Previous to the Treaty of Lisbon, the EU was represented abroad by the Ambassador of the country holding the semestral EU presidency, and the European Commission was represented by a Head of Delegation of the European Commission, member of the diplomatic corps and given the title of ambassador as a courtesy.
Since 2010, the Ambassador of the European Union, now officially accredited as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, is appointed by the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission, following a proposal by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. He/she is chosen among candidates coming from the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission, the European Council and the 28 Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the member states.
| Host country | Location | Ambassador | Selected | Notes |
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| Afghanistan}} | Kabul | France}} Pierre Mayaudon | 2017 | Denmark}} Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin[1] (2013–2017) |
| Albania}} | Tirana | Croatia}} Romana Vlahutin[2] | 2014 | Italy}} Ettore Sequi (2010–14) |
| Algeria}} | Algiers | John O’Rourke | 2016 | Czech Republic}} Marek Skolil (2012–16) |
| Angola}} | Luanda | Czech Republic}} Tomáš Uličný | 2016 | Germany}} Gordon Kricke (2012–16) |
| Argentina}} | Buenos Aires | France}} Aude Maio-Coliche | 2017 | Spain}} José Ignacio Salafranca (2014–17) |
| Armenia}} | Yerevan | Poland}} Piotr Antoni Świtalski | 2015 | Romania}} Traian Hristea (2011–15) |
| Australia}} | Canberra | Germany}} Michael Pulch[3] | 2017 | Italy}} Sem Fabrizi (2013–17) |
| Azerbaijan}} | Baku | Lithuania}} Kestutis Jankauskas | 2017 | Sweden}} Malena Mard (2013–17) |
| Bangladesh}} | Dhaka | Netherlands}} Reesje Teerink | 2017 | France}} Pierre Mayaudon (2014–17). |
| Barbados}} | Bridgetown | Italy}} Daniela Tramacere | 2016 | Denmark}} Mikael Barfod (2012–16). |
| Belarus}} | Minsk | Germany}} Andrea Joana-Maria Wiktorin | 2015 | Latvia}} Maira Mora (2011–15) |
| Benin}} | Cotonou | {{flagicon|Germany}} Oliver Nette | 2017 | Spain}} Josep Coll i Carbo (2013–17) |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina}} | Sarajevo | Sweden}} Lars-Gunnar Wigemark | 2015 | Denmark}} Peter Sørensen (2011–15) Accredited also as EU Special Representative |
| Botswana}} | Gaborone | Germany}} Alexander Baum[4] | 2014 | Ireland}} Gerard McGovern (2010–14) |
| Brazil}} | Brasília | Portugal}} Joao Cravinho | 2015 | Portugal}} Ana Paula Zacarias (2011–15) |
| Burkina Faso}} | Ouagadougou | France}} Jean Lamy | 2015 | France}} Alain Holleville (2011–15) |
| Burundi}} | Bujumbura | Belgium}} Patrick Spirlet | 2013 | Belgium}} Stephane De Loecker (2009–13) |
| Cambodia}} | Phnom Penh | Great Britain}} George Edgar | 2015 | France}} Jean-Francois Cautain (2011–15) |
| Cameroon}} | Yaoundé | Germany}} Hans-Peter Schadek | 2017 | France}} Françoise Collet (2013–17) |
| Canada}} | Ottawa | Latvia}} Peteris Ustubs | 2017 | Belgium}} Marie-Anne Coninsx (2013–17) |
| Cape Verde}} | Praia | Portugal}} Sofia Moreira de Sousa | 2017 | Portugal}} Jose Manuel Pinto Teixeira (2012–17) |
