The President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, received today the letters of credence of the following Ambassadors:

• HE Mr Juan José GOMEZ CAMACHO, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of Mission of the United Mexican States to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
• HE Mr Teshome TOGA CHANKA, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of Mission of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
• HE Mr Ali Said FAQI, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of Mission of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.
• HE Mr Vladimir NOROV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Head of Mission of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community.

Ms Marie-Paule ROUDIL, Head of the Liaison Office of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to the European Union.