Andrew Jacobs (diplomat)

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Andrew Jacobs (2019)

Andrew Jacobs is a diplomat serving the European Union . He has British and French citizenship.

Career

Andrew Jacobs handing over his accreditation in East Timor (2019)

Jacobs was Head of Department at the European Cooperation Office (EuropeAid) for North Africa and the Middle East . This was followed by diplomatic posts in Vietnam and Thailand before he, based in Bangkok , became the person responsible for cooperation between the European Union and Thailand, Cambodia , Laos and Myanmar . He also worked extensively with countries in Latin America and the Balkans .

From 2014 to 2017, Jacobs was the European Union's Ambassador for the Pacific . This included accreditation for the Cook Islands , Fiji , Kiribati , the Marshall Islands , Micronesia , Nauru , Niue , Palau , Samoa , Tonga and Tuvalu . The official seat was in Suva (Fiji). The European Union's relations with the country had only just resumed after being suspended after the 2006 coup. Jacobs supported the normalization of the situation and took on the issue of climate change for the region.

Jacobs then became head of the Regional Sector Policy Analysis department at the European Commission .

On October 15, 2019, Jacobs handed over his accreditation as Ambassador of the European Union to East Timor to President Francisco Guterres .

Others

Andrew Jacobs and his wife Hilary have three grown children.

Web links

Commons : Andrew Jacobs  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Analysis: EU Ambassador Played Key Role In Normalizing Relations With Fiji , June 12, 2015 , accessed on November 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ a b European External Action Service: NOVO EMBAIXADOR DA UNIÃO EUROPEIA EM TIMOR-LESTE APRESENTA AS SUAS CREDENCIAIS October 15, 2019 , accessed on November 3, 2019.
  3. ^ EU Ambassador for the Pacific presents his credentials in Cook Islands (17/02/2014). European External Action Service , February 17, 2014, accessed June 20, 2016 .
  4. ↑ European External Action Service: High Representative Federica Mogherini announces senior nominations , July 9, 2019 , accessed on November 3, 2019.
  5. ↑ NEW EUROPEAN UNION AMBASSADOR TO TIMOR-LESTE PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS , accessed October 15, 2019.
predecessor Office successor
Alexandre Leitão Ambassador of the European Union in East Timor
since 2019 		-
personal data
SURNAME Jacobs, Andrew
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British diplomat serving the European Union
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century