Peter BALAS Head, Support Group for Ukraine, European Commission, Brussels
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1972-1978 | Desk officer for South East Asia, Ministry of Foreign Trade of Hungary, Budapest |
1978-1982 | Commercial Counsellor, Commercial Representation of Hungary in Colombo, Sri Lanka |
1982-1986 | Director, Ministry of Foreign Trade of Hungary |
1986-1991 | Deputy Head, Representation of Hungary to the GATT |
1989-1991 | Chairman, Meat Market Analyses Group, International Meat Council |
1991-1994 | Director General, Ministry of International Economic Relations of Hungary |
1994-1996 | Assistant State Secretary, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Hungary |
1996-2000 | Deputy State Secretary for International Economic Relations, Ministry of Economic Affairs of Hungary |
2000-2002 | Deputy State Secretary for International Economic Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary |
2002-2005 | Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Hungary to the WTO - World Trade Organization |
2002-2004 | Chairman, Special Session of the Dispute Settlement Body, WTO |
2004-2005 | Chairman, Working Group on Trade, Debt and Finance, WTO |
2005-2014 | Deputy Director General, DG Trade, European Commission |
since 2014 | Head, Support Group for the Ukraine, European Commission |