Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Russian Federation since September 2019
1982 Studied modern history, ancient history and communication sciences in Munich, Budapest and Vienna (Dr. Phil., M.A.) 1985 Studied political science in Munich and Washington D.C. (Dipl. Sc. Pol. Univ.) 1991 Joined the Foreign Service 1993 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consultant in the Political Department 1994 German Embassy Rabat, Morocco Head of Legal, Consular and Cultural Services 1997 European Commission Brussels Consultant in the Directorate-General for External Relations 2000 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consultant in the Europe department 2001 German Bundestag Member of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group: Foreign Policy Working Group 2006 Head of Division in the Foreign and Security Policy Department in the Federal Chancellery 2010 Vice President of the Federal Intelligence Service 2014 Political Director in the Federal Ministry of Defense since September 2019 Ambassador to Moscow