N A T O P a r l i a m e n t a r y As s e m b l y
In co-operation with the
Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces
6TH NEW PARLIAMENTARIANS PROGRAMME
SPEAKER’S BIOGRAPHIES
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
BRUXELLES, BELGIQUE
10-15 JULY 2005 /10-15 JUILLET 2005
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Simon Lunn
Secretary General
Simon Lunn has been the Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly since May 1997,
following a period of nine years as the Assembly’s Deputy Secretary General. Between 1983 and 1988,
Mr. Lunn headed the Policy and Plans Section of NATO, where he was involved in all aspects of Alliance
defence planning. From 1982-1983, he served in the Cabinet of European Parliament President
Piet Dankert as an advisor on foreign and security policy. Mr. Lunn also spent two years at the Royal
Institute of International Affairs in London as a Research Fellow and worked as an analyst in European
security issues at the Library of Congress in Washington DC. From 1974-1979 he was the Director of the
Political and Military Committees of the North Atlantic Assembly. Mr. Lunn holds a B.A. (Hons.) in History
from the University of Wales and an M.A. in War Studies from Kings College, University of London. He
attended the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst and served five years in the British Army. Mr. Lunn has
published numerous articles on the trans-Atlantic relationship.
David Hobbs
Deputy Secretary General
David Hobbs trained initially as a physicist at Manchester University and then completed a Master's Degree
in War Studies at King's College, London.
After working in the UK civil service and the private sector he joined the staff of the Centre for Defence
Studies at Aberdeen University where he published studies on intermediate-range nuclear forces and the
renewal of the United Kingdom’s independent nuclear deterrent force.
He joined the NATO Parliamentary Assembly – then the North Atlantic Assembly - in 1983 as Director of the
Scientific and Technical Committee. He was appointed as Deputy Secretary General in 1997.
He has written extensively on the political and military challenges posed by new technology, including one
book on space warfare and another on military technology and strategy.
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Steffen Sachs
Director of the Political Committee
Steffen Sachs has been the Director of the Political Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly since
July 1999. Prior to joining the Assembly, he worked at the Aspen Institute Berlin (www.aspenberlin.org) in
different functions, including Deputy Director and Acting Director where he organised roundtable discussions
about transatlantic foreign policy, defence and trade issues.
Mr. Sachs was awarded an MA in Political Science from the Free University Berlin. His nationality and
mother tongue language is German, he is fluent in English, he has a very good written and spoken
knowledge of French and basic Spanish.
Mr. Sachs has authored a number of reports of the Aspen Institute Berlin on a variety of International
Security Issues. He was project co-ordinator of Aspen Berlin’s Transatlantic Study Group which proposed “A
New Transatlantic Agenda for the Next Century”.
He is married with two sons and his interests are films, cinema, photography and reading.
Ronald J. Sullivan
Consultant
Ron Sullivan has a background in military aviation and training, education at the university level, and
European security issues. His assignments as a US Air Force officer included combat and maritime rescue
duty in Southeast Asia, the Philippines and Hawaii, teaching and course design at the US Air Force
Academy, and as deputy political advisor to the Commander, US Air Forces, Europe. In Belgium, he has
served as pol-mil planner at the US Military Delegation (88-90), Chief of Nuclear Plans, at the US Mission to
NATO, (90-93), and as Air Attache, (95-99). He holds a Bachelor’s degree from the US Air Force Academy,
and a PhD in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
NATO Secretary General
Jakob Gijsbert (Jaap) de Hoop Scheffer was born in Amsterdam on 3 April 1948. After completing his
secondary education, he studied law at Leiden University, graduating in 1974. From 1974 to 1976 he
performed his military service in the Royal Netherlands Air Force and was discharged as a reserve officer.
From 1976 to 1986, he was employed in the Foreign Service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He started in
the spokesmen’s service (1976). From 1976 to 1978, he served at the Embassy in Accra (Ghana). He then
worked at the Permanent Delegation to NATO in Brussels until 1980, where he was responsible for issues
relating to defence planning. He was in charge of the private office of four successive Ministers of Foreign
Affairs (Van der Klaauw, Van der Stoel, Van Agt and Van den Broek) until 1986.
Mr De Hoop Scheffer was elected to the House of Representatives of the States General for the Christian
Democratic Alliance (CDA) in June 1986. He became the party’s spokesperson on foreign policy (as well as
asylum and refugee policy and European justice matters) in the House and served on the Permanent
Committees on Justice, European Affairs and Defence. From 1989 to 1994 he chaired the Permanent
Committee on Development Cooperation.
