University Studies in Political Science and Journalism (specialization in Development Politics)
German Ambassador to Guatemala and Belize (2016-2021)
Consul General in Rio de Janeiro (2012-2016)
Director General for Latin America and Asia and for the German Development Organizations (Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development; 2010-2012)
Head of the international projects of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation (2007-2010)
Project Director in Peru and Colombia; Head of Regional Offices for Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe (Budapest) and Latin America (Mexico)- /Friedrich Naumann Foundation (1988-2007)
Assistant Professor at Institute for Development Policy and Research at Ruhr University in Bochum (1985-1988)
