Speaker

Andreas Kindl completed his studies in Classical Philology, Islamic Studies and Philosophy in Heidelberg, Bonn, Oxford and Alexandria, finishing in 1992. He joined the Federal Foreign Office in 1992. In the Headquarters he served in the European Affairs Division, the Cabinet Liaison Unit and the Middle East Division, and he worked as European Correspondent in the Political Division and as Commissioner for Strategic Communication. His postings abroad included missions in Tunis, Tel Aviv and Mazar-e-Sharif, as well as the Permanent Representation in Brussels. He served as German Ambassador to Yemen (based in Amman) from 2015 to 2017 and as German Ambassador to Lebanon from 2020 to 2023;since summer 2023 he serves as Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Athens.