Thomas Prinz (born June 7, 1959) is a German diplomat. He served as the Director General, German Institute Taipei from 2018 to 2021, and German Ambassador to Bangladesh from April 2015 to 2018.
Education and early career Thomas Prinz graduated from University of Heidelberg. He complete his PhD from South Asia Institute and also attended in University of Giessen.
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, .
Awards Grand Medal of Diplomacy (2021) – Republic of China
Family Thomas Prinz has five children.
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