Germany

Central European Time Zone UTC+02:00

Capital City Berlin

Currency Euro

National Day 3 October

His Excellency Dr. Peter Ammon

Ambassador

German Embassy

23 Belgrave Square / Chesham Place

London SW1X 8PZ

T: 020 7824 1300

F: 020 7824 1435

E: info@london.diplo.de

Biography: Ambassador Dr. Peter Ammon was born on 23 February 1952 in Frankfurt.

He is married with two children.


1970 – 1975	Studied Mathematics and Physics
1975	Received master’s degree
1975 – 1978	Institute for Operations Research, Berlin
1978	Doctorate in Economics from Free University, Berlin
1978 – 1980	German Government’s Diplomatic School, Bonn
1980 – 1982	German Embassy London
1982 – 1985	German Embassy Dakar
1985 – 1989	Economic Department, Federal Foreign Office, Bonn
1989 – 1991	German Embassy New Delhi
1991 – 1997	Policy Planning Staff, Federal Foreign Office
1997 – 1999	Head of Policy Planning Staff of the German Federal President
1999 – 2001	Minister (Economics), German Embassy Washington
2001 – 2007	Director-General for Economic Affairs, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2007 – 2008	German Ambassador to France
2008 – 2011	State Secretary, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2011 – 2014	German Ambassador to the United States of America
since May 2014	German Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s