Born in Remscheid

1979 High School Diploma, Düsseldorf

1979 – 1988 Studies of Slavic, English and American Studies Münster, Los Angeles, Berlin, Leningrad; M.A. FU Berlin

1989 – 1991 Diplomatic Academy

1991 – 1994 German Embassy Kyiv, Cultural and Press Attaché

1994 – 1997 German Embassy Tel Aviv, Desk Officer Political Division

1997 – 2000 Federal Foreign Office, United Nations Department

2000 – 2003 German Embassy Moscow, Deputy Head of Political Division

2003 – 2007 Federal Foreign Office, Deputy Head of Division for Media Relations with the Arab World and Iran

2007 – 2010 German Embassy Kyiv, Permanent Representative

2010 – 2012 Federal Foreign Office, Head of Division for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova

2012 – 2016 German Embassy Rome, Head of Political Department/ Permanent Representative

2016 - 2019 German Embassy Tirana, Ambassador

2019 - 2023 Federal Foreign Office, Ambassador
Director for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey,
OSCE and Council of Europe

since 28.07.23 Permanent Mission Vienna OSCE, Ambassador