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ACADEMIC EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH 10/1990 – 03/1998
Master of Arts – Political Science, Eastern European History, Russian Literature (with great distinction: 1,2)

SCHOOL EDUCATION
BENEDICTINE SECONDARY SCHOOL | Abbey of Schäftlarn / near Munich, Germany
09/1980 – 06/1989 Diploma with great distinction (1,2)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HANNS-SEIDEL-STIFTUNG | Washington, DC, USA/Canada office: Director 08/2016 up until now
HANNS-SEIDEL-STIFTUNG | Brussels, European office: Director 09/2009 - 08/2016
HANNS-SEIDEL-STIFTUNG | Moscow, Russia: Director 09/2000 - 09/2009
EU COMMISSION | Moscow: Team Leader, TACIS project 09/1999– 08/2000
ELECTION OBSERVATION
Certified OSCE election observer with election observation experiences in Ukraine and Russia

SKILLS
LANGUAGES: German: native tongue; English: fluent; Russian: fluent; French: good knowledge; Dutch: good knowledge
HOBBIES: family, tennis, books, skiing, mountain biking

PUBLICATIONS
Numerous publications on EU affairs, EU security policy, Russian and US politics



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