The Consul General - Curriculum Vitae

Consul General Wolfgang Drautz

Consul General - Curriculum Vitae

Consul General Wolfgang Drautz has been head of the German Consulate in Los Angeles since the end of July 2009.
He was born in 1947 in Voelklingen, Germany. He is married and he and his wife, Sabine, have two children.

Curriculum Vitae

1966Obtained higher education entrance qualification, Abitur
1966-1970

Studied law in Saarbrücken and Freiburg; passed first state law exam

1970-1974Legal clerkship
1972School of Public Administration, Speyer, Germany
1974Passed Bar exam
1974-1975École Nationale d'Administration, Paris
1976Entered the Foreign Service
1977-1980

European Political Cooperation Desk at Federal Foreign Office

1980-1984

First Secretary for Political Affairs, German Embassy, Moscow

1984-1986

Deputy Consul General, Consulate General, Atlanta, Georgia

1986-1989

Recruitment and Training, Personnel Department, Federal Foreign Office

1989-1991

Political Affairs, NATO, Brussels

1991-1994Deputy Director of the Arms Control desk, Federal Foreign Office
1994-1998

Head of Cultural Department, German Embassy, Moscow

1998-2002

Head of Science Department, Germany Embassy, London

2002-2005

Head of Department for Consular Assistance, Federal Foreign Office

2005-2009     

Consul General, Consulate General, Chicago, Illinois
As of July 2009
Consul General in Los Angeles