On Tuesday 9 August, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini announced the appointment of French national Jean-Christophe Belliard as deputy secretary general for political affairs and policy director at the European External Action Service (EEAS). Belliard is currently the director for Africa and the Indian Ocean at the French foreign ministry, and worked as Javier Solana’s personal representative for Africa when Solana was EU high representative for...