Richard Szostak is a member of the private office of Viviane Reding, the Vice-President of the European Commission. He is responsible for Data Protection, External Relations in the field of Justice notably EU-US Relations and Anti-Drugs Policy. Previously he worked on Justice and Home Affairs issues and the External Relations of the Union as an administrator in the Secretariat of the Council of the EU. During the Polish Presidency of the EU he acted as the legal advisor to the Permanent Representative.