born: 14.06.1960 in Pretoria
married, 4 children
1978 - 1983: studied Law in Regensburg
1984 - 1987: Legal Preparatory Service in Bavaria, 2nd State Examination
1987 - 1988: training to be an Attaché, Federal Foreign Office, Bonn
1988 - 1989: Human Rights Advisor, Federal Foreign Office, Bonn
1989 - 1992: Permanent Representative, German Embassy of Kigali / Ruanda
1992 - 1995: Resources Department, Federal Foreign Office, Bonn
1995 - 1998: Press Officer, German Embassy of Jakarta / Indonesia
1998 - 2001: Advisor for Politics (Security Council, Asia), Permanent Representative at the United Nations, New York
2001 - 2004: Deputy Director of the Department for General Human Resources Matters, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2004 - 2008: Permanent Representative, German Embassy of Lima / Peru
2008 - 2009: Director of Department for Human Rights, International Human Rights Protection and EU Human Rights Politics, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2009 - 2011: Director of Department for Resources Development and Planning in Professional Service, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2011 - 2012: Director of the State Secretaries’ Office, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Since 10.09.2012 Head of Protocol of the Land of Berlin, Head of the Department of Foreign Affairs