| Central African Republic}} | Bangui | Italy}} Samuela Isopi | 2017 | France}} Jean-Pierre Reymondet-Commoy[3] (2013–17) |
| Chad}} | N'Djamena | France}} Betrand Soret | 2018 | France}} Hélène Cave (2010–15) |
| Chile}} | Santiago | Greece}} Stella Zervoudaki | 2016 | Spain}} Rafael Dochao Moreno (2012–16) |
| People's Republic of China}} | Beijing | Austria}} Hans Dietmar Schweisgut | 2014 | Germany}} Markus Ederer (2010–14) |
| Colombia}} | Bogotá | Portugal}} Ana Paula Zacarias | 2015 | Netherlands}} Maria van Gool (2011–15) |
| Republic of Congo}} | Brazzaville | Portugal}} Raul Mateus Paula | 2014 | Belgium}} Marcel van Opstal (2010–14) |
| Democratic Republic of Congo}} | Kinshasa | FRA}} Jean Michel Dumond | 2016 | CZE}} Tomáš Uličný (2011–16) |
| Cuba}} | Havana | Spain}} Alberto Navarro Gonzalez | 2017 | Belgium}} Herman Portocarrero (2012–17) |
| Dominican Republic}} | Santo Domingo | Italy}} Gianluca Grippa | 2017 | Spain}} Alberto Navarro Gonzalez (2013–17) |
| Ecuador}} | Quito | Belgium}} Marianne Van Steen | 2016 | Germany}} Peter Schwaiger (2012–16) |
| Egypt}} | Cairo | Germany}} Reinhold Brender a.i. | 2016 | United Kingdom}} James Moran (2012–16) |
| El Salvador}} | San Salvador | Spain}} Andres Bassols Soldevila | 2017 | Spain}} Jaume Segura Socias[3] (2013–17) |
| Eritrea}} | Asmara | Spain}} Josep Coll i Carbo | 2017 | Austria}} Christian R. Manahl (2014–17) |
| Ethiopia}} | Addis Ababa | Sweden}} Johan Borgstam | 2017 | Belgium}} Chantal Hebberecht (2013–17) |
| Fiji}} | Suva | France}} Julian Wilson | 2017 | United Kingdom}} Andrew Jacobs (2013–17) |
| Gabon}} | Libreville | Germany}} Helmut Kulitz | 2015 | Portugal}} Cristina Martins Barreira (2011–15) |
| Georgia}} | Tbilisi | Hungary}} János Herman[5] | 2014 | Bulgaria}} Philip Dimitrov(2010–14) |
| Ghana}} | Accra | Republic of Ireland}} William Hanna | 2014 | Belgium}} Claude Maerten (2010–14) |
| Guatemala}} | Guatemala City | Italy}} Stefano Gatto | 2016 | Greece}} Stella Zervoudaki (2011–16) |
| Guinea}} | Conakry | Netherlands}} Gerardus Gielen[6] | 2014 | Belgium}} Philippe Van Damme (2010–14) |
| Guinea-Bissau}} | Bissau | Portugal}} Victor Madeira dos Santos | 2015 | Spain}} Joaquin Gonzalez-Ducay (2011–15) |
| Guyana}} | Georgetown | Slovenia}} Jernej Videtič | 2015 | Czech Republic}} Robert Kopecky (2011–15) EU Ambassador also accredited in {{Flagu|Suriname}} |
| Haiti}} | Port-au-Prince | France}} Vincent Degert | 2015 | Spain}} Javier Niño (2012–15) |
| Honduras}} | Tegucigalpa | Italy}} Alessandro Palmero | 2017 | Denmark}} Ketil Karlsen (2013–17) |
| Hong Kong}} | Hong Kong | Spain}} Carmen Cano | 2016 | Netherlands}} Vincent Piket (2012–16) Accredited as Head of Office |
| Iceland}} | Reykjavík | United Kingdom}} Michael Mann | 2017 | Germany}} Matthias Brinkmann (2013–17) |
| India}} | New Delhi | Poland}} Tomasz Kozlowski[7] | 2016 | Portugal}} Joao Cravinho (2012–16) |
| Indonesia}} | Jakarta | France}} Vincent Guérend | 2015 | Sweden}} Olof Skoog (2014–15)[8] EU Ambassador also accredited in {{Flagu|Brunei}} |
| Iraq}} | Baghdad | Spain}} Ramon Blecua | 2017 | France}} Patrick Simonnet (2016–17) |
