Thomas Prinz (born June 7, 1959) is a German diplomat. He served as the Director General, German Institute Taipei since 2018, and

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from April 2015 to 2018.

Education and early career

Thomas Prinz graduated from University of Heidelberg. He complete his

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from

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and also attended in University of Giessen.

Foreign Service career

* 1998 – 2005: Participation in EU Election Observation missions * 1990 – 1992: Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, Attaché * 1992 – 1993: Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, 2nd Secretary, Cultural Department * 1993 – 1997: German Embassy, Bucarest, 1st Secretary, Political * 1997 – 2000: German Embassy Jakarta, 1st Secretary, Cultural Affairs * 2000 – 2005: EU-Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Counselor * 2005 – 2007: Dep. Director, Public Diplomacy of the German EU – Presidency – Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin * 2007 – 2008: International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Kabul, Political Advisor to COMISAF * 2008 – 2010: German Embassy Tokyo, Political Counselor * 2010 – 2010: German Consulate General Shanghai, Head of the Economic Department * 2010 – 2011: German Embassy Canberra, Deputy Head of Mission * 2011 – 2012; Senior Political Advisor, Directorate General for Strategy and Missions, Federal Ministry of Defense, Berlin * 2012 – 2015: Director Foreign Trade Promotion, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin * 2015 – 2018: German Embassy Dhaka, Ambassador to Bangladesh

Bibliography

* ''Die Geschichte der United National Party in Sri Lanka'', Dissertation Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Stuttgart 1990, . * ''Mode, Mord und Models'', Düsseldorf 1995, . * ''Ankunft in Bukarest'', Cologne 2000, . * ''Abschied von Jakarta'', Cologne 2001, . * ''Der Unterhändler der Hanse: Ein Hansekrimi'', Hamburg 2005, Re-issued version 2012, . * ''Das Silber der Ostsee: Ein Hansekrimi'', Hamburg 2006, .

Awards

*Grand Medal of Diplomacy (2021) –

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Family

Thomas Prinz has five children.

Education and early career

Foreign Service career

Bibliography

Awards

Family

References

Further reading