From 1986 to 1994 he was also a member of the Parliamentary Assemblies of the Council of Europe and the
Western European Union (WEU). In 1990, during the Gulf crisis, he served as WEU rapporteur on the
consequences of the invasion of Kuwait and continuing operations in the Gulf region. From 1994 to1997, he
was a member of the North Atlantic Assembly.
He served as deputy leader of the CDA parliamentary party in the House of Representatives from December
1995 to March 1997, when he was elected leader.
In October 2001, he resigned as leader of the parliamentary party and as the political leader of the CDA.
From November 2001 to 15 May 2002, he chaired the House Permanent Committee on Foreign Affairs.
On 22 July 2002, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the first Balkenende government. He was
appointed to the same post in the second Balkenende government on 27 May 2003 (until 3 December 2003).
The Netherlands held the Chairmanship of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
in 2003. Mr De Hoop Scheffer was the Chairman-in-Office of that organisation until 3 December 2003.
He was a member and deputy chairman of the Atlantic Commission, and served on the board of the
Foundation on Interethnic Relations, a think-tank supporting the work of the former OSCE High
Commissioner on National Minorities, Max van der Stoel. He also served on the board of Leiden Institute of
Higher Professional Education. He was a member of the Netherlands Federation of Christian Employers
(NCW) committee for the Netherlands Management Cooperation Programme in Eastern Europe, chaired the
Netherlands Council for Trade Promotion (NCH), and served on the advisory board of Amsterdam Nyenrode
Law School. (Since becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs, he has not held positions in other organisations.)
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Ambassador Pablo Benavides Orgaz
Spain
Permanent Representative to NATO
Born in Madrid (Spain) on July 6, 1949.
1971
Law Degree, graduated in Business & Administration Studies (ICADE, Madrid).
1970-1973
Lecturer in Theory of the State and Constitutional Law, Faculty of Political Sciences (Madrid).
1976
Diplomatic School.
General Technical Secretary.
1977-1979
Secretary, Embassy of Spain in Sweden.
1980-1981
Secretary, Embassy of Spain in Senegal.
1982
Served on the General Division of Security and Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1983
Deputy Director of the Private Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
1984
Deputy Head of Mission, Spanish Delegation at the Conference for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Stockholm).
1985-1986
Counsellor, Permanent Mission to the United Nations (New York).
1987-1989
Deputy Director General for the European Political Co-operation.
1990
Deputy Director of Foreign Policy.
1991-1992
Ambassador of Spain to the Republic of Libya.
1993-1995
Ambassador of Spain to the Republic of Hungary.
1996
Deputy Vocal Advisor Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1997-2001
Deputy Permanent Delegate, UNESCO.
2002-2004
President of the Council of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
1987
Commander of the Order of Civil Merit.
1983
Officer of the Order of Isabel the Catholic.
1990
Commander of the Order of Isabel the Catholic.
Order of Trishakti-Patta of Nepal, forth class.
Grand-Cross of the Order Francisco de Miranda of Venezuela, first class.
Grand-Cross Media of the Order of Merit with Stars of Hungary.
Cross Media with the Star of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.
Ambassador Bogdan Mazuru
Head of the Mission of Romania to NATO
Born: on March 26, 1962 - Bucharest, Romania
Since June 2001: Ambassador, Mission of Romania to NATO and WEU
December 2000-June 2001: Chargé d'Affaires, Embassy of Romania, Washington D.C.
September-December 2000: Deputy Head of Mission, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of Romania,
Washington D.C.
February - September 2000: Director General for Bilateral and Regional Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
of Romania
July 1999 - February 2000: Director General for Europe and North America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Romania
1998 - 1999: Deputy Head of Mission, Mission of Romania to NATO and WEU, Brussels
1996 - 1998: First Secretary (Political), Embassy of Romania, Washington D.C.
1995 - 1996: Deputy Director, European Union Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1991 - 1995: Third Secretary - Second Secretary, Policy Planning Staff, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of
Romania
1992: participation in a 6 month Training Program for Central and East European Diplomats organized by the
German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin and Bonn
1990 - 1991: Computer Engineer, Romanian Writers Union, Bucharest
1989-1990: Computer Engineer, Institute for Research in Transportation, Bucharest
1987 - 1989: Computer Engineer, Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology, Bucharest
1986: Graduates the Automatic Control and Computer Science Department of the Polytechnic University
Bucharest
Married: to Emilia Mazuru, no children
Foreign Languages: English, French, German
Marshall Billinsglea
Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment
The Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment is responsible for the promotion of NATO
armaments cooperation policies and programs, and for military common funding. The ASG is Chairman of
NATO’s Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD) and Chairman of the Board of Directors for
NATO’s Consultation, Command, and Control Organization, and oversees management of the NATO
Security Investment Programme. The Defense Investment Division also has responsibilities in the areas of
defense against terrorism, airspace management, air and missile defense, and collaboration with non-NATO
partner nations.
