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Biography: Roy Reeve, Deputy Head of Mission, EULEX Kosovo

Roy Reeve, Deputy Head of Mission EULEX Kosovo

Date of birth: August, 1941
Nationality: British
Education : London School of Economics and Political Science

Professional experience :

After graduating from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1966, he joined the British Diplomatic Service. During his career with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Roy Reeve had two tours of duty in the British Embassy in Moscow (1968-1971 and 1978-1981). He was a member of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE, now OSCE) Preparatory Talks in Dippoli and participated throughout the Geneva negotiations, which culminated in the signature of the CSCE Final Act in 1975. Mr. Reeve also participated in the CSCE Review Conferences in Belgrade and Madrid.

Other postings included: Head of Political Affairs in Northern Ireland (1983-1985); Deputy Consul General, Johannesburg (1985-1988); Head of Commercial Management Department, FCO (1988-1991) and Consul General, Sydney (1991-1995). Until his early retirement from the Diplomatic Service in May 1999, Mr. Reeve was Ambassador to Ukraine. After his retirement from the Diplomatic Service, Roy Reeve headed the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Armenia, from September 1999 to July 2003. On 1 August 2003 he was appointed as the Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, a position he held until 2007.

From December 2007 until June 2009 was the Head of the European Union Planning Team for Kosovo and subsequently The Deputy Head of Mission EULEX Kosovo