The Consul General - Curriculum Vitae

Consul General Dr. Bernd Fischer

Consul General - Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Bernd Fischer, who holds a Doctorate in Philosophy from Heidelberg University and most recently served as German Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, has been head of the German Consulate General in Los Angeles since July 10, 2012.
Born 1950 in Kaiserslautern, Dr. Fischer is married to Jutta Fischer and has two grown children.

Curriculum Vitae

1969 - 1971

Military service

1971 - 1976Geography and English studies, University of Heidelberg
1973 - 1974Fulbright fellow, University of Arizona
1974 - 1975Academic assistant
1976University Exam for High School Teaching Degree
1976 - 1977German Academic Exchange (DAAD) fellow, London School of Economics and Political Science 
1977 - 1978

Teacher training

1978 - 1980

Foreign Service training

1980 - 1983

German Embassy Tokyo

1983 - 1985

Federal Foreign Office, Humanitarian Aid for Africa

1984

Ph.D. in Philosophy, University of Heidelberg

1985 - 1988Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York, Disarmament and International Security
1988 - 1989

Vienna, Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe

1989

Vienna, Conference on Confidence and Security-Building Measures in Europe

1989 - 1993

Head of Foreign Relations Office for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, German Federal Parliament (Bundestag)

1993 - 1998

Chief of Protocol and Head of International Relations, Federal State and City of Berlin
1998 - 2001Head of Department for Schools Abroad, Youth and Sports, Federal Foreign Office
2001 - 2005Head of Economic Department, German Embassy Washington
2005 - 2008Deputy Ambassador, Germany Embassy Tokyo
April 2008 -
July 2008
Acting Ambassador, German Embassy Zagreb
July 2008 -
February 2009
Federal Foreign Office
March 2009 -
June 2012
Ambassador, German Embassy Zagreb
Since July 2012Consul General in Los Angeles

 Publications: Zwischen Wilhelmstrasse und Bellevue: 500 Jahre Diplomatie in Berlin, Henschel, 1998

Dr. Bernd Fischer

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