| 27.05.1947 | born in Voelklingen/Germany |
| 1966 | Abitur (Baccalaureat) |
| 1966-1970 | Universities of Saarbruecken and Freiburg (Law School) First State Examination
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| 1970-1974 | legal clerkship |
| 1972 | School of Public Administration in Speyer/Germany |
| 1974 | Second State Examination (Bar Examination) |
| 1974-1975 | École Nationale d'Administration, Paris |
| 1976 | Entering German Foreign Office, Bonn |
| 1977-1980 | European Political Cooperation Desk
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| 1980-1984 | German Embassy in Moscow/Russia First Secretary for Political Affairs |
| 1984-1986 | German Consulate General in Atlanta, GA/USA Deputy Consul General
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| 1986-1989 | Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, Personnel Department Recruitment and Training of diplomats |
1989-1991 | Permanent Representation to NATO, Brussels/Belgium Political Affairs
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| 1991-1994 | Federal Foreign Office, Bonn Arms Control desk, Deputy Director
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| 1994-1998 | German Embassy in Moscow Russia Head of Cultural Department |
| 1998-2002 | German Embassy in London/Great Britain Head of Science Department
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| 2002-2005 | Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Head of Department for Consular Assistance |
since 09/2005 | German Consul General in Chicago
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