The Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine is pleased to announce that Mr Ian Boag following appointment by the European Commission and accreditation by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has taken up the post of Ambassador and Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Ukraine.
Mr Boag was born in the United Kingdom on 4 January 1946. In 1967 he graduated from Oxford University with an honours degree in modern languages. From 1967-1974 Mr Boag was a member of the British Diplomatic Service. He joined the European Commission in 1978.
After serving in the Commission’s Directorate General for Development he became a member of the Cabinet of Commissioner Claude Cheysson (Mediterranean policy and North-South relations) in 1985. Between 1987 and 2004 Mr Boag served as a Head of various Units in the Directorate General for External Relations and also headed three Delegations of the European Commission: Morocco (1987-1991), Brazil (1991-1994) and Egypt (2001-2004).
For further information please contact Anje Schubert, Press Officer, at anje.schubert@cec.eu.int