Thomas Prinz Explained

Thomas Prinz (born June 7, 1959) is a German diplomat. He served as the Director General, German Institute Taipei since 2018,^[2] and German Ambassador to Bangladesh from April 2015^{[3] [4] [5]} to 2018.^[2]

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^[6]

Family

Thomas Prinz has five children.^[2]

Further reading

• News: German casts new light on city's buildings . The Jakarta Post . 11 December 1999.
• News: New German ambassador Thomas Prinz is following Bangladesh’s development since 1983 . bdnews24.com . 6 May 2015.

Notes and References

1. News: Chung . Yu-chen . Lim . Emerson . INTERVIEW/Germany strives for balancing act in relations with Taiwan, China: envoy . 11 July 2021 . Central News Agency . Focus Taiwan . 11 July 2021 . https://archive.today/20210711154239/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202107110010 . 11 July 2021.
2. Web site: Director General Dr. Thomas Prinz . . https://web.archive.org/web/20180802073807/https://taipei.diplo.de/tw-en/botschaft/-/1695562 . August 2, 2018 . August 2, 2018.
3. Web site: The Ambassador Dr. Thomas Prinz . dhaka.diplo.de . March 19, 2016 . April 24, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180424080013/http://www.dhaka.diplo.de/Vertretung/dhaka/en/03/Botschafter__und__Referate/Behoerdenleiter.html . dead .
4. Web site: Curriculum Vitae . dhaka.diplo.de . dhaka.diplo.de . March 19, 2016.
5. Web site: Newly appointed German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Thomas Prinz presents his credentials to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Wednesday. . April 10, 2015 . thedailynewnation.com . thedailynewnation.com . March 24, 2016.
6. News: Chung . Yu-chen . Liu . Kay . Departing German envoy to Taiwan receives Grand Medal of Diplomacy . 16 July 2021 . Central News Agency . 16 July 2021.