canberra Gabriele Visentin 2022 Sem Fabrizi (2013–2017); Michael PulchHigh Representative Catherine Ashton appoints 12 new Heads of EU Delegations (2017–2022) Baku Marijana Kujundžić 2025 Malena Mård (2013–2017); Kestutis Jankauskas (2017–2021); Peter Michalko (2021–2025) Dhaka / Michael Miller 2024 William Hanna (2010–2014); Pierre Mayaudon (2014–2017); Rensje Teerink (2017–2021); / Charles Whiteley (2021–2024) & the Eastern Caribbean States Bridgetown / Fiona Ramsey 2025 Mikael Barfod (2012–2016); Daniela Tramacere (2016–2020); Małgorzata Wasilewska (2020–2025) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Antigua & Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, the OECS and CARICOM/CARIFORUM Minsk Steen Nørlov (acting) 2023 Maira Mora (2011–2015); Andrea Joana-Maria Wiktorin (2015–2019); Dirk Schuebel (2019–2022) Cotonou Stephane Mund 2024 Josep Coll i Carbo (2013–2017); Oliver Nette (2017–2019); Sylvia Hartleif (2020–2024) La Paz Jaume Segura Socias 2024 Tim Torlot (2012–2016); León de la Torre Kraiss (2016–2020); Michael Dóczy (2020–2024) Sarajevo Luigi Soreca 2024 Peter Sørensen (2011–2015); Lars-Gunnar Wigemark (2015–2019); Johann Sattler (2019–2024) Accredited also as EU Special Representative Gaborone Petra Pereyra 2022 Gerard McGovern (2010–2014); Alexander BaumHigh Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of EU Delegations to Botswana and the Council of Europe-Strasbourg (2014–2018); Jan Sadek (2018–2022) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to SADC Brasília Marian Schuegraf 2023 João Gomes Cravinho (2015–2019); Ignacio Ybáñez (2019–2023) Ouagadougou Philippe Bronchain 2025 Alain Holleville (2011–2015); Jean Lamy (2015–2019); Wolfram Vetter (2019–2023); Daniel Aristi Gaztelumendi (2023–2025) Bujumbura Elisabetta Pietrobon 2023 Wolfram Vetter (2016–2019); Claude Bochu (2019–2023) Phnom Penh Igor Driesmans 2023 Jean-Francois Cautain (2011–2015); George Edgar (2015–2019) Carmen Moreno (2019–2023); Yaoundé Jean-Marc Chataigner 2023 Françoise Collet (2013–2017); Hans-Peter Schadek (2017–2021); Philippe Van Damme (2021–2023) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Equatorial Guinea Ottawa Geneviève Tuts 2024 Marie-Anne Coninsx (2013–2017); Peteris Ustubs (2017–2021); Melita Gabrič (2021–2024) Praia Sylvie Millot 2025 José Manuel Pinto Teixeira (2012–2017); Sofia Moreira de Sousa (2017–2021); Carla Grijó (2021–2025) Bangui / Diego Escalona Paturel 2024 Jean-Pierre Reymondet-Commoy (2013–2017); Samuela Isopi (2017–2021); / Douglas Carpenter (2021–2024) N'Djamena Amador Sánchez Rico2026 Hélène Cave (2010–2015); Denisa-Elena Ionete (2015–2018); Betrand Soret (2018–2022); Koenraad Cornelis (2022–2024); Przemysław Bobak (2024–2025) Santiago Claudia Gintersdorfer 2024 Rafael Dochao Moreno (2012–2016); Stella Zervoudaki (2016–2020); León de la Torre Krais (2020–2024) Beijing Jorge Toledo 2022 Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2014–2018); Nicolas Chapuis (2018–2022) Bogotá François Roudié 2025 Patricia Llombart Cussac (2018–2021); Gilles Bertrand (2021–2025) Brazzaville Anne Marchal 2024 Saskia de Lang (2014–2018), Raul Mateus Paula (2018–2021); Giacomo Durazzo (2021–2024) Kinshasa Nicolás Berlanga Martinez 2023 Jean Michel Dumond (2012–2016); Bart Ouvry (2017–2019); Jean-Marc Chataigner (2019–2022); San José Pierre-Louis Lempereur 2021 Pelayo Castro (2015–2019); María Antonia Calvo (2019–2021) Havana Jens Urban 2025 Herman Portocarrero (2012–2017); Alberto Navarro Gonzalez (2017–2021); Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa (2021–2025)Djibouti Denisa-Elena Ionete2024 Joseph Silva (2012–2016); Adam Kułach (2016–2020); Sylvie Tabesse (2020–2024) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to IGAD Santo Domingo Raúl Fuentes Milani 2025 Alberto Navarro Gonzalez (2013–2017); Irene Horejs (2017–2021); Katja Afheldt (2021–2025) Quito Jekaterina Dorodnova 2024 Peter Schwaiger (2012–2016); Marianne Van Steen (2016–2020); Charles-Michel Geurts (2020–2024) Cairo Angelina Eichhors 2024 James Moran (2012–2016); Ivan Surkoš (2017–2020); Christian Berger (2020–2024) San Salvador Duccio Bandini 2025 Stefano Gatto (2009–2013); Jaume Segura Socias (2013–2017); Andres Bassols Soldevila (2017–2021); François Roudié (2021–2025) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to SICA Asmara Johanna Darmanin 2025 Christian R. Manahl (2014–2017); Josep Coll i Carbo (2017–2018); Gábor Iklódy (2019–2022); Gianluca Grippa (2022–2025) Mbabane Karsten Mecklenburg 2024 Nicola Bellomo (2014–2017); Esmeralda Hernandez Aragones (2017–2021); Dessislava Choumelova (2021–2024) Addis Ababa Sofie From-Emmesberger 2024 Chantal Hebberecht (2013–2017); Johan Borgstam (2017–2021); Roland Kobia (2021–2024) & the Pacific Suva Barbara Plinkert 2023 / Andrew Jacobs (2013–2017); Julian Wilson (2017–2019); Sujiro Seam (2019–2023) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu, as well as French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis & Futuna. Libreville Cécile Abadie 2023 Cristina Martins Barreira (2011–2015); Helmut Kulitz (2015–2019); Rosário Bento Pais (2019–2023) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Sao Tomé & Principe and ECCASBanjul Immaculada Roca I Cortes2024 Corrado Pampaloni (2021–2024); Attila Lajos (2015–2021); Joaquín González–Ducay (2015–2017) Tbilisi Paweł Herczyński 2022 Philip Dimitrov (2010–2014); János HermanHigh Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads and Deputy Heads of EU Delegations under the 2010 rotation, EEAS 15 September 2010 (2014–2018); Carl Hartzell (2018–2022) Accra Rune Skinnebach 2025 Claude Maerten (2010–2014); William Hanna (2014–2018); Diana Acconcia (2018–2021); Irchad Ramiandrasoa Razaaly (2021–2025) Guatemala City Johanna Karanko 2025 Stella Zervoudaki (2011–2016); Stefano Gatto (2016–2020); Thomas Peyker (2020–2025) Conakry Xavier Sticker 2025 Philippe Van Damme (2010–2014); Gerardus GielenHigh Representative Catherine Ashton appoints three new Heads of EU Delegation to Bangladesh, Guinea (Conakry) and Malawi (2014–2018); Josep Coll i Carbo (2018–2022); Jolita Pons (2022–2025) Bissau Federico Bianchi 2025 Joaquin Gonzalez-Ducay (2011–2015); Victor Madeira dos Santos (2015–2019); Sónia Neto (2019–2022); Artis Bertulis (2021–2025) Georgetown Luca Pierantoni 2025 Robert Kopecky (2011–2015); Jernej Videtič (2015–2019); Fernando Ponz Cantó (2019–2022); Rene van Nes (2022–2025) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to with responsibility for Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, St Barthelemy, St Eustatius and St Maarten Port-au-Prince Hélène Roos 2025 Javier Niño (2012–2015); Vincent Degert (2015–2019); Sylvie Tabesse (2019–2022); Stefano Gatto (2022–2025) Rome Martin Selmayr 2024 Yves Gazzo (2009–2012); Laurence Argimon-Pistre (2012–2016); Jan Tombiński (2016–2020); Alexandra Valkenburg (2020–2024)
Accredited also as EU Ambassador to San Marino, Malta Order and FAO Tegucigalpa Gonzalo Fournier 2024 Peter Versteeg (2009–2013); Ketil Karlsen (2013–2017); Alessandro Palmero (2017–2020); Jaume Segura Socías (2020–2024) Hong Kong / Harvey Rouse 2024 Vincent Piket (2012–2016); Carmen Cano (2016–2020); Thomas Gnocchi (2020–2024) Accredited as Head of Office. Accredited also to Macao Reykjavík Clara Ganslandt 2024 / Michael Mann (2017–2020); Lucie Samcová-Hall Allen (2020–2024) New Delhi Hervé Delphin 2023 João Gomes Cravinho (2012–2015); Tomasz Kozłowski (2015–2019); Ugo Astuto (2019–2023) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Bhutan Jakarta Denis Chaibi 2023 Julian Wilson (2008–2013); Olof Skoog (2014–2015); Vincent Guérend (2015 - 2019); Vincent Piket (2019–2023) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Baghdad Thomas Seiler 2023 Jana Hybášková (2011–2015); Patrick Simonnet (2016–2017); Ramon Blecua (2017–2019); Martin Huth (2019–2021); Ville Varjola (2021–2023) Tel Aviv / Michael Mann 2025 Lars Faaborg-Andersen (2013–2017); Emanuele Giaufret (2017–2021); Dimiter Tzantchev (2021–2025) Abidjan Irchad Ramiandrasoa Razaaly 2025 Jobst von Kirchmann (2018–2022); Francesca Di Mauro (2022–2025) Kingston Tuija Askola 2024 Paola Amadei (2012–2016); Małgorzata Wasilewska (2016–2020); Marianne Van Steen (2020–2024) Accredited also as EU Ambassador to Belize, The Bahamas, Turks & Caicos Islands and Cayman Islands Tokyo Pier Giorgio Aliberti 2026 Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2010–2014); Viorel Isticioaia BuduraHigh Representative Catherine Ashton appoints six new Heads of EU Delegation to Japan, UN Geneva, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mozambique, and the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu (2014–2018); Patricia Flor (2018–2022) Amman / Pierre-Christophe Chatzisavas 2023 Joanna Wronecka (2010–2015); Andrea Matteo Fontana (2015–2019); Maria Hadjitheodosiou (2019–2023) Nur-Sultan Aleska Simkic 2024 Aurelia Bouchez (2011–2015); Traian Hristea (2015–2018); Sven-Olov Carlsson (2018–2021); Kestutis Jankauskas (2021–2024) Nairobi Henriette Geiger 2021 Lodewijk Briët (2011–2015); Stefano Antonio Dejak (2015–2019); / Simon Mordue (2019–2021) Accredited also as EU Permanent Representative to UNEP and UN-Habitat Pristina Dirk Schübel 2026 Samuel Žbogar (2011–2016); Nataiiya Apostolova (2016–2020); Tomáš Szunyog (2020–2024); Aivo Orav (2024–2026); Eva Palatova (Acting) (2026)