Eberhard Schanze
Eberhard Schanze (born June 4, 1949 in Quentel ) is a former German diplomat . Most recently (until summer 2014) he was Head of the Permanent Representation of the Federal Government to the OVCW (Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) in The Hague .
Life
Eberhard Schanze passed his Abitur in Gelsenkirchen in 1967 . From 1967 to 1972 he studied law at the University of Bonn . After the 1st state examination in 1972, he was a research assistant at the University of Bonn in 1973/74. From 1973 to 1975 he studied political science . After completing his legal preparatory service from 1975 to 1978, he passed the second state examination in 1978.
From 1978 to 1982 Eberhard Schanze was employed in the Federal Ministry for Youth, Family and Health . In 1980 he was a department head in the Cologne district government . From 1982 to 1985 he worked in the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation .
From 1985 to 1988 Eberhard Schanze worked at the German Embassy in Lusaka ( Zambia ). From 1988 to 1991 he worked at the headquarters of the Foreign Office in Bonn . From 1991 to 1995 Schanze was permanent representative at the embassy in Sanaa ( Yemen ). From 1995 to 2001 he worked as a deputy head of department at the headquarters of the Foreign Office and from 2004 to 2006 as a department head.
After language training in 2006/2007, Schanze was the German ambassador in Nouakchott ( Mauritania ) from 2007 to 2010 . From 2010 to 2012 he was ambassador to Ghana, then permanent representative to the OPCW in The Hague (until 2014), after which he retired.
In 2015 and 2016 Schanze was one of the three heads of a joint UN-OPCW investigation commission to clarify the responsibilities for chemical weapons operations in Syria.
Private life
Eberhard Schanze is married and has five children.
Web links
- Curriculum vitae on the website of the German Embassy in Accra ( Memento from March 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- Homepage of the Permanent Representation of the Federal Government to the OPCW
Individual evidence
- ↑ Director-General Visits USA with Executive Council Members. Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
- ^ Annual disarmament report 2016. (pdf) In: Foreign Office. P. 25 , accessed on May 14, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schanze, Eberhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 4, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quentel |