| Israel}} | Tel Aviv | Italy}} Emanuele Giaufret | 2017 | Denmark}} Lars Faaborg-Andersen (2013–17) |
| Ivory Coast}} | Abidjan | France}} Jean-François Vallette[9] | 2014 | France}} Thierry de Saint Maurice (2010–14) |
| Jamaica}} | Kingston | Poland}} Malgorzata Wasilewska | 2016 | Italy}} Paola Amadei (2012–16) |
| Japan}} | Tokyo | Romania}} Viorel Isticioaia Budura[9] | 2014 | Austria}} Hans Dietmar Schweisgut (2010–14) |
| Jordan}} | Amman | Italy}} Andrea Matteo Fontana | 2015 | Poland}} Joanna Wronecka (2010–15) |
| Kazakhstan}} | Astana | Romania}} Traian Hristea | 2015 | France}} Aurelia Bouchez (2011–15) |
| Kenya}} | Nairobi | Italy}} Stefano Antonio Dejak | 2015 | Netherlands}} Lodewijk Briët (2011–15) |
| Republic of Korea}} | Seoul | Germany}} Gerhard Sabathil | 2015 | Poland}} Tomasz Kozłowski (2011–15) |
| Kosovo}} | Pristina | Bulgaria}} Nataiiya Apostolova | 2016 | Slovenia}} Samuel Žbogar (2011–16) Accredited as Head of Office and EU Special Representative |
| Kyrgyzstan}} | Bishkek | Estonia}} Jaap Ora a.i. | 2017 | Italy}} Cesare De Montis (2013–17) |
| Laos}} | Vientiane | Luxembourg}} Leo Faber | 2016 |
| Lesotho}} | Maseru | Austria}} Christian Manahl | 2017 | Ireland}} Michael Doyle (2014–17) |
| Liberia}} | Monrovia | France}} Helene Cave | 2017 | Estonia}} Tina Intelmann (2014–17) |
| Libya}} | Tripoli | Germany}} Bettina Muscheidt | 2016 | Bulgaria}} Nataliya Apostolova (2012–16) Currently the EU Delegation works from Tunis |
| Lebanon}} | Beirut | Denmark}} Christina Lassen | 2014 | Netherlands}} Angelina Eichhorst (2010–14) |
| Macedonia}} | Skopje | Slovenia}} Samuel Žbogar | 2016 | Estonia}} Aivo Orav (2012–16) |
| Madagascar}} | Antananarivo | Italy}} Giovanni Di Girolamo | 2018 |
| Malaysia}} | Kuala Lumpur | Spain}} Maria Castillo Fernández | 2016 | Belgium}} Luc Vandebon (2012–16) |
| Malawi}} | Lilongwe | Netherlands}} Marchel Gerrmann | 2014 | Germany}} Alexander Baum (2010–14) |
| Mali}} | Bamako | France}} Alain Holleville | 2015 | Germany}} Richard Zink (2011–15) |
| Mauritius}} | Port Louis | Finland}} Marjaana Sall | 2015 | Germany}} H-S. Gerstanlauer (2013–15) |
| Mauritania}} | Nouakchott | Italy}} Giacomo Durazzo | 2017 | Spain}} José Antonio Sabadell (2013–17) |
| Mexico}} | Mexico City | Germany}} Klaus Rudischhauser | 2017 | United Kingdom}} Andrew Standley (2013–17) |
| Moldova}} | Chisinau | Slovakia}} Peter Michalko | 2017 | Finland}} Pirkka Tapiola (2013–17) |
| Morocco}} | Rabat | Germany}} Claudia Wiedey | 2017 | United Kingdom}} Rupert Joy (2013–17) |
| Mozambique}} | Maputo | Germany}} Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff[9] | 2014 | Ireland}} Paul Malin (2011–2014) |
| Myanmar}} | Yangon | Denmark}} Kristian Schmidt | 2017 | Belgium}} Roland Kobia (2013–17) |
| Namibia}} | Windhoek | Czech Republic}} Jana Hybášková | 2015 | Spain}} Raúl Fuentes Milani (2010–15) |
| Nepal}} | Kathmandu | Ireland}} Veronica Cody | 2017 | Netherlands}} Reesje Teerink (2013–17) |
| New Zealand}} | Wellington | United Kingdom}} Bernard Savage | 2016 | Greece}} Mikalis Rokas (2012–16) |
| Nicaragua}} | Managua | United Kingdom}} Kenneth Bell | 2015 | Spain}}Javier Sandomingo, 2011–15 Accredited also to Panamá and the Central American Integration System. |