Prior to assuming the position of ASG(DI) in January, 2004, Marshall Billingslea served as the Acting
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Defense for Special Operations / Low-Intensity Conflict. As such, he was the
principal civilian advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense on Special Operations Forces and counterterrorism efforts against al’Qaida and other terrorist groups. Mr. Billingslea had overall responsiblity for the
supervision of all special operations activities of the Department of Defense, and served as the Co-Chairman
of the Board of Directors of U.S. Special Operations Command. In November, 2003, Mr. Billingslea received
from Secretary Rumsfeld the Medal for Distinguished Public Service for his work in counter-terrorism.
Prior to that, Mr. Billingslea was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Negotiations Policy – the U.S.
Secretary of Defense’s chief negotiator for all major international agreements. He was the principal DoD
representative on numerous U.S. arms control delegations, and the U.S. Head of Delegation for
Transparency and Verification negotiations with the Russian Federation in connection with the Moscow
Treaty on Strategic Nuclear Reductions.
Before joining Secretary Rumsfeld’s Pentagon staff, Mr. Billingslea served for over six years as the Senior
Professional Staff Member for National Security Affairs on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He was
the senior advisor to the Chairman and members of the Committee on all proliferation, arms control, defense,
intelligence, and counter-terrorism issues within the Committee’s purview. Further, Mr. Billingslea conducted
day-to-day oversight of the U.S. arms sales process, and was responsible for reviewing and approving all
exports licensed under the U.S. Munitions List and the Arms Export Control Act.
Marshall Billingslea received his Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and
Diplomacy in 1995, and graduated Cum Laude with High Honors from Dartmouth College. He is married to
Karen Anne Billingslea, and has two daughters – Morgan Alyssa and Elsa Breanne.
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John Colston
Assistant Secretary General for Defence Planning and Operations
John Colston joined the NATO International Staff as Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and
Planning in September 2003. From 2000 to 2003 he had served as the Command Secretary to the UK
Commander-in-Chief Fleet in Northwood and Portsmouth, responsible for Planning, Policy and Resourcing of
the Operational Command of the Royal Navy. From 1996 to 2000, he served on secondment to the UK
Foreign and Commonwealth Office as Defence Counsellor to the UK Delegation to NATO/WEU, during
preparations for the Washington Summit and the Kosovo Campaign.
John Colston joined the UK Ministry of Defence in 1976. His previous appointments have included the Head
of the UK MOD’s Central Resources and Programmes Division (1993-1996); Director of Finance for the UK
Trident Project (1990-1993); Assistant Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Defence (1988-1990);
Policy Team Leader on UK Relations with NATO and the WEU (19987-1998); Senior Administrative Officer
in the Soverign Base Areas Administration, Cyprus (1984-1987); and Assistant Director, Nuclear Policy from
1982-1984.
Earlier appointments included support to Defence Ministers; Force Planning in support of NATO and
Industrial Relations in the UK in the MOD.
John Colston was born in Reading, England and educated in Bristol and at Oxford University, where he took
a degree in English. His wife (Eileen) is a teacher; they have three children.
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Vadm Fernando del Pozo
Director, International Military Staff, NATO
2004 Vice Admiral Fernando del Pozo was born in Barcelona on 19 September 1944, and joined the Naval
Academy 1 August 1961. He was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in 3 July 1966, and became Vice Admiral
(three stars) on 19 December 2003. He was appointed Director, IMS on 18 June 2004.
His sea duties as a junior Officer have consisted of assignments on board destroyers Alcala Galiano, Roger
de Lauria, Marqués de la Ensenada, and frigate Pizarro, where he performed a variety of duties, such as
gunnery, communications, navigation and operations Officer. As Lieutenant Commander he was appointed
Chief Staff Officer of the Carrier Group Escorts Squadron in 1985-86.
He commanded Fast Patrol Boat Cadarso in 1979-80 as a Lieutenant; Corvette Diana in 1986-88 as a
Lieutenant-Commander; Frigate Victoria in 1992-93 as Commander, which included a four month
deployment in STANAVFORLANT, during which period the force visited non-NATO ports and entered the
Black Sea for the first time, and participated in the Adriatic embargo operation Maritime Monitor. As Captain
he has commanded the 41st Squadron of Frigates (Santa Maria Class) from March 1997 until September
1997, when he took command of the STANAVFORMED until September 1998. He had the distinction of
being the first Spanish officer ever in command of a NATO force.
