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Curriculum Vitae of Ambassador Ory

Ambassador Birgitt Ory, © German Embassy Abuja
Born 1964 in Lübeck/Germany, married with 2 children.
1983 | Highschool at Neustadt in Holstein (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany). |
1984-1989 | University of Munich / Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Magister Artium (summa cum laude), Political Science, Communication, German Literature. |
1990-1992 | Federal Foreign Office, Bonn. Attachée at Diplomatic Academy, Bonn. |
1991/92 | “Ecole Nationale d’Administration, E.N.A.” and Quai d’Orsay, Paris/France. |
1992/93 | Federal Foreign Office, Bonn/Germany. Department of Economics and Humanitarian Aid. |
1993-1995 | German Embassy Phnom Penh/Cambodia. Deputy Head of Mission. |
1995-1998 | Federal Foreign Office, Bonn. Cabinet of the Foreign Minister. |
1998-2001 | Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations, New York. Political Department: Security Council, Africa. |
2001-2004 | Office of the Federal President of Germany, Berlin. |
2004-2008 | Federal Foreign Office, Berlin. Head of Division, Multilateral Cooperation Asia. |
2008-2011 | Head of German Institute Taipei. |
2011-2016 | Federal Foreign Office, Berlin. Director, Southeast Asia, Pacific. |
2016-2018 | Federal Foreign Office, Berlin: Director, International Economic Affairs. |
2018-2019 | Federal Foreign Office, Berlin. Chief of Staff / Office of Minister of State Michelle Müntefering. |
Since September 2019 | Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Federal Republic of Nigeria |