- Pieter Feith
Infobox Secretary-General
name = Pieter Feith
order =
title = General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
Deputy Director General for Politico-Military
term_start = 2001
term_end =
predecessor =
birth_date = birth date and age|1945|02|09 [ [http://consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=1446&lang=EN Curriculum vitae ] ]
birth_place =Rotterdam ,Kingdom of the Netherlands [ [http://consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=1446&lang=EN Curriculum vitae ] ]
death_date =
death_place =
nationality = NLD
spouse =
alma_mater = University of Lausanne, SwitzerlandPieter Cornelis Feith (
February 9 ,1945 ) is a Dutchdiplomat , currently serving as theEuropean Union Special Representative (EUSR) inKosovo . [Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs - [http://www.minbuza.nl/nl/actueel/nieuwsberichten,2008/02/Nederlander-benoemd-tot-speciaal-gezant.html Nederlander benoemd tot speciaal EU-gezant Kosovo] ]About
Feith was born in
Rotterdam , theNetherlands , and studiedpolitical science at theUniversity of Lausanne ,Switzerland and is a graduate of theFletcher School of Law and Diplomacy atMedford ,United States (1970).Feith has been active in foreign affairs since 1970. He has been posted in
Damascus ,Bonn ,New York (Mission to theUnited Nations ),Khartoum and at the Netherlands Mission toNATO andWEU ,Brussels . He also Chaired the firstUnited Nations Conference of States Parties to theChemical Weapons Convention atThe Hague in 1997.Feith has been active in the
Balkans during his time withNATO , particulaly as Political Adviser to CommanderIFOR inBosnia-Herzegovina . And served on theEU Council for mission assessment toDarfur . He also headed the EU Expert Team for Iraq.In 2005 Feith was head of the
Aceh Monitoring Mission , a mandated mission under theEuropean Security and Defence Policy . The successful mission expired in December 2006.In April 2008 he led a team of EU officials and approved the Constitution of the
Republic of Kosovo . [ [http://www.newser.com/article/1A1-D8VPQJPO1.html Top EU official in Kosovo approves new country's constitution – Newser ] ]Professional experience
* 1970 - 1995 - The Netherlands Diplomatic Service
* 1995 - 2001 - North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Personal Representative of Secretary General Lord Robertson for Yugoslavia, Director of the Crisis Management and Operations Directorate, Head of the NATO Balkans Task Force and Political Advisor to Commander IFOR Bosnia-Herzegovina.
* 2001 - until present - General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, Deputy Director General for Politico-Military Affairs.
* 2004 - Personal Representative of the EU High Representative, Javier Solana, for Sudan/Darfur.
* 2005 - Head of EU Expert Team for Iraq.
* 2005 - 2006 - Head of the EU-led Aceh Monitoring Mission (AMM) in Indonesia.
* 2007 - Civilian Operations Commander for all civilian ESDP Crisis Management Operations, Acting Director of the EU Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability. [ [http://consilium.europa.eu/cms3_fo/showPage.asp?id=1446&lang=EN&mode=g Curriculum vitae ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.aceh-mm.org/english/amm_menu/profile_pieter.htm Profile of Pieter Feith] on the website of the
Aceh Monitoring Mission
* [http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2002/issue4/english/art2.html]
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