08/02/2021 (Agence Europe) – The Council of the European Union appointed Maryem van den Heuvel on Friday 5 February as Director General for External Relations (RELEX). This Dutch diplomat is currently senior foreign policy adviser in the cabinet of the President of the European Council, Charles Michel. She will take up her duties on 1 April 2021, replacing Leonardo Schiavo, who retired at the end of 2020. The EU ambassador to Kenya, Simon Mordue from Ireland, will replace Ms van den...