
Your search for "Diplomatic Rank" produced 75 items.
| 1. Middle East envoy appointed | January 23, 2012 |
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German diplomat to represent EU in peace talks between Israel and Palestine. National foreign ministers meeting in Brussels today (23 January) have appointed Andreas... | |
| 2. A year on, and still failing | January 5, 2012 |
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The European External Action Service has had a difficult first 12 months, and hopes have faded that Catherine Ashton will settle into her role as EU foreign policy chief. The... | |
| 3. Ashton on defensive over EU's diplomatic service | January 5, 2012 |
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EU's foreign policy chief responds to criticism from foreign ministers of 12 member states. Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has been forced to... | |
| 4. Carry on camping | September 29, 2011 |
From Belgium to Iraq for Jean De Ruyt. Jean De Ruyt, Belgium's ambassador to the EU until earlier this month, has found new employment as the personal envoy of Catherine... |
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| 5. Trade tedium | September 29, 2011 |
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No one gets excited by trade session of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council. Monday's trade session of the EU's Foreign Affairs Council was hardly among the highlights of... | |
| 6. Diplomatic dilemma | September 15, 2011 |
EEAS appointment raises eyebrows. The round of appointments made over the summer to the EU's diplomatic service featured an element of ‘catching up' for the member... |
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| 7. French nationals dominate senior EEAS appointments | September 1, 2011 |
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Appointments include a new EU special representative (EUSR) for the south Caucasus and Georgia and three directors in the EEAS's Brussels headquarters. French diplomats... | |
| 8. Ashton names three diplomatic directors | August 4, 2011 |
Appointments fill gaps in senior management of EU's diplomatic service. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, today (4 August) appointed three national diplomats... |
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| 9. Lost in Libya | June 30, 2011 |
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An uncertain future for the Hungarian embassy in Tripoli. Any stray European Union citizens remaining in Tripoli will struggle to find a diplomatic mission able to help... | |
| 10. EU to appoint southern Mediterranean envoy | June 20, 2011 |
Special representative expected to chair taskforce on European response to upheaval in region. Member states' foreign ministers today (20 June) welcomed a plan by Catherine... |
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| 11. EU accused of undermining the international envoy to Bosnia | June 1, 2011 |
EU ‘has stealth campaign' against the OHR, while Japan, Turkey and the US reject 10% budget cut. Diplomats have accused the European Union of a “stealth campaign” to... |
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| 12. Sørensen named EU ambassador to Bosnia | May 30, 2011 |
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Appointment is part of broader reorganisation of EU presence in Balkan country. Peter Sørensen, a Dane, has been appointed the European Union's new ambassador to Bosnia... | |
| 13. Split emerges over remit of the EU's diplomatic service | May 26, 2011 |
UK warns against ‘competence creep', while smaller countries want to expand delegations' role. Conflicting visions for the European External Action Service (EEAS) lie... |
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| 14. Westerwelle backs Ashton | May 10, 2011 |
Germany's foreign minister rebuffs Belgian critique of the EU's foreign policy chief. Guido Westerwelle, Germany's foreign minister, has expressed strong support for... |
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| 15. Home is where the art is | March 31, 2011 |
Raka Singh on how cultural diplomacy can sometimes work better than more conventional styles. When a government is planning its six-month presidency of the Council of... |
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| 16. Ashton appoints EEAS officials | March 28, 2011 |
Diplomats from Belgium, France and Germany given senior roles in European External Action Service. Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has made three... |
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| 17. Attaching flags to senior managers | January 20, 2011 |
Germans hold the most important jobs; Commission to report on mix of nationalities. The creation of the European External Action Service set in train a series of changes... |
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| 18. The battle for influence in the EU's diplomatic service | January 20, 2011 |
UK is best represented at senior level and only three posts have been given to women. With 26 of the 31 most senior positions now filled in the headquarters of the European... |
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| 19. Ashton appoints EEAS Africa director | January 6, 2011 |
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British diplomat's appointment completes regional management of EEAS. Nicholas Westcott, the UK's ambassador to Ghana, has been appointed managing director for Africa in the... | |
| 20. Ashton publishes names of EEAS managers | December 22, 2010 |
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Catherine Ashton, the European Union's foreign policy chief, has published an organisation chart for the diplomatic service that is to be launched on 1 January. | |