Roundtable with the German Ambassador to the UK on Muslim Life in Germany

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:45 in Discussion Forums

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Where: Dialogue Society, London
with HE Georg Boomgaarden, the German Ambassador to the UK

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Born on 24 June 1948 in Emden; married, three children

1966 : Higher education entrance qualification
1973 : Obtained degree in geophysics (University of Kiel)
1974 : Entered the higher Foreign Service
1976 - 1980 : German Embassy in Moscow, Desk Officer, Cultural Section
1980 - 1983 : German Embassy in Buenos Aires, Press Officer
1983 - 1986 : Federal Foreign Office, Desk Officer, Central America Division
1986 - 1989 : Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Information Processing Division
1989 - 1992 : Ambassador to Nicaragua
1992 - 1995 : German Embassy in Moscow, Head of the Economic Service
1995 - 1999 : Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Division responsible for Southern Latin America
1999 - 2003 : Federal Foreign Office, Director for Latin American Affairs
2003 - 2005 : Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Spain
2005 - 2008 : State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office Since 3 July, 2008 Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Court of St. James’s

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