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Ambassador Dr. Norbert Riedel
Dr Norbert Riedel, © German Embassy Singapore
Curriculum vitae
Ambassador Dr Norbert Riedel was born in Stuttgart in 1960. He is married and has 2 Children.
| Since October 2020 |
Ambassador to Singapore |
| 2017 - 20 |
Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein |
| 2015 - 17 |
Ambassador, Director for Asia and the Pacific, Federal Foreign Office |
| 2014 - 15 |
Ambassador, Commissioner for International Cyber Policy, Federal Foreign Office |
| 2010 - 14 |
German Embassy Beijing, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission (06-09/2013: Chargé d’Affaires a.i.) |
| 2009 - 10 |
Deputy Director-General responsible for Personnel, Federal Foreign Office |
| 2007 - 09 |
Head of the Personnel Division, Federal Foreign Office |
| 2005 - 07 |
Head of the Visa Policy Division, Federal Foreign Office |
| 2002 - 05 |
Head of the European Policy Division, Federal Chancellery |
| 1999 - 02 |
German Embassy in Lisbon/Portugal |
| 1996 - 99 |
European DirectorateGeneral, Federal Foreign Office |
| 1993 - 96 |
German Embassy in Sofia/Bulgaria |
| 1992 - 93 |
Economic Affairs Directorate-General, Federal Foreign Office |
| 1991 |
Federal Foreign Office |
| Since 2005 |
Honorary Professor at the University of Wurzburg |
| 1991 |
Second state law examination |
| 1989 |
Doctorate in law from the University of Wurzburg |
| 1988 - 91 |
Research Assistant, Institute for Public International Law, European Law and International Economic Law, University of Wurzburg |
| 1982 -88 |
Studied law in Wurzburg and Caen/France |
| 1981 - 82 |
German Air Rescue, Stuttgart |
| 1979 - 81 |
Commerzbank AG, Stuttgart |
Selected articles and speeches
| Articles and speeches |
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| Ansprache anlässlich des Gala-Abends “50 Jahre Deutsche Europäische Schule Singapur”/ Greeting on the occasion of the gala-night “50 years of German European School Singapore, 18 June 2022 |
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| Article in The Straits Times entitled ”We stand in solidarity with Ukraine“, 25 February 2022 (together with Marc Abensour and Magdalena Bogdziewicz) |
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| Article in The Straits Times entitled ”Cultural VTL just as vital in reconnecting the world“, 11 January 2022 (together with Michael Tay) |
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| Greeting message by Ambassador Dr. Norbert Riedel on the occasion of the visit of frigate ”Bayern“ to Singapore, 21 December 2021 |
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| Article in The Straits Times entitled ”German frigate’s port call is a sign of solidarity with Singapore and Germany’s continued commitment to the Indo-Pacific Region“, 20 December 2021 |
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| Speech at the Opening Ceremony of ”Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific (ITAP)“, 1 Hall@Singapore Expo, 22 November 2021 |
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| Commentary in The Business Times on ”EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy stands ready to deepen EU-Asean ties“ together with Marc Abensour and Margriet Vonno, 15 October 2021 |
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| Article in The Business Times entitled ”Working together towards carbon-neutral societies“, 29 June 2021 |
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| Article in The Straits Times entitled ”'Vaccine multilaterism' is key in the pandemic battle“, 9 April 2021 |
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| Opening remarks at the KAS-Forum”‚Digital Sovereignty - Laws and Policies to govern Digital Media and Social Media in Asi’, 17 March 2021 |
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| Keynote speech at “Meet the Chamber” on “Opportunities and Challenges in the Centre of the Indo-Pacific”, 18 February 2021 |
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| Opening speech at the Panel Discussion “Universal and Educational Lessons from the Holocaust”, Nanyang Technological University Singapore, 27 January 2021 |
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| Article in The Straits Times entitled “The Holocaust - never again must mankind stumble this way”, 27 January 2021 |
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| Article in The Straits Times entitled “Why Germany is opening new chapter in its ties with the Indo-Pacific”, 19 September 2020 |
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