Reichel Ernst

Born in Lagos, Nigeria 28 July 1960
Married, two daughters

Until 1987 1st and 2nd State Examination in Law, Doctorate, University of Bonn
1988 Joins German Foreign Office
1990 Consulate General Leningrad/St. Petersburg (USSR/Russian Federation)
1992 German Foreign Office, Political Desk Officer for Russia
1996 Permanent Representation to the United Nations, New York
1999 German Foreign Office, International Law Division
2000 German Foreign Office, Deputy Head of Division for EU Policy and Institutional Issues
2003 Deputy Director, Private Office of the NATO Secretary General
2007 German Foreign Office, Head of Division for Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova and Eastern Partnership
2011 Ambassador, German Embassy Pristina
2012 German Foreign Office, Head of Division for Western Balkans
2013 German Foreign Office, Special Envoy for South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and the EFTA States
2016 Ambassador, German Embassy Kyiv
2019 Ambassador, German Embassy Athens