Nieuw hoofd EUCAP Nestor-missie voor bestrijding piraterij (en)

Met dank overgenomen van Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 23 juli 2013.

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Brussels, 23 July 2013 (OR. en) PRESSE 344

New Head of Mission for EUCAP Nestor

Etienne de Poncins was today appointed new Head of Mission for the EU mission on regional maritime capacity building in the Horn of Africa (EUCAP Nestor)

Mr de Poncins, from France, will initially remain until 15 July 2014. He has succeeded Jacques Launay, who had been in the position since July 2012

EUCAP Nestor supports regional maritime capacity building in the Horn of Africa and Western Indian Ocean states. It works to reinforce the capacity of states throughout the region to effectively govern their territorial waters. 16 EU member states as well as Norway contribute to the mission at the moment. Its mandate currently runs until July

2014

Today's decision was taken by the EUs Political and Security Committee

For more information, see website.

Annex: CV

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Etienne de Poncins

Date of birth: March 6th 1964 Citizen: French Profession: Diplomat

CAREER_

Since November 4th 2010 : Ambassador of France to Kenya and since January 2013 to Somalia (first French Ambassador in 25 years); in addition, Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Nairobi (UNEP and UN-Habitat)

June 2007 - October 2010 : Ambassador of France to Bulgaria

June 2005 - June 2007: Head of Cabinet of the Deputy Minister in charge of European Affairs, Mrs Catherine Col onna

March 2005 - June 2005 : Head of Cabinet of the Deputy Minister in charge of European Affairs, Mrs Claudie Haigneré

September 2003 - March 2005 : Spokesman, Press Counsellor at the French Permanent Representation to the European Union (Brussels)

February 2002 - September 2003: Member of the Secretariat of the European Convention (small team of about ten civil servants assisting the President and Deputy-Presidents). Within the Secretariat, in charge of institutional issues, subsidiarity, area of freedom, security and justice, religious matters and cultural dimension

January 1999 - February 2002 : Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of France in Warsaw : usual responsibilities of a Deputy in a bilateral Embassy

June 1995 - January 1999 : Counsellor at the Permanent Representation to the EU in charge in particular of the relationship to Mediterranean countries

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April 1993 - June 1995 : Member of Cabinet in the Cabinet of the Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Mr Alain Lamassoure

February 1990 - April 1993 : Desk officer in the Direction for the European Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

EDUCATION

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    French National School of Administration (A) 1990 (intake Jean Monnet)
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    Bachelor's degree in History Paris Sorbonne 1985
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    Graduated from Sciences Po Paris (public-service section) 1984
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    High-school Saint-Louis de Gonzague (Franklin) 1969-1981

PUBLISHED BOOKS

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    « Vers une Constitution européenne », 10/18, published in November 2003
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    « Explique-moi la Constitution européenne », NANE, published in February 2005
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    « La Constitution européenne en vingt-cinq clés», Lignes de repère, published in March 2005. New editions en 2008 and 2010
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    Contribution to the collective book « L'Etat de l'Union en 2010 » published by the Schuman Foundation in France

TEACHING_

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    Teaching on European affairs at Sciences Po Paris : 1994-1995
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    Teaching on European affairs at A : 1994-1999
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    Numerous contributions to conferences, symposiums and seminars on international relations, European and African affairs

LANGUAGES_

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    French, native language
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    English, working language
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    Polish basic knowledge

LEISURE ACTIVITIES

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    Cycling, running and gardening

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