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Patrick Heck
Permanent Representative
Luxembourg
Sep 2026 - Present
Luxembourg
Sep 2026 - Present
Date and place of birth : 29 August 1966 – Esch/Alzette
Marital status : married, 2 children
Title : Ambassador, Permanent representative of the Grand-Duchy Luxembourg to the North Atlantic Council (designate)
Education:
June 1993 : LLM, Master of Public International Law, Université Robert Schuman, Strasbourg (F)
March 1994 : National Law Certificate, Centre Universitaire Luxembourg, admission to the profession of attorney-at-law
Previous career positions :
June 1994 - Mai 1995 : Bank of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, N.M., U.S.A, customer relations department
Mai 1995 – March 2000 : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg, Directorate of Political Affairs, desk officer Asia/Oceania and EU Common Security of Defense Policy
March 2000 – July 2002 : Deputy Permanent representative, Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to NATO
July 2002 – July 2003 : Chargé d’affaires a.i., Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to NATO
July 2003 – August 2005 : Deputy Permanent representative, Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to NATO
August 2005 – February 2009 : Legal Advisor ; Private Office of the General Manager ; NAMSA/NATO, Capellen (L).
February 2009 – March 2010 : Deputy director, Head of Operations Branch, National Intelligence Service, Ministry of State.
March 2010 – January 2016 : Director, National Intelligence Service, Ministry of State
January 2016 – April 2019 : Defense policy Director, Department of Defense, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
April 2019 – September 2020 : Minister plenipotentiary, policy plans and global issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
September 2020 – February 2023 : Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg to the Republic of Kosovo (non-resident); Ambassador at large for economic diplomacy
February 2023 – August 2026 : Head of the diplomatic missions inspection and advisory service, Office of the Secretary general, MFA