Date of Birth: 19 May 1961 in Differdange/Luxembourg
Married, Three Children
Educational qualifications
Master in Business Law (1985, University of Paris 1 Sorbonne)
Master in European Law (1986, University of Paris 1 Sorbonne)
Diploma in International Relations (1988, IEP Institute d’Etudes Politiques, Paris)
Career within the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
1 October 1988 Joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(Directorate for International Economic Relations)
1 August 1990 Member of the Permanent Representation of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg
to the European Union (Brussels/Belgium)
1 August 1998 Deputy Permanent Representative of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the European Union (Brussels/ Belgium)
1 August 2002 Ambassador of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to the People’s Republic of China, with co-accreditations as non-resident Ambassador to Vietnam, Mongolia, Singapore (2003) and Laos (2005)
26 August 2007 – Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the Kingdom of Thailand,
31 December 2010 with co-accreditations as non-resident Ambassador to Vietnam, Singapore, Laos, Malaysia, ASEAN (2008) and Indonesia (2009)
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18 September 2013 Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Japan
15 January 2014 Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
17 August 2017 Designated Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in Vienna
accredited in Austria, Republic of Slovenia, Slovak Republic and Hungary
Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the OSCE
Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations (UNOV) and other International Organizations in Vienna (UNODC, IAEA, UNIDO, CTBTO, IACA)
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Career with the EEAS (European External Action Service)
1 January 2011 –
15 August 2013 Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Singapore