Francisco Andre has been appointed EU Ambassador to Mexico, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Joseph Borrell announced on Tuesday in Brussels as part of the rotation of heads of the European diplomatic network.
The former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the António Costa government between 2020 and 2024 and head of the Prime Minister’s Office from October 2018 to August 2020 is the only Portuguese on the list of 44 appointments.
Other Portuguese ambassadors to the EU are Rosario Bento Pais, accredited to Angola, Salvador Pinto of France in Niger, Ana Beatriz Martins in Namibia, Carla Grijo in Cape Verde, Isabel Brillante Pedrosa in Cuba and João Aguiar Machado in the world. Trade Organization.
In the rotation announced today, Belgian Genevieve Toots, chief of staff to Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders, will represent the EU in Canada, and German Martin Selmayr, special adviser to the Commission, will be ambassador to the Holy See, the Order of Malta and the organizations. United Nations.
The embassy in Turkey will be in charge of the German Thomas Hans Ossowski, who represented Germany in the EU Political and Security Committee, and the Spanish Antonia Calvo Puerta, former ambassador to Costa Rica and currently adviser for the Americas at the European Service, will be in charge of the embassy in Turkey. will be assigned to Venezuela for External Action in Brussels.
Briton Harvey Rose will head the EU delegation to Hong Kong and Macau, and German Lutz Gellner will lead the delegation to Taiwan.