Dr. Ernst Reichel

Born in Lagos, Nigeria 28 July 1960

Married, two daughters

Until 1987       1st and 2nd State Examination in Law, Doctorate, University of Bonn

1988                Joins German Foreign Office

1990                Consulate General Leningrad/St. Petersburg (USSR/Russian Federation)

1992                German Foreign Office, Political Desk Officer for Russia

1996                Permanent Representation to the United Nations, New York

1999                German Foreign Office, International Law Division

2000                German Foreign Office, Deputy Head of Division for EU Policy and Institutional Issues

2003                Deputy Director, Private Office of the NATO Secretary General

2007                German Foreign Office, Head of Division for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Eastern Partnership

2011                Ambassador, German Embassy Pristina

2012                German Foreign Office, Head of Division for Western Balkans

2013                German Foreign Office, Special Envoy for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and the EFTA States

2016                Ambassador, German Embassy Kyiv

2019                Ambassador, German Embassy Athens