30 May 1960

Born in Mainz

1980 – 1986

Studied Medieval and Modern History as well as Political Sciences and Law(Public Law at the Universities of Mainz and Dijon; M.A.

May 1987

Entered the German Foreign Service; appointed Attaché; formation

June 1989

Press and Political Officer at the Embassy in Riyadh

Jan-March 1991

Chargé d’affaires ad interim at the Embassy in Doha

August 1991

Political Officer at the Embassy in Washington

August 1994

Federal Foreign Office, Middle East Division

July 1997

Chargé d’affaires ad interim at the Embassy in Praia (Cape Verde)

August 1999

Economic Counsellor at the Embassy in Stockholm

April 2001

Chancellery of Thuringia as Head of Division for International Affairs

August 2004

First Counsellor for Political Affairs at the Embassy in Paris

March 2006

Diplomatic Adviser to the Federal Minister of the Interior Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble

August 2009

Head of Division for OSCE and Council of Europe Affairs, Federal Foreign Office Berlin

August 2012

Minister (DHM) German Embassy Teheran

July 2015

Consul General to Sidney

August 2018

Head of Division for Foreign, Security and Economic Cooperation Affairs, Federal Press and Information Office

November 2019

Director of the Press and Communications Department, German Embassy to Paris

August 2020

Ambassador to Mozambique

Since July 2023

Ambassador to Qatar

15 Nov2004

Appointed “Chevalier de l’ordre national du mérite” by French President Jacques Chirac

13 Feb 2009

“Großes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich” (“Grand Medal for Merits on the Republic of Austria”) dedicated by the Austrian Minister for Interior, Ms. Maria Fekter