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Curriculum Vitae  
David Daly
Ambassador Daly has had a distinguished career in the diplomatic service of Ireland and then the European Union. He has extensive experience with the accession of new states to the Union and in particular experience in dealing with those of the Balkans. He was the head of the Commission's unit negotiating the accession of Croatia to the Union. He has also served in many other placements dealing with the Central and Eastern European countries during the 1990s as they transformed their political and economic systems and moved toward joining the European Union.
He has been the Head of the European Union's Delegation to Australia since January 2009.
Career to date:
| January 2009 - |
Head of Delegation, Ambassador of the European Union Delegation, Canberra, Australia |
| February 2005 - December 2008: |
Head of Unit for Croatia, DG Enlargement
Head of the negotiating team for Croatia's accession |
| October 2000 - January 2005: |
Head of Unit for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, DGs External Relations and Enlargement (January 2005) |
| September 1996 - September 2000: |
Delegation: Political and Economic Counsellor, European Commission Delegation Budapest, Hungary |
| February 1991 - August 1996: |
Textiles trade negotiator, DG External Relations
Textiles agreements with Central and Eastern European countries
Member of the Textiles Monitoring Body (1995-1996), Replacement Member of the Textiles Surveillance Body (1993-1995). |
| February 1989 - January 1991: |
FEOGA Auditor, DG Agriculture
Clearance of accounts in the Wine and Tobacco sectors. |
| September 1987 - February 1989: |
Second Secretary, Embassy of Ireland, New Delhi, India
Economic Counsellor, Consular Officer, Head of Administration |
| January 1986 - September 1987: |
Third Secretary, Development Aid Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin, Ireland.
Bilateral emergency and developmental assistance. |
| January 1980 - January 1986: |
Executive Officer, Department of Agriculture, Dublin, Ireland.
Executive officer in the Beef and FEOGA Divisions |
Education
| 1987 |
M.Sc(European Studies), Dublin University , Trinity College |
| 1984 |
Bachelor of Public Administration (Honours 2:1), University College, Dublin
Graduate Member Institute of Personnel Management, London |
| 1979 |
School Leaving Certificate (4 honours), De La Salle College, Ballyshannon, Co. Donegal, Ireland |
Languages
English
Irish
French
Greek - basic
Italian - even more basic!
Hobbies
Football (Gaelic and soccer), badminton, tennis, music, travel, reading
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