United Nations Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Alain Le Roy of France, briefs reporters on the current situation after the earthquake in Haiti at U.N. headquarters in New York, January 13, 2010. REUTERS/Mike Segar
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The head of the European Union's foreign service, French diplomat Alain Le Roy, has resigned after differences with EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini, EU diplomats said.
Le Roy's departure "for personal reasons" just 16 months after he took the job of secretary-general of the European External Action Service was disclosed in a brief statement on Wednesday evening announcing the appointment of his successor.
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