Cosmin Dobran is a manager at the European External Action Service with an extensive experience in European affairs, both at national and European level. On 1 February 2023, he took up the position of Director for Peace, Partnerships and Crisis Management.A former Romanian diplomat, with postings in Washington DC and Brussels, he has an established track record in foreign and security policy and has represented Romania and the European Commission in the EU Political and Security Committee. He has worked on a variety of external action areas, including development, trade and economic governance but also European internal policies, at the General Secretariat of the European Commission, such as agriculture, energy, transport, environment, health, employment, education and youth. He has studied at the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest and the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington DC.