Ashore he has served in the Spanish Navy Mission in Washington D.C. as a member of the team that
developed the combat system for aircraft carrier and frigates (1980-85). He was Naval Assistant to the Navy
Chief-of-Staff in 1988-89. From 1989 to 1992 he was a member of the working group for the development of
the MNCs-CHOD Spain Coordination Agreements, leading during this period the group that negotiated the
Strait of Gibraltar Agreement. From 1993 until 1997 he has been Head of the General/Strategic Plans
Branch in the Navy Staff. In this capacity he participated in the negotiations that led to the formation of
EUROMARFOR and the Spanish-Italian Amphibious Force. On 15 October 1998 he was appointed Deputy
SACLANTREPEUR, in NATO HQ. On 15 October 2001 he took over as Deputy CINC SOUTHLANT, a post
he held until his present appointment.
He specialized in naval electronics in 1972, and obtained the Naval War College diploma in 1978.
He has been awarded the Grand Crosses of the Naval Order of Merit and of St. Hermenegildo, and the
Cross of S. Jorge de 1ª. Classe (Portugal), as well as other decorations.
Vice Admiral del Pozo married Maria-Luisa Berenguer, and they have two children, Fernando, a Navy
Lieutenant, and Juan, Sub-Lieutenant.
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Carsten Fausboll
Head, Civil Emergency Planning and Acting Section
Head, OPS (Euro Atlantic Disaster Response Co-ordination Centre
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Heinz J. Ferkinghoff
Deputy Director, Nuclear Policy
International Staff, NATO HQ
Graduate of German Armed Forces University, Munich, M.S. Electronical Engineering
Graduate of German Command and Staff College, Hamburg
Lecturer and Tutor at German Command and Staff College, Hamburg
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Heinz J. Ferkinghoff was born in Warendorf, Germany in 1955 and joined the German Luftwaffe as Cadet in
1973. Following the German Air Force Academy and the German Armed Forces University he was trained as
Fighter Pilot. From 1982 until 1987 he was Flight and Fighter Weapon Instructor, Adjutant to the Base
Commander and Ops Officer.
1987 – 1989 he was the Squadron Commander of 491 Sqn. “VIPERS” at Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany. After
the German Command and Staff College at Hamburg (1989-1991) he was the Chief Plans Section at 1st
German Air Division at Messstetten.
From 1992 until 1995 he served as Staff Officer for Reaction Forces Air at ACE Reaction Forces Planning
Staff / SHAPE, Belgium. He continued his career as Staff Officer Air Force Structure and Arms Control at the
Ministry of Defence at Bonn, Germany.
Following his assignment as Lecturer and Tutor at the German Command and Staff College at Hamburg
from 1997 – 1999 he received a conversion training on TORNADO at Holloman AFB, USA and was initially
Deputy Base Commander and from 2001 until 2003, being promoted to Colonel, Base Commander of FBW
31 “Boelcke” at Nörvenich, Germany. During his time as Base Commander he was responsible for the
introduction of Laser Guided Weapons used by German TORNADOs.
In 2003 he became the Chief, Nuclear Concepts Section at J5 / SHAPE, Belgium and was Chairman of the
Bi-SC Missile Defence Working Group and Co-Chairman of the Joint Theatre Surety Management Group
(JTSMG).
Since 1 June 2005 he joined the International Staff, Defence Policy and Planning Division and assumed the
position of Deputy Director, Nuclear Policy.
***
Heinz J. Ferkinghoff is a Command Pilot with over 2100 Flying hours on various Jets. He was awarded the
German Armed Forces Cross of Honour in Gold and the USAF Outstanding Unit Award.
He is married to Addie and they have 2 daughters.
Jean Fournet
Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy
Jean Fournet became the NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy on 1 April 2003. Prior to
that he had been the Assistant Secretary General for Scientific and Environmental Affairs since March 2001.
The Public Diplomacy Division covers all activities that contribute to promoting the Alliance’s image to a
variety of audiences, establishing networks of relations with political, diplomatic, administrative, academic
and media circles, and forming co-operative relations.
