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The Permanent Representative
Ambassador Antje Leendertse has been the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations since September 2021.
Antje Leendertse, born in Moers, Germany, on 7 March 1963, married, one daughter.
Curriculum vitae
Since 2021 Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York
2019-2021 State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office
2018 – 2019 Political Director, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2017 – 2018 Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Office of the United Nations and to the other international Organizations in Geneva
2015 – 2017 Ambassador, Head of the Task Force for the 2016 OSCE Chairmanship
2014 – 2015 Ambassador, Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control, Federal Foreign Office
2012 – 2014 Ambassador, Director for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, Federal Foreign Office
2009 – 2012 Head of Division for the Western Balkans, Federal Foreign Office
1990 Entered the Foreign Service
1989 Master’s degree in medieval and modern history, Romance languages, economics and philosophy from the University of Cologne
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(Check against delivery) Excellencies, distinguished delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, We are deeply concerned that in 2021, 40 years after the first cases were reported, AIDS still remains a…
Check against delivery I would like to thank Mexico for keeping the Security Council seized with this important topic. The proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) fuels armed…
(Check against delivery) Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, let me express my thanks to the organizers of this important side event, as well as to the other co-sponsors. Sexual exploitation…
(Check against delivery) Opening Statement Dear Ms. Mohammed, Dear Ms. Zeya, Dear Mr. van der Plaas, Dear Colleagues and Guests, It is an honor to welcome you today to the official Launch…
(Check against delivery) Thank you to the EU and our other partners in this Core Group for all your work on this discussion series. Germany is a big supporter of the effort to identify the…
The Third Committee evokes mixed feelings. Heavy – because of the horrors that people suffer from human rights violations in too many places and that are being discussed right here. But also upbeat -…