| Niger}} | Niamey | Romania}} Denisa-Elena IONETE [3] | 2018 | Germany}} Hans-Peter Schadek (2011–13) |
| Nigeria}} | Abuja | Denmark}} Ketil Karlsen | 2017 | Belgium}} Michel Arrion[3] (2013–17) |
| Norway}} | Oslo | Belgium}} Thierry Bechet | 2017 | UK}} Helen Campbell[10](2013–2017) |
| Pakistan}} | Islamabad | France}} Jean François Cautain | 2015 | Sweden}} Lars-Gunnar Wigemark 2011–15 |
| Papua New Guinea}} | Port Moresby | Greece}} Ioannis Giogkarakis-Argyropoulos | 2015 |
| Paraguay}} | Asunción | Italy}} Paolo Berizzi | 2017 | Italy}} Alessandro Palmero (2013–17) |
| Peru}} | Lima | Spain}} Diego Mellado | 2017 | Austria}} Irene Horejis (2013–17) |
| Philippines}} | Manila | Denmark}} Franz Jessen | 2014 | France}} Guy Ledoux (2010–14) |
| Russia}} | Moscow | Germany}} Markus Ederer | 2017 | Lithuania}} Vygaudas Ušackas (2013–17) |
| Rwanda}} | Kigali | Italy}} Nicola Bellomo | 2017 | United Kingdom}} Michael Ryan (2013–17) |
| Saudi Arabia}} | Riyadh | Poland}} Adam Kulach[5] | 2012 | Bahrain}}, {{Flagu|Kuwait}}, {{Flagu|Oman}}, {{Flagu|Qatar}} |
| Senegal}} | Dakar | Spain}} Joaquín González–Ducay | 2015 | Belgium}} Dominique Dellicour (2010–15) |
| Serbia}} | Belgrade | Italy}} Sem Fabrizi | 2017 | United Kingdom}} Michael Davenport (2013–17) |
| Sierra Leone}} | Freetown | Belgium}} Tom Vens | 2017 | Netherlands}} Peter Versteeg (2013-17) |
| Singapore}} | Singapore | Germany}} Barbara Plinkert | 2017 | Germany}} Michael Pulch[3] (2013–17) |
| Solomon Islands}} | Honiara | Greece}} Leonidas Tazapsidis | 2014 | Vanuatu}} |
| South Africa}} | Pretoria | Austria}} Marcus Cornaro | 2014 | Netherlands}} Roeland van de Geer (2010–14) |
| Sri Lanka}} | Colombo | Luxembourg}} Tung–Lai Margue | 2016 | Ireland}} David Daly (2013–16) |
| Sudan}} | Khartoum | France}} Jean Michel Dumond | 2016 | Czech Republic}} Tomáš Uličný (2011–16) |
| South Sudan}} | Juba | Italy}} Stefano De Leo | 2014 | Germany}} Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff (2010–14) |
| Swaziland}} | Mbabane | Spain}} Esmeralda Hernandez Aragones | 2017 | Italy}} Nicola Bellomo[3] (2013–2017) |
| Switzerland}} | Bern | Denmark}} Michael Matthiessen | 2016 | United Kingdom}} Richard Jones (2012–2016) |
| Syria}} | Damascus | Italy}} Tosca Barucco | 2017 | Denmark}} Simon Bojsen-Moller a.i. (2016–2017) Currently the EU Delegation works from Beirut |
| Taiwan}} | Taipei | Sweden}} Madeleine Majorenko | 2015 | France}} Frédéric Laplanche(2011–15) Accredited as Head of Office |
| Tajikistan}} | Dushanbe | Croatia}} Hidajet Biščević | 2014 | Austria}} Eduard Auer (2010–14) |
| Tanzania}} | Dar es Salaam | Netherlands}} Roeland van de Geer | 2015 | Italy}} Filiberto Ceriani Sebregondi (2011–15) |
| Thailand}} | Bangkok | Finland}} Pirkka Tapiola | 2017 | Spain}} Jesús Miguel Sanz Escorihuel[10] (2013–17) |
| Togo}} | Lomé | Portugal}} Maria Cristina Martins Barreira | 2013 | Spain}} Nicolas Berlanga Martinez[3] (2013–17) |
| Trinidad and Tobago}}Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | Netherlands}} Arend Biesebroek | 2016 | Italy}} Daniela Tramacere (2012–16) |
| Tunisia}} | Tunis | France}} Patrice Bergamini | 2016 | Spain}} Laura Baeza (2012–16) |