Before coming to NATO, Jean Fournet was the National Armaments Director and Director of Co-operation
and Industrial Affairs in the Direction générale de l’armement (DGA) of the French Ministry of Defence. In his
duties there he was responsible for bilateral and multilateral co-operative relations with the various Alliance
and European Union countries, which involved intense communication and dialogue efforts. In 2000 he was
also the Chairman of the Board of the Organization for Joint Co-operation in Armaments (OCCAR) involving
Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and France. Until 1999 he was a member of the board of directors of
several national firms (Aérospatiale, SNECMA, Dassault).
Jean Fournet began his career in 1973 as the Head of the Energy/Propulsion Department in the DGA
Directorate for Research and Test Resources. From 1978 to 1983, he worked as the Head of Bureau for
Industrial and Economic Affairs and then as the Head of the Private Office of the Director for International
Affairs at the Ministry of Defence. In 1983 he moved to the Ministry of Industry, where he was the Official
Representative for Industrial and Environmental Affairs with the Director-General for Energy and Raw
Materials until 1988, when he returned to the Ministry of Defence as the Technical Advisor to the Head of
Strategic Affairs. In 1993 he also studied at the Kennedy School of Government (international programme).
From 1989 to 1995, he was the Assistant Director and later the Deputy Director for Industrial Affairs at the
DGA, and in 1995 he became the Director of the Private Office of the Head of the DGA, where he led a
sweeping re-organization in 1996 before taking up the post of Director of Co-operation.
He attained the rank of Lieutenant General, Armament Corps in 1997.
Born in Brest, France in 1948, Jean Fournet is a graduate of the Ecole polytechnique and the French
National College of Aeronautics and Space. He also obtained a master’s degree in economics and a further
graduate degree in political science. He completed his studies at the Institut Auguste Comte and the Centre
for Advanced Armament Studies (CHEAr, and SERA, the European session of armament directors).
Jean Fournet is a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour and an Officer of the National Order of Merit. He has
two daughters.
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Paul Fritch
Head of the Russia and Ukraine Relations Section
in NATO's Political Affairs and Security Policy Division.
Paul Fritch is the Head of the Russia and Ukraine Relations Section of the NATO International Secretariat’s
Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, which oversees the Alliance's cooperative relationships with
Russia and Ukraine. A graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., he served as a legislative
aide to U.S. Senator Malcolm Wallop before joining the Foreign Service of the United States in May 1991.
As a U.S. diplomat, Mr. Fritch has completed overseas assignments in India, Germany and Russia, as well
as in the State Department in Washington, D.C., where he worked on conventional arms control issues in the
Department’s Bureau of European Affairs. He participated in the early stages of negotiations on the initiation
of arms control and confidence-building measures in the former Yugoslavia following the Bosnian Civil War
(Dayton Article II and Article IV), and later in negotiations on the adaptation of the Treaty on Conventional
Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). He also served as a delegate to the November 1999 OSCE Summit in
Istanbul, working with Russian, Georgian and Moldovan representatives to resolve CFE-related issues
associated with the Russian military presence in the two former Soviet republics.
Serving on the NATO Secretariat since 10 September 2001, Mr. Fritch worked directly with the Assistant
Secretary General for Political Affairs on the enhancement of the NATO-Russia relationship in the wake of
the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. He was instrumental in the establishment of
the NATO-Russia Council in May 2002. He has written several articles on NATO-Russia relations, including
“New Beginnings,” in the Summer 2002 edition of NATO Review. He has been awarded the Department of
State’s Superior Honor Award in May 1997, May 2000 and January 2003, a Meritorious Honor Award in May
1997, and the 2001 Sinclaire Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Study. He speaks English, German,
Russian and French.
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Adam Kobieracki
Assistant Secretary General for Operations
2003-
Name:
Adam Kobieracki
Current Position:
Assistant Secretary General for Operations
Personal
Information:
Nationality: Polish
Place and Date of Birth: Warsaw, Poland 01/06/1957
Education:
1975-1982 Warsaw University, Faculty of Journalism and Political Sciences,
Moscow State Institute of International Relations
Profession:
Career Diplomat
Diplomatic rank:
Ambassador
Specialisation:
Multilateral diplomacy, international security issues and arms control negotiation
Professional Career: 1982-2003 - in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1982-89 - Department of Studies and Programming (security and arms control
issues)
1989-91 - Department of European Institutions
1991-2000 - permanent posts abroad (see below)
March 2000-March 2001 - Director, Department for European Security Policy, MFA
April 2001-August 2003 - Director, Security Policy Department, MFA
Short-term
Abroad:
Posts 1985-86 - Expert in the Polish Mission to the UN in Vienna
1986 - Member of the Polish Delegation to the MBFR Talks in Vienna
1986-87 - Member of the Polish Delegation to the CSCE Vienna Follow-up Meeting
and CFE Mandate Talks
1989-90 - Member and Deputy Head of the Polish Delegation to the CFE negotiation
in Vienna
Permanent
Abroad:
Posts 1991-2000 - in the Polish Mission to the UN (and IAEA) and the OSCE in Vienna,
since 1993 - Counsellor and Deputy Head, since 1996 Minister Counsellor and
Deputy Head of the Mission and of the Polish Delegation to the Joint Consultative
Group. Since June 1997 - Ambassador, Head of the Permanent Mission of Poland
to the IAEA, United Nations Office and the International Organisations in Vienna,
Head of the Mission of Poland to OSCE, Head of the Polish Delegation to the Joint
Consultative Group (CFE Treaty)
1993 - Chairman of the Working Group which negotiated the document on
stabilising measures for localized crisis situations, OSCE Forum for Security
Co-operation, Vienna
1994 - Co-ordinator of the negotiation on the Vienna Document 1994
(CSBMs), Vienna
1998 - Chairman of the OSCE Permanent Council (due to the Polish OSCE
Chairmanship that year)
1998 - Chairman of the Security Model Committee (which negotiated the
OSCE Charter on European Security)
1997-1999 - Chief Polish negotiator at the CFE adaptation talks, Vienna
Participation in Main 1994-2003 - member of Polish delegations to the OSCE Ministerial and Summit
Inter-Governmental
Meetings
Conferences:
May 1996 - Chairman of the Working Group at, and Deputy Head of the Polish
Delegation to the First CFE Treaty Review Conference, Vienna
December 1998 - Chairman of the Preparatory Meeting to the Seventh Meeting of
the OSCE Ministerial Council, Oslo
April-May 2000 - Chairman of the Main Committee II at the NPT Review
Conference, New York
May 2001 - Head of the Polish Delegation to the Second CFE Treaty Review
Conference, Vienna
2000-2003 - member of Polish delegations to all NATO Ministerial and Summit
Meetings
Publications:
Contributed inter alia to: the book “Miedzy równowaga sil a bezpieczenstwem
kooperatywnym w Europie (adaptacja rezimu CFE do nowego srodowiska
miedzynarodowego)” by Z. Lachowski and J. M. Nowak (Between the balance of
power and co-operative security in Europe – the adaptation of the CFE regime to
new
international
environment)
Warsaw
1999,
Centrum
Stosunków
Miedzynarodowych (Center of International Relations), the book “Polska polityka
bezpieczenstwa 1989-2000”, ed. by R. Kuzniar, Warsaw 2001, WN Scholar (Polish
Security Policy 1989-2000).
Languages:
English, Russian - excellent
French and German – basic (passive knowledge)
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Evert G.J. Somer
OPS (EADRCC)
Susan Pond
Head, Partnership for Peace & Cooperation Programmes,
Political Affairs and Security Policy Division, NATO HQ
Ms. Pond began her NATO career in 1989 working at SACLANT as a research analyst. She was promoted
and moved to NATO HQ 1990 joining the Civil Emergency Planning Directorate. In 1998 Ms. Pond joined
the Defence Partnership and Cooperation Directorate of the Defence Planning and Operations Division at
NATO HQ, assuming responsibility for Ukraine. She established the NATO Liaison Office (NLO) in Kyiv in
April 1999 and served as the first Head of the NLO. She returned to NATO HQ in March 2000 to resume
responsibilities as advisor on NATO-Ukraine defence cooperation.
She is the architect of the Partnership for Peace Trust Fund Policy established by NATO in November 2001.
The policy supports the safe destruction of stockpiles of anti-personnel land mines, and surplus SALW and
munitions in Partner nations. To date more than 2 million anti-personnel land mines have been destroyed in
Albania, Ukraine and Moldova. Currently she is leading a team to develop a feasibility study for the
destruction of 130,000 tons of surplus munitions and 1.5 million small arms and light weapons in Ukraine.
Ms. Pond is currently the Head, Partnership for Peace and Cooperation Programmes within the EuroAtlantic Integration and Partnership Directorate of the newly-established Political Affairs and Security Policy
Division at NATO HQ. She brings with her more than a decade of experience in shaping policy and
developing activities to support cooperation between Allies and Partners.
Before joining NATO Ms. Pond served with the Canadian Coast Guard. Ms. Pond has a BA from College St.
Boniface (Manitoba) and a Graduate Diploma in International Relations from the University of Lancaster
(UK).
