Alphonse Berns
Permanent Representative – Luxembourg
2005
Born April 9, 1952 - married to Christiane POEKER
two children, thierry (1986) and Isabelle (1993)
Law Degree in International and European Law, University of Aix-en-Provence, France, 1976
Alumnus of the European University Center (Law) of Nancy, France, 1977
| 2005 - : | Ambassador to Belgium Ambassador, Permanent Representative to NATO |
| 2002 - 2005 : | Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the 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 the 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, Luxembourg |
| 1979 - 1986 : | Deputy Permanent Representative to NATO |
| 1978 - 1979 : | Deputy Permanent Representative to the Coucil of Europe, Strasbourg, (non resident) |
| 1977 - 1979 : | Directorate for Political Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Luxembourg |
- Commander in the Order of the Oak Crown , Luxembourg
- Officer in the Order of Merit, Luxembourg
- Knight with Crown in tde Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolphe of Nassau , Luxembourg
- Grand Cross in the Order of Civil Merit, Spain
- Grand Cross in the Order of the Aztec Eagle, Mexico
- Grand Cross in the Order of the Phoenix, Greece
- Grand Officer in the Order of the Crown, Belgium
- Commander with Star in tde Royal Norwegian Order of Merit, Norway
- Commander with Star in the Order of the Falcon, Iceland
- Commander in the Order of Merit, Portugal
- Commander in the Order of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany