Matti Maasikas

Matti Maasikas is Deputy Secretary General for Geoeconomics and Interinstitutional Issues at the European External Action Service (EEAS). He has served as the EEAS acting Deputy Secretary General and Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia, and was previously the European Union’s Ambassador to Ukraine. Before joining the EU’s diplomatic corps, he held senior roles in the Estonian Government, including Deputy Minister for EU Affairs, Permanent Representative to the EU, and Head of Prime Minister Mart Laar’s Private Office.