H.E. Ambassador Javier Niño Pérez has been serving as the Head of the EU Delegation to the African Union since January 2024. A Spanish national, he has held various positions within the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the European Commission, including Director/Deputy Managing Director Americas, Head of Division US and Canada, and Head of Division Turkey. He has served as the EU Ambassador / Head of Delegation in Haiti and Cuba and has held various positions within the Political and Economic Sections of European Commission Delegations in Trinidad & Tobago and Burkina Faso. He holds a Master of Arts in Advanced Political Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges, an LL.M. in European Law from the Free University of Brussels, and a degree in Law from the University of Valladolid. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.
