About the Ambassador

H.E. Ms Aude Maio-Coliche is the appointed Ambassador of the European Union to Senegal.

Over the past five years, she has served as Director for Strategic Communication and Foresight and has also held the positions of Acting Deputy Managing Director for Africa and EU Ambassador for Equality at the European External Action Service.

Previously, Ms Maio-Coliche served as EU Ambassador to Argentina and Venezuela. Throughout her career, she has held various positions within the European Commission and the European External Action Service, including responsibilities for EU-Latin America relations and EU-Central Africa relations. She also contributed to shaping the human resources policies of the newly created European External Action Service in 2011.

In addition to her diplomatic and institutional experience, Ms Maio-Coliche has worked in the private sector, providing consultancy services on European Union affairs to international companies.

She studied in Lille, Saarbrücken, Warwick and Bruges. She holds a Postgraduate degree in International Economy and Community Law from the University of Lille and a Master’s degree in Political Science from the College of Europe in Bruges.