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The Permanent Representative
Ambassador Christoph Heusgen has been the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations since July 2017.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Christoph Heusgen (* 17.03.1955, married, 4 children)
| 1973-1977 | University studies (Economics) at St. Gallen (Switzerland) and Georgia Southern College (USA) |
| 1977 | Graduation, University St. Gallen |
| 1977-1980 | Post graduate studies in St. Gallen and Paris (Sorbonne) |
| 1980 | PhD (Economics) University of St. Gallen |
| 1980 | Entry into German Foreign Service |
| 1980-1982 | Training in the Foreign Office, Bonn |
| 1983-1986 | Consulate General in Chicago (Press and Economic affairs) |
| 1986-1988 | Embassy in Paris (Deputy Head of delegation to COCOM) |
| 1988-1990 | Foreign Office, Bonn |
| 1988-1999 | Private Secretary to the Coordinator for German-French Relations |
| 1990-1992 | Deputy Head of special section in charge of negotiations of the Treaty of Maastricht |
| 1993-1997 | Private Office of Foreign Minister Kinkel (since 1994: Deputy Head) in charge of European Affairs |
| 1997-1999 | Deputy Director-General for European Affairs |
| 1999-2005 | Director, since 2005 Deputy Director-General, Head of the Policy Unit of the High Representative Javier Solana in the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, Brussels |
| 2005-2017 | Foreign Policy and Security Advisor to the Federal Chancellor and Director General |
Additional content
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Statement by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen at the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation / Iran - December 12, 2018
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Statement by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen at the CERF Pledging Conference - December 7, 2018
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Statement by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen at the Plenary of the General Assembly introducing the resolution “The Situation in Afghanistan” - December 6, 2018
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Statement by Ambassador Heusgen at the Security Council Consultations on Non-Proliferation - June 27, 2018
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Statement by Ambassador Heusgen at the United Nations Chief of Police Summit - June 20, 2018
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Statement by Ambassador Heusgen on the occasion of the Open Debate of the United Nations Security Council on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence - April 16, 2018
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Welcome remarks by Ambassador Heusgen at the Side-Event Plenary on Youth Employment; April 5, 2018
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Welcome remarks by Ambassador Heusgen at the Film Screening of “We the Women of Afghanistan: a Silent Revolution”; March 8, 2018
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Welcome remarks by Ambassador Heusgen at Briefing and Panel Discussion on “The Refugee Crisis and Higher Education: Success and Challenge of Integrating Refugees at Universities”; March 8, 2018
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Statement by Ambassador Christoph Heusgen on the occasion of World Wildlife Day - March 2, 2018