| ＜Career history＞ |
August 2006
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Ambassador, Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Japan
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2005-2006
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Deputy Director-General, EuropeAid Cooperation Office
Management of external actions funded from the Budget and the European Development Fund; specific responsibility for thematic budget lines; Accrual-based Accounting (ABAC); simplification and acceleration of procedures.
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2002-2004
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Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Research.
Rationalisation and acceleration of Framework Programme management; introduction of Accrual-based Accounting and of electronic management of correspondence and archives; public procurement; S&T agreements and cooperation with non-member states
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1996-2002
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Deputy Director-General, Joint Research Centre
Reorganization of the JRC as an instrument of support to EU policies
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1991-1996
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Director, Rights and Obligations, Directorate-General for Personnel and Administration.
Staff regulations, salaries and pensions: medical and social services, discipline, negotiations with staff representatives.
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1988-1991
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Assistant to the Director-General for External Relations.
Budgetary and administrative questions; policy coordination.
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1984-1988
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Tokyo Delegation
Economic and commercial reporting, sectoral trade negotiations; Deputy Head of Delegation from 1986
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1979-1984
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Directorate-General for External Relations
Mutilateral (GATT) and bilateral sectoral trade negotiations, mainly relating to textiles
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1974-1979
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Secretariat General
Relations with the Council, COREPER and working parties.
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1971-1974
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Council of Europe, Strasbourg
Legal Service
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