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Recognizing the importance of American support for European integration, the European Union's founders opened an information office in Washington in 1954. In 1971, it became a Delegation with full diplomatic privileges and immunities. The Head of Delegation was accorded full ambassadorial status in 1990. With the entry into force on December 1, 2009 of the Treaty of Lisbon, we became the Delegation of the European Union. The Delegation represents the European Union its dealings with the US Government for all matters within EU competence or purview. It reports on US developments to headquarters in Brussels and acts as a liaison with other international institutions in Washington, DC. The Delegation functions like an embassy. To view the Delegation's structure, please click here. For the Delegation's Photo Gallery, please click here. Delegation officials represent the European Union at government, business, press, academic and other meetings throughout the United States. Since 1964, the European Union has also maintained an office in New York, which now serves as a Delegation to the United Nations. Current staff of the Washington Delegation is as follows:

João Vale de Almeida 

João Vale de Almeida

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ambassador/Head of Delegation

 

François Rivasseau

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Deputy Head of Delegation

 

Antonio de Lecea

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Principal Advisor

 

Emma Burnaby-Atkins

Assistant to Head of Delegation

 

Fiona Bagnall 

Assistant to Deputy Head of Delegation

 

Maeve O'Beirne 

Special Advisor to Head of Delegation

 

Page Napier

Social Secretary

 

Christina Chaconas 

Assistant to Mr. de Lecea

Majbritt Le Courtois 

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Second Secretary

 

Trevor Howard

Deputy Head of Administration

 

Els Lagano

Administration Assistant

 

Zewdie Habtemariam

Receptionist

 

Michael Weldemariam

Administration Assistant (Communications)

 

Joel Driesen

IT Officer 

 

Paul Priore

IT Officer

Email Address: Paul[dot]PRIORE[at]eeas.europa.eu

 

Richard Lamse

IT Officer

 

Paul Grinyer

IT Technician

 

Maria Haaren

Informatics Assistant

Silvia Massa

Administrative Officer

Area of responsibility:
  • Real Estate

Pascale Niang

Accountant

 

Lisette Felix

Administrative Officer

Area of responsibility:
  • Administration

 

Carmen Sanders

Accountant

 

Benjamin Lynch

Chauffeur

 

David Davies

Chauffeur

 

Alfredo Zabala

Chauffeur

Valerie Rouxel-Laxton

First Secretary

Area of responsibility:
  • Economic & Financial Affairs Section

Email Address: Valerie[dot]rouxel-laxton[at]eeas.europa.eu

Peter Kerstens

Counselor

Amy Medearis

Senior Economist

 

Ann Wadia

Assistant

Bernard Merkel

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Minister-Counselor, Head, Food Safety, Health & Consumer Affairs Section 

Tel: 202 862 9560

Email Address: Bernard[dot]Merkel[at]eeas.europa.eu 

 

Carlos Alvarez Antolinez 

Carlos Alvarez Antolinez 

 

 

 

 

Minister-Counselor, Food Safety, Health & Consumer Affairs Section

Tel: 202 862-9654

Email Address: Carlos[dot]Alvarez-Antolinez[at]eeas.europa.eu 

 

Agnieszka Jarmula

Agnieszka Jarmula 

Senior Advisor

Tel: 202 862 9515

Email Address: Agnieszka[dot]Jarmula[at]eeas.europa.eu 

 

Virginia Grevett

Virginia Grevett

Executive Assistant

Tel: 202 862 9533

Fax: 202 429 1766

Email Address: Virginia[dot]Grevett[at]eeas.europa.eu

Minister-Counselor, Head

Area of responsibility:
  • Political, Security & Development Section

Second Secretary (Political)

Email Adress: Konstantina[dot]Kostova[at]eeas.europa.eu
 

Rory Domm

Counselor (Political)

Email Address Rory[dot]domm[at]eeas.europa.eu


Jose M. Muriel

Counselor for Justice & Home Affairs

Email Address: Jose-maria[dot]muriel[at]eeas.europa.eu

 

Brice de Schietere

Political Counselor

 

Uffe Jensen

Counselor

 

Gisella Gori 

Senior Political Advisor

 

Robert Whiteman

Congressional Liaison

 

Loreta D'Ambrosio

Assistant

Area of responsibility:
  • Political

 

Antonella Marra 

Assistant

Area of responsibility:
  • Political

 

William Burros

Senior Advisor

Area of responsibility:
  • Political

Karin Hundeboll

Development Counselor

Area of responsibility:
  • Development

Vlassia Vassikeri

Senior Advisor

Area of responsibility:
  • Development

 

Despina Manos

Senior Advisor

Area of responsibility:
  • Development

 

Raises awareness of the EU in the U.S. | Maintains close contact with U.S. media to provide information and analyses of EU developments, positions and statistics | Produces and distributes information materials | Maintains the Delegation’s website and social media platforms | Organizes public outreach and cultural activities | Responds to public inquiries

 

Head: Silvia Kofler
Delegation Spokesperson
Minister-Counselor
202-862-9523
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Deputy Head: Eva Horelova
Deputy Spokesperson
Second Secretary
202-862-9523
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Kasper Zeuthen
Senior Press and Media Officer
202-862-9530
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Anna Prisco
Press & Public Diplomacy Officer
202-429-6387
bio | LinkedIn

Ren Althouse
Assistant Press Officer
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Stacy Hope
Senior Communications Advisor
Bio | LinkedIn 

Melinda Stevenson
Senior Information Officer
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Rose Kouwenhoven
Web and Social Media Officer
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Constance Whiteside
Senior Outreach Officer
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Sandra Auman
Cultural Affairs Officer
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Sergio Lopez
Information Officer and Intern Coordinator
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Susan Tucker
European Union Visitors Program Liaison Officer
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Mark Pituch
Academic Programs Officer
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Helen Henderson
Financial Program Officer
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Zoran Pesevski
Operational Initiator/Procurements & Contracts Officer
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Laurence Moreaux
Financial Officer
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Elisabeth Siegmund
Secretary, Press & Public Diplomacy
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Ildiko Rozembersky
Secretary, Press & Public Diplomacy
202-862-9530
bio | LinkedIn 

 

 

Minister-Counselor, Head, Science, Technology & Education Section

 

Dr. Astrid-Christina Koch

Counselor, Science, Technology & Education

Email Address: Astrid-Christina[dot]KOCH[at]eeas.europa.eu 

 

Julia Garcia-Pascual

Documentalist

Email Address: Julia[dot]GARCIA-PASCUAL[at]eeas.europa.eu 

 

Karin Peeters

Assistant

Email Address: Karin[dot]PEETERS[at]eeas.europa.eu

 


 

hiddo

Hiddo Houben
Head of Section,
Minister-Counselor

202-862-9525

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Christian Burgsmueller

Christian Burgsmueller 

 

 

 

 

 

Counselor, Head, Transport, Energy, Environment & Nuclear Matters Section

 

Felix Leinemann

First Secretary, Transport, Energy & Environment

Email Address: Felix[dot]LEINEMANN[at] eeas.europa.eu

 

Silvia Aumair 

Attaché, Transport, Energy & Environment 

 

Guenter Hoermandinger

Counselor, Environment

Email Address: Guenter[dot]Hoermandinger[at]eeas.europa.eu 

 

Julian Hall

Representative

Area of responsibility:
  • European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)


Irina Markina

Advisor (Transport, Energy and Environment)

Email Address: irina[dot]markina[at]eeas.europa.eu

 


Jona Pounds 

Secretary

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