1977

High School Diploma, North Branch High School, North Branch, MN, USA

1979

Abitur (higher education entrance qualification), Gymnasium Stockach,
Stockach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

1979 – 1981

Military Service, Cologne/Germany & SHAPE, Mons/Belgium

1981 - 1984

Studies/Undergraduate Degree (“Diplom-Verwaltungswirt”) in Public Administration, Federal University for Applied Administrative Sciences, School of Foreign Affairs, Bonn, Germany

1984 - 1985

Recruiting Officer, Foreign Service Academy, Bonn

1985 – 1986

Vice Consul (Press & Legal), German Consulate General, Boston, MA, USA

1986 – 1990

Head Legal & Consular Section, German Embassy, Tripoli, Libya

1990 – 1994

Youth Attaché & Protocol Officer, Political Dept. , German Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel  

1994 – 1995

Desk Officer Rwanda, East Africa Division, Foreign Office, Bonn

1995 – 1997

Foreign Service Academy, Bonn
State Examination Foreign Service Senior Officers’ Program

1997 – 1999

Assistant Private Secretary, Office of the State Secretaries, Foreign Office, Bonn

1999 – 2001

Head of Office & Senior Political Advisor to the Senior Deputy High Representative,
Office of the High Representative, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Hercegovina

2001 – 2002

Deputy Director Political Department, Office of the High Representative,
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Hercegovina

2002 – 2007

Deputy Representative & Deputy Chief of Mission, German Representative Office,
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories

2007 – 2008

Press Officer (Crisis Issues, Legal & Consular Affairs), Foreign Office, Berlin

2008 – 2009

Civilian Commissioner, ISAF Regional Command North, Masar-e Sharif, Afghanistan

2009 – 2012

Head Task Force Palestinian Territories, Foreign Office, Berlin

2012 – 2016

Head Political Section, German Embassy, Pretoria, South Africa 

Sept.  2016

Ambassador to the Republic of Liberia