David O'Sullivan (civil servant)
| David O'Sullivan | |
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| Ambassador of the European Union to the United States | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2014 |
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| Preceded by | João Vale de Almeida |
| Chief Operating Officer of the EEAS | |
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In office 1 December 2010 – 31 October 2014 |
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| Director-General of DG RELEX | |
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In office 28 October 2010 – 1 December 2010 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | João Vale de Almeida |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Director-General of DG Trade | |
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In office 10 November 2005 – 28 October 2010 |
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| President | José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Peter Carl |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Luc Demarty |
| Secretary General of the European Commission | |
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In office 1 June 2000 – 10 November 2005 |
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| President |
Romano Prodi José Manuel Barroso |
| Preceded by | Carlo Trojan |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Day |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 March 1953 Ireland |
| Alma mater |
Trinity College, Dublin College of Europe, Bruges |
David O'Sullivan (born 1953) is an Irish civil servant who serves as the Ambassador of the European Union to the United States and the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States. Prior to his post in the United States, he was the chief operating officer of the European Union's diplomatic corps, the European External Action Service (EEAS). He has held a number of high level positions including Head of Cabinet to Romano Prodi and Secretary-General of the European Commission between June 2000 and November 2005. In 2010 he was appointed as Director General for Relex with the responsibility of setting up the EEAS and was appointed the Chief Operating Officer on 1 January 2011.
He was born in 1953, in Ireland, and is married with two children. He speaks English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese.
O'Sullivan studied Economics and Sociology at Trinity College Dublin. He graduated in 1975, then going to study at College of Europe in Bruges a year later, where he earned a postgraduate Certificate of Advanced European Studies. He then worked at the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade until 1979 when he entered the European Commission. While at Trinity, he was Auditor and debating Gold medalist of the College Historical Society and winner of the Irish Times debating competition.
In the Commission, he served as;
At the start of the Prodi Commission he was Head of the President's cabinet in 1999 and appointed Secretary-General a year later (in 2000), taking over from Carlo Trojan.
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