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Herbert Quelle (born December 27, 1953 in Herford ) is a former German diplomat who retired in 2019. Since July 2019 he lives in Berlin and works as a writer ( Monika's Blues ), composer, lyricist and musician (vocals, harmonica, piano, guitar).

Life

After graduating from high school in Herford (1973), Quelle studied English , political science and musicology in Göttingen . In 1979 he passed the scientific examination for teaching at secondary schools.

In 1980, Quelle joined the Foreign Service. After two years of preparatory service, his first assignment abroad followed in 1982 at the German Consulate General in Los Angeles . After returning to the Foreign Office in Bonn from 1985 to 1988 , he worked at the German embassy in Pretoria from 1988 to 1991 and as a permanent representative at the German embassy in Havana from 1991 to 1995 . From 1995 to 2000, Quelle was deputy head of department in the Foreign Office, then from 2000 to 2003 he headed the economic service at the German embassy in Warsaw . After working as head of department in Berlin from 2003 , he was appointed head of the economic department at the German embassy in London in 2006. From 2010 to 2013 he was the German ambassador to Azerbaijan as the successor to Peer Christopher Stanchina . After a one-year stay at the Consulate General in Boston, with participation in the Harvard International Weatherhead Center Fellowship Program, Quelle headed the German Consulate General in Chicago , USA from 2014 to June 2019 .

Writing

In December 2016, NCSA Literatur, Indianapolis, published the English-language novella "Monika's Blues", in which Herbert Quelle talks about the connection between the German harmonica and the Afro-American blues culture. From 1860 to the 1980s, the USA imported around 250 million harmonicas from Germany. African-American musicians discovered new tonal expressions of the instrument and had a style-forming effect, which contributes to the continued high popularity of the harmonica in the blues and other musical genres. On March 11, 2017, DW-Tv broadcast a feature about the book in German and English.

Previous publications:

  • "Fatherland or Death - Slogans of the Cuban Revolution", together with Corinna Niestrath-Quelle (photos), published by NORA Verlag, Berlin (out of print)
  • "Dad, what does the sea do with your glasses?", Together with Gene Nolan (drawings), available as a free i-tunes download.

Musical work

  • German national anthem, arrangement by Thomas Gunther in a three-piece jazz beat (harmonica) [2]
  • "Western Honeymoon", protest ballad against "honor killings" using the example of Hatun Sürücü, Berlin [3]
  • Ode to Joy - Radosci Rock, arranged on the occasion of Poland's accession to the EU [4]
  • Various concert recordings on YouTube under "herbieqkeys"
  • 30 self-composed and texted songs
  • GEMA member

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ^ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com): Blues made in Germany | All content | DW.COM | 03/11/2017. Retrieved March 12, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Source, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH December 27, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Herford