Thomas Prinz (born June 7, 1959) is a German diplomat. He served as the Director General,

German Institute Taipei The German Institute Taipei ( German: Deutsches Institut Taipei); () is the overseas representative office of Germany in Taiwan, which promotes the non-diplomatic German-Taiwanese relations and looks after German interests there. Tasks of the ins ...

since 2018, and German Ambassador to Bangladesh from April 2015 to 2018.

Education and early career

Thomas Prinz graduated from

University of Heidelberg } Heidelberg University, officially the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, (german: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; la, Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, ...

. He complete his PhD from South Asia Institute and also attended in

University of Giessen University of Giessen, official name Justus Liebig University Giessen (german: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen), is a large public research university in Giessen, Hesse, Germany. It is named after its most famous faculty member, Justus von ...

Foreign Service career

* 1998 – 2005: Participation in EU Election Observation missions * 1990 – 1992: Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, Attaché * 1992 – 1993: Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, 2nd Secretary, Cultural Department * 1993 – 1997: German Embassy, Bucarest, 1st Secretary, Political * 1997 – 2000: German Embassy Jakarta, 1st Secretary, Cultural Affairs * 2000 – 2005: EU-Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Counselor * 2005 – 2007: Dep. Director, Public Diplomacy of the German EU – Presidency – Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin * 2007 – 2008: International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Kabul, Political Advisor to COMISAF * 2008 – 2010: German Embassy Tokyo, Political Counselor * 2010 – 2010: German Consulate General Shanghai, Head of the Economic Department * 2010 – 2011: German Embassy Canberra, Deputy Head of Mission * 2011 – 2012; Senior Political Advisor, Directorate General for Strategy and Missions, Federal Ministry of Defense, Berlin * 2012 – 2015: Director Foreign Trade Promotion, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin * 2015 – 2018: German Embassy Dhaka, Ambassador to Bangladesh

Bibliography

* ''Die Geschichte der United National Party in Sri Lanka'', Dissertation Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Stuttgart 1990, . * ''Mode, Mord und Models'', Düsseldorf 1995, . * ''Ankunft in Bukarest'', Cologne 2000, . * ''Abschied von Jakarta'', Cologne 2001, . * ''Der Unterhändler der Hanse: Ein Hansekrimi'', Hamburg 2005, Re-issued version 2012, . * ''Das Silber der Ostsee: Ein Hansekrimi'', Hamburg 2006, .

Education and early career

Foreign Service career

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