The Ambassador - Curriculum Vitae
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Ambassador Egon Kochanke
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Curriculum Vitae of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Namibia, Egon Kochanke
| Name: | Egon Kochanke |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | March, 28 1952 |
| Place of birth: | Brühl / Cologne |
| Marital status: | married with two children |
| 1972 - 1978 | Studied Political science, HIstory and Sociology at the Universities of Bonn and Freiburg im Breisgau |
| 1977 | Scientific Examination for Teaching Diploma at Secondary Schools |
| 1978 - 1979 | Obligatory Social Service with NGO "Eirene-International Peace Service" in Neuwied/Germany |
| 1980 - 1982 | Traineeship at the Federal Foreign Office (Diplomatic Academy) |
| 1982 - 1985 | German Embassy Ottawa / Canada First Secretary |
| 1985 - 1989 | German Embassy Monrovia / Liberia Deputy Head of Mission |
| 1989 - 1992 | Federal Foreign Office, Bonn Counsellor at the Parliamentary and Cabinet Bureau |
| 1990 - 1991 | Election Observer with ONU VEH / Haiti |
| 1992 - 1996 | German Embassy London / UK Political Counsellor |
| 1996 - 1999 | Federal Foreign Office, Bonn Private Secretary to the State Secretary and Deputy Head of Division |
| 1999 - 2002 | German Embassy Tel Aviv / Israel Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2002 - 2005 | Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Head of Export Control Division II |
| 2005 - August 2008 | German Embassy Washington / USA Minister, Head of the Economic Department |
| since 28.08.2008 | German Ambassador in Windhoek / Namibia |
