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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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I would like to thank the Brazilian Presidency for organizing this meeting and for the opportunity to speak in the Council today. I am grateful for the briefing of USG Di Carlo. It was very…
as delivered Germany fully aligns itself with the statement delivered by the European Union. At the outset, let me stress that we deeply regret the latest veto cast by Russia against the resolution…
I thank the President of the UN General Assembly and the President of ECOSOC for organizing this very important meeting. And I also thank the panelists for the valuable insights. Many if not all…
(Check against delivery) Germany is deeply concerned by the shocking number of almost 24,000 grave violations committed against children in 2021, as stated in the Secretary-General’s annual report.…
(Check against delivery) Mr. President, I thank Brazil and specifically Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Alberto Franco França for organizing an Open Debate on this important topic. I also thank…
I thank the co-chairs of the Steering Committee, Samoa and Portugal, for convening us today: As our world faces a multitude of challenges, it is crucial to discuss how these affect SIDS in particular…
I am pleased to speak on behalf of the Group of Friends of the African Women Leaders Network to the United Nations co-chaired by South Africa and Germany. We wish to congratulate Albania on assuming…
Let me start by recalling the unanimous decision of 26 April by the General Assembly to hold meetings whenever a veto is cast in the Security Council. This is a great success for the General Assembly…
Mr. President, I thank Albania for organizing this important Security Council meeting. I also thank the briefers, SRSG Patten, Natalia Karbowska and Sherrie Rollins Westin for their important…
Check against delivery This Side Event is the first one to kick off the Protection of Civilian-Week with over 15 side events and the Secuirty Council Open Debate in New York, and it could not be…