06: The European Union and Its Eastern Neighbours
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Dr. Thomas MAYR-HARTING
Chair, International Advisory Board, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
1977 | Law Studies in Vienna (Dr. iur.) |
1977-1978 | Postgraduate-Studies, College of Europe, Bruges |
1978 | Diploma of The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague |
1979 | Joined the Austrian Diplomatic Service |
1982-1986 | Austrian Mission to the European Communities, Brussels |
1986-1990 | Austrian Embassy, Moscow |
1991-1993 | Private Office of the Austrian Foreign Minister, Vienna |
1993-1995 | Deputy Head of Cabinet of Foreign Ministers Mock and Schüssel, Vienna |
1995-1999 | Director for Security Policy and Policy Planning, Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
1996-1999 | Deputy Political Director, Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
1999-2003 | Ambassador of Austria to Belgium and Head of the Austrian Mission to NATO, Brussels |
2002-2004 | Special Representative of the Austrian Foreign Minister for the Western Balkans |
2003-2004 | Representative of the Federal Chancellor of Austria in the Commission on the Reform of the Austrian Armed Forces, Vienna |
2003-2008 | Political Director (Director General for Political Affairs) of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
2008-2011 | Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations, New York |
2009-2010 | Also represented Austria on the United Nations Security Council, New York (President of the Security Council in November 2009) |
2011 | Vice-President of the 66th General Assembly of the UN, New York |
2011-2015 | Ambassador, (Head of the Delegation) of the European Union to the United Nations, New York |
since 2015 | Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia, European External Action Service, Brussels |
Visiting Professor, College of Europe, Bruges and Natolin |
Dr. Tobias SCHUMACHER
Chair, European Neighbourhood Policy, European Interdisciplinary Studies Department, College of Europe, Warsaw
2002-2005 | Research Fellow and Scientific Coordinator, Mediterranean Programme, European University Institute, Florence |
2005-2009 | Advisor, European Commission and EU member states' foreign ministries on security and democracy-related matters |
Director of Research and Key Expert, Euro - Mediterranean Study Commission, Lisbon and Brussels | |
2009-2012 | Senior Research Fellow, CIES, Lisbon University Institute, Lisbon |
since 2012 | Chairholder, European Neighbourhood Policy Chair, and Permanent Professor, College of Europe, Natolin campus, Warsaw |
since 2016 | John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge MA |
since 2019 | Visiting Professor, Sciences-Po, Rennes |
Pierre VIMONT
Former Executive Secretary-General, EEAS - European External Action Service, Brussels
Bachelor's degree in law | |
Graduate of the Institute of Political Studies, Paris | |
1975-1977 | National School of Administration (ENA) |
1977 | Graduate of the National School of Administration (ENA) |
1977-1981 | Second, then first Secretary, at the Embassy of France in London |
1981-1985 | Spokesman at the Information and Press Office, French Foreign Ministry, Paris |
1985-1986 | Institute for East-West Security, New York |
1986-1990 | Second Counsellor, Permanent Representation of France to the European Communities, Brussels |
1990-1993 | Chief of Staff of the Minister Delegate for European affairs, French Foreign Ministry, Paris |
1993-1996 | Director for Scientific and Technical Cooperation, Department for Cultural, Scientific and Technical Relations, French Foreign Ministry, Paris |
1996-1997 | Deputy Director General for Cultural, Scientific and Technical Relations, French Foreign Ministry, Paris |
1997-1999 | Director for European Cooperation, Department of European and Economic Affairs, French Foreign Ministry, Paris |
1999-2002 | Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to the European Union, Brussels |
2002-2007 | Chief of Staff of the Minister of Foreign affairs, French Foreign Ministry, Paris |
2007-2010 | Ambassador of France to the United States of America, Washington |