Stefano De Leo

Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Oceania / Central Director for Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1 January 2026, and Central Director for Sub-Saharan African Countries

Chargé d’Affaires (with letters of credence) in Chisinau, 1 October 2008. Confirmed as Ambassador in Chisinau, 4 February 2010. Consul General in Lagos, 30 November 2012. Assigned to the Directorate General for the European Union, 18 August 2014; seconded to the EEAS as Head of the EU Delegation in Juba, South Sudan, 1 September 2014. Seconded to the EEAS as Head of the EU Delegation in Juba, South Sudan, 11 May; Minister Plenipotentiary, 2 January 2016. Assigned to the Directorate General for Global Affairs, 3 September; Ambassador to Brazzaville, 14 December 2018. Ambassador to Abuja, also accredited (with the rank of Ambassador) to Porto-Novo (Benin) and to ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States), 3 January 2022. Deputy Director General for Global Affairs / Central Director for Sub-Saharan African Countries, 3 March 2025.