Born 19.08.1964 in Karlsruhe

Professional experiences:

German Ambassador to Greece since September 2023
German Ambassador to Lebanon, 2020 – 2023
Worked as Director for Strategic Communication at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin
Served as German Ambassador to Yemen, residing in Amman
Head of Division, European Foreign and Security Policy and Deputy Ambassador at the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union in Brussels
First assignment was Tunisia, later Deputy Head of the Middle East Division in the Federal Foreign Ministry in Berlin and another posting abroad as head of the branch office in Mazar-E-Sharif
1992: joining the Federal Foreign Office

Formation:

Classics, Islamic Studies and Philosophy
Universities of Heidelberg, Bonn, Oxford and Alexandria
Social status: Married with three daughters