Preceded by Patrick Laurent | Name Angelina Eichhorst | |
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Born 14 August 1965 (age 59) Netherlands ( 1965-08-14 ) | ||
Angelina eichhorst at the enc orsam event on counter terrorism 09 06 2016
Angelina Eichhorst was assigned Ambassador / Head of European Union Delegation to the Lebanese Republic from January 2011 - August 2015. Since September 2015 she holds, at the European External Action Service, the position of Deputy Managing Director Europe and Central Asia / Director Western Europe, Western Balkans, Turkey.
Contents
- Angelina eichhorst at the enc orsam event on counter terrorism 09 06 2016
- Video message of ambassador angelina eichhorst on the cooperation of the eu and lebanon
- Education
- Career
- Political views on the euro integration of the Western Balkans
- References
Video message of ambassador angelina eichhorst on the cooperation of the eu and lebanon
Education
Angelina Eichhorst studied Languages and Cultures of the Middle East at the Catholic University in Nijmegen, and Political Science at the Université Libre in Brussels. She holds special degrees in International Law, Human Rights and the Law of International Organisations.
Career
Between 1989 and 1996, Angelina Eichhorst worked with civil society organisations in Cairo as well as for the United Nations in New York and Somalia. In 1996 she joined the European Commission in Brussels where she held various advisor positions. In 2004 she became Head of Development and Regional Cooperation at the EU Delegation to Jordan. She held this position for four years before she was assigned to Syria in 2008 to head the EU Syria Delegation's Political and Economic Affairs, Press, Information and Culture section.
On 28 July 2015, Angelina Eichhorst has been appointed as DMD / Director for Western Europe, Western Balkans and Turkey.
Political views on the euro-integration of the Western Balkans
In an extensive interview for European Western Balkans portal she conducted in May 2016, Angelina Eichhorst talked about relations among the Balkan states and euro-integration. She said that all countries of the region are working together with the EU on various political and security policies and that there is no perspective of the Balkan states other than European one.