| Turkey}} | Ankara | Austria}}Christian Berger | 2016 | Germany}} Hansjörg Haber (2015–16) |
| UAE}} | Abu Dhabi | Italy}} Patrizio Fondi | 2015 | Romania}} Mihail Stuparu 2012–2014, {{flagicon|Italia}} Carlo De Filippi a.i 2015 |
| Uganda}} | Kampala | Italy}} Attilio Pacifici | 2017 | Denmark}} Kristian Schmidt (2013–17) |
| Ukraine}} | Kiev | France}} Hugues Mingarelli | 2016 | Poland}} Jan Tombiński 2012–2016 |
| United States}} | Washington, D.C. | Ireland}} David O'Sullivan[11] | 2014 | Portugal}} João Vale de Almeida / More information |
| Uzbekistan}} | Tashkent | Latvia}} Eduards Stiprais | 2016 | Bulgaria}} Yuri Sterk(2012–16) |
| Uruguay}} | Montevideo | Germany}} Karl-Otto Koenig | 2017 | Spain}} Juan Fernández Trigo (2013–17) |
| Venezuela}} | Caracas | Portugal}} Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa | 2017 | France}} Aude Maio-Coliche (2013–17) |
| Vietnam}} | Hanoi | Belgium}} Bruno Angelet | 2015 | Denmark}} Franz Jessen (2011–15) |
| Yemen}} | Sana'a | Spain}} Antonia Calvo Puerta | 2016 | Germany}} Bettina Muscheidt (2012–16) Currently the EU Delegation works from Amman |
| Zambia}} | Lusaka | Italy}} Alessandro Mariani | 2015 | France}} Gilles Hervio (2010–15) |
| Zimbabwe}} | Harare | Belgium}} Philippe Van Damme | 2014 | Italy}} Aldo Dell'Ariccia (2010–14) |
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1. ^EU Special Representative in Afghanistan
2. ^Croatian Vlahutin to replace Sequi
3. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints 12 new Heads of EU Delegations
4. ^High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of EU Delegations to Botswana and the Council of Europe-Strasbourg
5. ^1 High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads and Deputy Heads of EU Delegations under the 2010 rotation, EEAS 15 September 2010
6. ^High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints three new Heads of EU Delegation to Bangladesh, Guinea (Conakry) and Malawi
7. ^EU Delegation to India-Internal Organization
8. ^http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/UN-New-York/Current-affairs/News/Introducing-HE-Mr-Olof-Skoog-Permanent-Representative-of-Sweden-to-the-United-Nations-sys/
9. ^1 2 High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints six new Heads of EU Delegation to Japan, UN Geneva, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mozambique, and the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
10. ^1 EU High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of EU Delegations to Australia, Norway and Thailand
11. ^Catherine Ashton appoints new Head of EU Delegation to the United States
12. ^Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of EU Delegation to Botswana and the Council of Europe, EEAS 23/11/10
13. ^High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints six new Heads of EU Delegation to Japan, UN Geneva, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mozambique, and the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
14. ^https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/vienna-international-organisations/1906/about-eu-delegation-vienna_en