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Jens Hanefeld, Ambassador-Designate

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married, 3 children

1990Freie Universität Berlin, M.A.
1991–1994Federal Foreign Office, Bonn
1994–1997German Embassy Sofia
1997–2000German Embassy Washington
2000–2001Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2001–2005Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Private Secretary to the State Secretary
2005–2009Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Head of the State Secretaries’ Office
2009–2014German Embassy Washington
Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission
2014–2024Secondment to Volkswagen Group
Senior Vice President for International, European and Trade Policy
2024-2025German Embassy Addis Ababa, Head of Mission
Permanent Observer to the African Union
Since 2025German Embassy Washington
Head of Mission
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