André Mernier

André Mernier (born 26 May 1943) is a former Belgian diplomat and Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat. He held the post from 2006 to 2011, and has been retired since January 2012.

André Mernier is married and has two children.

Early life In 1963–1972 Mernier served as an officer in the Belgian Armed Forces, and, prior to that, attended a military academy in Brussels. In 1973 he received a law degree from the University of Louvain.

Foreign service In 1975, André Mernier joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium.

1976 - Vice-Consul at the Consulate in Amsterdam 1977–1978 - Chargé d'affaires at the Embassy in Cyprus 1978–1981 - Permanent Representation of Belgium to the NATO 1981–1985 - First Secretary at the Embassy in Washington, D.C. 1985–1988 - Consul at the Consulate in East Berlin 1988–1990 - Chief of the Belgian Military Mission in West Berlin and Consul General of Belgium 1990–1994 - Ambassador of Belgium to the Republic of Korea 1994–1996 - Director of the Disarmament Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1996–1999 - Ambassador of Belgium in Geneva 2000–2004 - Ambassador of Belgium in Moscow, accredited also to Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan 2005 - Director of Energy Services, Ministry of Foreign Affairs