In December 2003, Ms Pond was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee Medal in recognition of her
outstanding contribution and public service to Canada and NATO.
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Jamie Patrick Shea
Deputy Assistant Secretary General (External Relations), NATO HQ
Previous NATO positions
July 1993 to
September 2000
Spokesman of NATO and Deputy Director of Information and Press.
Since January 1991
November 1988 to
January 1991
February 1985 to
November 1988
September 1982 to
February 1985
October 1980 to
September 1982
Deputy Head and Senior Planning Officer, Policy Planning Unit and Multilateral Affairs
Section of the Political Directorate, NATO. Speechwriter to the Secretary General of
NATO. Drafter of NATO Ministerial communiqués and policy planning of Ministerial
meetings.
Assistant to the Secretary General of NATO for Special Projects; most notably
speechwriting, ghostwriting of articles, press releases, book chapters and official
communiqués; advising Secretary General on political and military issues and on his
public communications strategy.
Head of External Relations Conferences and Seminars.
Head of Youth Programmes.
Administrator in Council Operations Section of Executive Secretariat.
External, academic positions
October 1988
to present day
January 1985
to present day
January 1987
to June 1990
October 1987
to present day
October 1991
to present
September
1993 to present
day
Member of the Advisory Council, International Relations Studies and Programme of Université
Libre de Bruxelles - Jean Monnet Visiting Professor in the postgraduate programme "Maîtrise
en Politique Internationale"; course examiner; also lecturer in international relations for a
faculty and postgraduate seminar under the auspices of the Tempus programme of the
Commission of the European Communities.
Associate Professor of International Relations, American University, Washington DC; Director
of the Brussels Overseas Study Programme; teacher of the two NATO Semester courses for
60 undergraduates per annum.
Lecturer in Defence Studies, University of Lille, postgraduate programme; courses on
international relations and NATO affairs for French military officers reading for higher degrees.
Adjunct Associate Professor of International Relations, James Madison College, Michigan
State University - Director of the MSU Summer School in Brussels.
Course instructor, Boston University, M.A. in International Relations Programme in Benelux.
Lecturer in US/European Relations in the European Studies Program of the University of
Antwerp (Graduate course: 30 hours per semester).
Other professional and academic pursuits:
Regular lecturer on NATO and European security affairs at the following institutions:
• Netherlands' Institute of International Relations (Clingendael)
• St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, England
• The Graduate Institute for International Studies, Geneva
• School of Advanced International Studies, John Hopkins University, Bologna Center, Italy
• Collège d'Europe, Bruges
• Global Security Programme, University of Cambridge, England
• Centre for Defence Studies, Kings College, University of London.
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Frequent participant in major international conferences dealing with security issues, including Ditchley Park,
Wilton Park, North Atlantic Assembly, WEU Research Institute, International Institute of Strategic Studies
and Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, Ebenhausen activities, as well as many others in Western and Eastern
Europe, North America and Asia.
External examiner, candidates for PhD degree, Department of War Studies, Kings College, University of
London.
Consultant on security issues, Saferworld, Bristol, England.
Education:
• D.Phil. In Modern History from Oxford University (Lincoln College) 1981.
• Thesis: "European Intellectuals and the Great War 1914-1918".
• B.A. Hons. In Modern History and French from Sussex University 1977; First Class.
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Council of the European Union
Christophe Heugsen
Director of Policy Planning and Early Warning Unit,
General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union
17.03.1955, married, 2 children
1973 - 1977
University studies (Economics) at St. Gall (Switzerland) and Georgia
Southern College (USA)
1977
Graduation, University St. Gall
1977 - 1980
Post graduate studies in St. Gall and Paris (Sorbonne)
1980
PhD (Economics) University of St. Gall
1980
Entry into German Foreign Service
1980 - 1982
Training in the Foreign Office, Bonn
1983 - 1986
Consulate General in Chicago (Press and Economic affairs)
1986 - 1988
Embassy in Paris (Deputy Head of delegation to COCOM)
1988 - 1999
Foreign Office, Bonn
1988 - 1990
Private Secretary to the Coordinator for German-French Relations
1990 - 1992
Deputy Head of special section in charge of negotiations of the Treaty of
Maastricht
1993 - 1997
Private Office of Foreign Minister Kinkel (since 1994: Deputy Head) in
charge of European Affairs
1997 - 1999
Deputy Director-General for European Affairs
1999 -
Director, since 2005 Deputy Director-General, Head of Policy Unit of the
High Representative Javier Solana in the General Secretariat of the Council
of the European Union, Brussels.
