Between 2000 and 2010, she was a Head of Unit, first in Directorate-General (DG) RELEX (the predecessor of the European External Action Service) and then in the Secretariat-General.
Aastatel 20002010 oli ta ksuse juhataja kigepealt komisjoni vlissuhete peadirektoraadis (Euroopa vlisteenistuse eelkija) ja seejrel peasekretariaadis.