Permanent Representative of Germany

Ambassador Ulrich Brandenburg

12 October 1950	Born in Münster (Westfalen) married to Barbara Brandenburg,née Tobias, 2 children
1972 – 1977	University studies (Slavic and Romance languages), Münster and Paris III
1978 – 1980	Professional training as grammar school teacher, Münster
1980 – 1982	Attaché, Foreign Office, Bonn
1981 – 1982	Language training (Arabic), London and Amman
1982 – 1984	2nd /1st Secretary (Press/Culture) German Embassy, Baghdad
1984 – 1986	Deputy Chief of Mission, German Consulate General, Leningrad
1986 – 1988	1st Secretary (Press/Political), German Embassy, Moscow
1988 – 1991	Counsellor (Berlin & Germany as a whole), Foreign Office, Bonn
1991 – 1992	Fellow, Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge (MA)
1992 – 1995	Deputy Head of OSCE Division, Foreign Office, Bonn
1995 – 1999	Head, Partnership & Cooperation Section, Political Affairs Division, NATO-IS, Brussels
1999	Director, Head of OSCE & Council of Europe Division, Foreign Office, Bonn/ Berlin
1999 – 2001	Head of Defence & Security Policy (NATO) Division
2001 – 2003	Ambassador, Commissioner for Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Foreign Office, Berlin
2003 - 2007	Deputy Political Director, Foreign Office, Berlin
since 2007	Permanent Representative to the North Atlantic Council