1961    born in Reinbek, Germany
1981    Baccalaureate
1983-1990   University Studies: Political Science
1991-1993   Foreign Service Training, Federal Foreign Office
1993    Federal Foreign Office
1993-1997        German Embassy Moscow
1997-1999        German Embassy Bamako, Deputy Head of Mission
1999-2001        Federal Foreign Office
2001-2002        United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Pristina
2002-2005        Office of the High Representative (OHR), Sarajevo
2005-2009        Federal Foreign Office
2009-2011        German Embassy Sofia, Deputy Head of Mission
2011     Head of Liaison Office Benghazi
2011-2012        German Embassy Tripoli, Deputy Head of Mission
2012-2015        Federal Foreign Office, Head of Division
2015-2019        German Embassy Bamako, Ambassador
since 2019        German Embassy Reykjavik, Ambassador