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Brigadier Ian Abbott OBE
Director Policy and Plans
European Union Military Committee
A weapons and explosives trained officer with wide international experience and a background in operations,
intelligence, security, crisis management and continuity planning, designing IT and managing national CIS
emergency networks.
Apr 03 - present day :
ACOS Policy, Plans and Development – EUMS
Selected and appointed by Dr Solana, EU Secretary General, responsible for crisis management, policy and
plans, and capability development. Brief includes generation of geo-pol country watch lists, counter terrorism
and CBRN, consequence management, interaction of armed services, emergency services and commercial
capabilities.
Jun 01 - Jan 03:
Director Capabilities - UK Cabinet Office
Selected for secondment as a founding director of the Prime Minister's initiative to develop and improve
central and cross government department response in crisis management, civil contingency planning, and
consequence management following Foot and Mouth and Fuel Dispute. The portfolio required co-ordination
with departments of state and the information service, key service and commercial sectors including energy,
transport, food and consumables, and responsibility for the emergency communication system. After the
events of 11 September 2001, the work was expanded to include worst case planning and security
arrangements.
Dec 00 - Jun 01:
Director Information Technology Strategy - Army CIS
Scoping the overall architecture and designing the statement of requirement for the convergence of the Army
Communication and Information System into the newly formed Defence Communication Information Agency.
Involved process analysis and mapping, the compilation and auditing of legacy systems and protocols,
formulation of the requirement and the production of the integration, migration and change management
plans.
Jan 00 - Dec 00:
Graduate Royal College of Defence Studies - London
One year, full time top management course now phd accredited for global political, economic and social
issues. With 85 director level and above managers from public and private sector representing 37 countries.
Sponsored the Chinese representative.
Feb 98 - Jan 00:
Assistant Director – J5 contingency planning, PJHQ Northwood
Responsible for producing plans and options to areas and regions where the UK has an interest. Required
global situational analysis for the integration of other governmental interests and mandates. Knowledge of
commercial and indigenous energy, communication, engineering and logistic capabilities. Accountable for
developing and maintaining standing contracts with organisations such as the Baltic Exchange and FAA, and
rights of movement with international governments. Developed the UK Joint Essential Task list and
standards with supporting operational analysis tool.
Jun 95 - Feb 98:
Commanding Officer - logistic regiment
Fully accountable for the motivation, training, performance, administration and equipment of the Army's
leading logistic unit. Eight subordinate commanders, 1300 troops and 2000 family dependants. Maintained
24/7 logistic support for the Army's units based in UK and deployed to the Balkans, and out of gauge and
heavy load road moves.
Dec 93 - Jun 95:
Chief Instructor - Royal Military College of Science
Responsible for the teaching of management and explosives. Selected as Secretary for UK Government
Technology Foresight Initiative for the Aerospace and Defence sector. A post held in parallel to other
responsibilities until 1999.
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Jan 93- Dec 93
MDA Student - Cranfield University
An MBA but focused on the public sector, European legislation and financial management.
Nov 89 - Jan 93
Head of Technology Transfer - Hong Kong Government
Selected on behalf of MOD and seconded from the Cabinet Office to HK Government to monitor the
intellectual and actual technology overt and covert transfer of "hard and soft" science and technology across
the Far East.
Comments on previous experience
He is a graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, is involved in ESRC academic research
on contemporary security risks and counter measures, and the Risk and Threat Research Group. He has
lectured at the University of Oxford and Cranfield University, where he is a member of the Senior Common
Room. He is also a member of the BSI, the Emergency Planning College, and RUSI. He is president of RLC
parachuting. He received the MBE for intelligence services, and the OBE for leadership on operations.
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Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces
Philippe Fluri
Deputy Director / Head of Outreach
Born in 1960, Philipp Fluri studied Philosophy, History and Social Anthropology at the Universities of
Fribourg and Bern (doctorates 1987 and 1990) and East European Studies at the Osteuropa-Institut at
Fribourg University. He performed extensive post-doctoral research in Southeast Asia and the USA (19871990).
Dr. Fluri became a defense analyst with the Swiss General Staff in 1991 with a focus on post-communist
societies. He joined the OSCE AG to Chechnya as an Expert on Human Rights and Democratisation in 1995
and was appointed Acting Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on the Question dealt
with by the Minsk Group (Nagorno-Karabakh) in 1996. Dr. Fluri became the Coordinator for Civil-Military
Relations at the Secretariate General of the Swiss MoD in 1998 and as such the project leader on what is
now DCAF.
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