Alphonse Berns
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Alphonse Berns (born 9 April 1952) is a Luxembourgian diplomat and current Ambassador to Belgium and Permanent Representative to NATO.[1] He has previously been Ambassador to the United States (1991 – 98) and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva (2002 – 05).[1]
[edit] Honours
He is a recipient of numerous decorations, including:[1]
- Luxembourg:
- Order of Merit (Officer)
- Order of the Oak Crown (Commander)
- Order of Adolphe of Nassau (Knight with Crown)
- Belgium: Order of the Crown (Grand Officer)
- Germany: Bundesverdienstkreuz (Commander)
- Greece: Order of the Phoenix (Grand Cross)
- Iceland: Order of the Falcon (Grand Knight with Star)
- Mexico: Order of the Aztec Eagle (Band)
- Norway: Royal Norwegian Order of Merit (Commander with Star)
[edit] Footnotes
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by André Philippe |
Ambassador to the United States 1991 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Arlette Conzemius |
| Preceded by Joseph Weyland |
Permanent Representative to NATO 2005 – |
Incumbent |
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