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Consul General Onno Hückmann
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Consul General Onno Hückmann was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1950. He is married and has three children. He has been heading the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Chicago since August 2009.
Curriculum Vitae
| 1969 | Abitur (Baccalaureat) |
| 1969-1976 | Studied law in Saarbrücken and Münster |
| 1976 | First State Examination in Law |
| 1976-1978 | Legal Training |
| 1978 | Second State Examination in Law |
| 1978-1979 | Legal Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Bremen |
| 1979 | Entered Federal Foreign Office, Bonn |
| 1979-1981 | Training at the Federal Foreign Office, Bonn |
| 1981-1983 | Vice-Consul, German Consulate General, Nancy |
| 1983-1985 | First Secretary for Cultural Affairs, German Embassy, Bucharest |
| 1985-1987 | Deputy Chief of Mission, German Embassy, Maputo |
| 1987-1990 | Counselor, Africa Division, Federal Foreign Office, Bonn |
| 1990-1993 | Head of Consular Division, German Embassy, Buenos Aires |
| 1993-1996 | Head of Visa Law Division, Federal Foreign Office, Bonn |
| 1996-1999 | Deputy Director of Immigration Law Division, Federal Foreign Office, Bonn |
| 1999-2002 | Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy, Dublin |
| 2002-2008 | Director for Legal Issues arising from World Wars I and II, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin |
| 2008-2009 | Havard Fellow, Weathrhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge |
| since 2009 | Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Chicago |
