Career
He headed the Finnish Embassy in Singapore for six months in 2015. In 2013-2015 he was Finland"s Senior Official for ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting). In 2009-2013 he was Finland"s Permanent Representative to the Organization of European Cooperation and Development and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Until then he was Finland"s Ambassador to the People"s Republic of China and Mongolia (2005–2009).
He served as Director at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union in 1996–2002 and has written a book on Finland"s accession negotiations to the European Union entitled Finland"s Journey to the European Union (EIPA 2001).
Mr. Kuosmanen is married to Satu Kuosmanen and has two adult daughters.
