Irene Horejs is an Austrian[1] former European Union diplomat and official.
She served as the ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Peru (2013–2017),[2] the Dominican Republic,[3] Niger and Mali.[4][5] She was also the head of the EU delegation to Cuba, relinquishing the post in August 2012.[6] In July 2013, Carlos Morales Troncoso, Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic, met with Horejs, seeking the EU's help in resolving a trade dispute with Haiti.[7] At the end of her term as ambassador to Peru, on 17 August 2017 she was awarded the Order of the Sun of Peru (Grand Cross), that nation's highest honor.[8]
She also served as Head of Unit for Human Development, Social Cohesion and Employment in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Development[4] and as Acting Director, Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and Pacific, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations.[9]
References
- ""La titulación de tierras es una demanda en el mundo"" (PDF). Actualidad Ambiental (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2025.
Irene Horejs nació en Austria.
- "Peruvian president receives credentials from foreign envoys". Andina. 8 November 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- "Movers & Shakers". 25 July 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- "High Representative Catherine Ashton appoints new Heads of EU Delegations to Peru and Serbia" (PDF). European Commission. 7 July 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- "How Realistic is a New Partnership Between Europe and Africa?". Institut français des relations internationales. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- "EU appoints ambassador to Cuba". Politico. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- "Europe steps into Dominican Republic-Haiti trade spat". Dominican Today. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- "EU Ambassador Irene Horejs receives Peru's highest honor". European External Action Service. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
- "Side event of the 70th session of the Executive Committee: Supporting solutions in the Central African Republic" (PDF). UN Refugee Agency. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2025.