Marc Otte (born 26 April 1947 in Brussels) is a Belgian diplomat who was the European Union's Special Representative to the Middle East peace process from 14 July 2003 until 28 February 2011. He currently serves as Director General of the Egmont Institute.
Education and early career
editOtte holds an MA in Political and Social Sciences, from the University of Leuven, 1969, and did post-graduate work at the university's Institute for Developing Countries. Afterwards he taught in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he later served in the embassy.[1]
Career in diplomacy
editOver the following few decades Otte held various positions in the Belgian Foreign service, including consul general in Los Angeles (1988–1992) and ambassador to Israel (1992–96).[2]
As of 1 March 2011, Otte's duties as EU envoy to the Middle East Quartet were covered temporarily by Helga Schmid, then deputy secretary general for political affairs of the European diplomatic service.[3] On 23 January 2012 Andreas Reinicke was appointed as the new European Union's Special Representative for the Middle East Peace process.[4]
In February 2020, Otte joined around fifty former European prime ministers and foreign ministers in signing an open letter published by British newspaper The Guardian to condemn U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, saying it would create an apartheid-like situation in occupied Palestinian territory.[5]
Other activities
edit- European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member[6]
- European Institute of Peace (EIP), Vice-President of the Board of Governors[7]
References
edit- ^ Advisory Council European Institute of Peace (EIP).
- ^ Advisory Council European Institute of Peace (EIP).
- ^ "German diplomat named EU Middle-East envoy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ COUNCIL DECISION 2012/33/CFSP
- ^ Grave concern about US plan to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict The Guardian, February 27, 2020.
- ^ Members European Council on Foreign Relations.
- ^ Advisory Council European Institute of Peace (EIP).
External links
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