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European Union Delegation in Washington, D.C. The Delegation of the European Union to the United States facilitates relations between the European Union and the United States. It is located at 2175 K Street, N.W., in the West End neighborhood of Washington, D.C.. Though technically not an embassy, the head of mission has the status of ambassador. The ambassador as of 2010 is João Vale de Almeida.[1] Contents 1 History 2 Role 3 Ambassadors 4 See also 5 References 6 External links // History The mission, opened in 1954, was the first external presence of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the forerunner of the European Union.[2] In 1971, it was accorded full diplomatic privileges and immunities. In 1990, the Head of Delegation was accorded full ambassadorial status.[3] In 2010 it was transferred from a European Commission delegation to a European Union delegation under the foreign policy reorganisation of the Lisbon Treaty.[4] Role The ambassador and delegation coordinate national embassies and speak on behalf of the President of the European Commission, President of the European Council and the member states. Although the ambassador takes charge on matters where the EU has a common position, on bilateral matters he does not interfere with national embassies' work.[4] Ambassadors Current: João Vale de Almeida - Since February 2010 Angelos Pangratis (acting) - October 2009 to February 2010 John Bruton (former Irish Taoiseach) - November 2004 to October 2009 Günter Burghardt - January 2000 to November 2004 Hugo Paemen - 1995 Andreas van Agt (former Dutch Prime Minister) 1977 - 1982 Sir Roy Denman - 1982 Roland de Kergorlay - 1981 Fernand Spaak (son of Paul-Henri Spaak and first EC civil servant to the post) - 1977 Jens Otto Krag (former Danish Prime Minister) - 1973 Aldo Mario Mazio (first titled Ambassador and received diplomatic recognition) - 1971 See also European Union-United States relations European Union Ambassador List of diplomatic missions of the European Union References ^ The European Union Delegation to the United States: Delegation Structure Retrieved 14 July 2008 ^ The European Union Delegation of the European Commission to the United States: History of the EC Mission to the USA Retrieved 14 July 2008 ^ The European Union Delegation of the European Commission to the United States: Delegation Overview Retrieved 14 July 2008 ^ a b EU envoy to US flaunts new powers, EU Observer 11 August 2010 External links Official Site This article about the European Union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v • d • e