| 1966 |
Obtained higher education entrance qualification, Abitur,
in Essen |
| 1966-1967 |
18 months of Military Service |
| 1967-1968 |
Studied political science, sociology and psychology in Caldwell,
Idaho |
| 1968-1973 |
Studied law in Bonn, Freiburg and Geneva |
| 1973 |
Passed first state law exam |
| 1973-1975 |
Studied international relations, international law and international
finance and economics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy,
Harvard Law School and the John F. Kennedy School of Government |
| 1974 |
M.A. from the Fletcher School |
| 1975 |
M.A.L.D. from the Fletcher School |
| 1976 |
Entered the Foreign Service |
| 1978 |
Ph.D. from the Fletcher School |
| 1977-1979 |
Asia Division, Press Division and State Secretary's Office at Federal
Foreign Office |
| 1979-1982 |
German Embassy, Quito |
| 1982-1986 |
Policy Planning Staff, Federal Foreign Office |
| 1986-1990 |
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United
Nations, NY; Vice Chairman of the UN Legal and Charter Committees |
| 1990-1993 |
International Law Division, Federal Foreign Office |
| 1993-1996 |
Chef de Cabinet (director of the private office) to NATO Secretary-General,
Brussels |
| 1996-1997 |
Head of the Defense and Security Policy Division, Federal Foreign
Office |
| 1997-1998 |
Office of the Foreign Minister
as of April 1998, Head |
| 1998-1999 |
Head of the International Security and North America Directorate |
| 1999-2002 |
Political Director and Head of the Political Directorate-General |
| 2002-2006 |
State Secretary of the Foreign Office |
| as of March 2006 |
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States |
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