HE Jens Hanefeld

Ambassador of Germany

married, 3 children

1990 Freie Universität Berlin, M.A.
1991–1994 Federal Foreign Office, Bonn
1994–1997 German Embassy Sofia
1997–2000 German Embassy Washington
2000–2001 Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2001–2005 Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Private Secretary to the State Secretary
2005–2009 Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Head of the State Secretaries’ Office
2009–2014 German Embassy Washington
Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission
2014–2024 Secondment to Volkswagen Group
Senior Vice President for International, European and Trade Policy
2024-2025 German Embassy Addis Ababa,Head of Mission
Permanent Observer to the African Union
Since 2025 German Embassy Washington
Head of Mission

July 9, 2026 at the The Hay-Adams Hotel