Universities Tübingen and Fribourg, study of law

1987

University Tübingen, first state law exam

1987-1990

Legal preparatory service

1990

Stuttgart, second state law exam

1991

University Tübingen, doctorate Dr. jur.

1991 -1992

Headquarters Bonn, Attaché

1992-1993

Headquarters Bonn, desk officer for Brazil

1993–1996

Permanent Representation at the Council of Europe Strasbourg, desk officer, politics

1996-1999

Head of the Consular and Cultural Division, Damascus, Syria

1999-1999

Headquarters Bonn

1999-2002

Headquarters Berlin, desk officer, Division of Disarmament of Chemical and Biological Weapons

2002-2005

Deputy Consul General and Head of Economic, Cultural and Press Division, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

2005-2009

Headquarters Berlin, Deputy Head of Division, Task Force France

2009-2012

Head of Legal Division, The Hague, Netherlands

2012-2014

Headquarters Berlin, Deputy Head of Criminal Law Division

2015-2016

Assignment Federal Academy for Safety Policy, Berlin

2016-2018

Head of Legal and Consular Division, Athens, Greece

2018-2023

Headquarters Berlin, Head of Legal Oversight Division for Visa Law

from August 2023

Ambassador, German Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka