NATO Permanent Representative of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

H. E. Mr. Alphonse Berns Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of tde Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

2005 -

Born April 9, 1952 - married to Christiane POEKER
two children, tdierry (1986) and Isabelle (1993)

Law Degree in International and European Law, University of Aix-en-Provence, France, 1976
Alumnus of tde European University Center (Law) of Nancy, France, 1977

2005 - :	Ambassador to Belgium Ambassador, Permanent Representative to NATO
2002 - 2005 :	Ambassador, Permanent Representative to tde UN and International Organisations, Geneva
1998 - 2002 :	Secretary General Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade, Development Cooperation & Ministry of Defense, Luxembourg
1991 - 1998 :	Ambassador to tde United States, Canada and Mexico, Washington DC
1988 - 1991 :	Director for International Economic Relations Director for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Luxembourg
1986 - 1988 :	Director for Budget, Finance & Administration Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, L uxembourg
1979 - 1986 :	Deputy Permanent Representative to NATO
1978 - 1979 :	Deputy Permanent Representative to tde Coucil of Europe, Strasbourg, (non resident)
1977 - 1979 :	Directorate for Political Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Luxembourg

• Commander in tde Order of tde Oak Crown , Luxembourg
• Officer in tde Order of Merit, Luxembourg
• Knight witd Crown in tde Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolphe of Nassau , Luxembourg

• Grand Cross in tde Order of Civil Merit, Spain
• Grand Cross in tde Order of tde Aztec Eagle, Mexico
• Grand Cross in tde Order of tde Phoenix, Greece
• Grand Officer in tde Order of tde Crown, Belgium
• Commander witd Star in tde Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Norway
• Commander witd Star in tde Order of tde Falcon, Iceland
• Commander in tde Order of Merit, Portugal
• Commander in tde Order of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany