{"id":72435,"date":"2022-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bccg.de\/?post_type=dt_team&#038;p=72435"},"modified":"2026-07-09T09:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:13:10","slug":"s-e-miguel-berger","status":"publish","type":"dt_team","link":"https:\/\/bccg.de\/en\/team\/s-e-miguel-berger\/","title":{"rendered":"H.E. Susanne Baumann"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"72435\" class=\"elementor elementor-72435 elementor-72433\" data-elementor-post-type=\"dt_team\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-571e5822 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"571e5822\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c95229d\" data-id=\"3c95229d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90a0d0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90a0d0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b69417\" data-id=\"4b69417\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7feeec97 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"7feeec97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-6a28bc2 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bccg.de\/en\/dt_team_category\/council-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">Council<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bccg.de\/en\/dt_team_category\/patron-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">Patrons<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59287143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59287143\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">H.E. Susanne Baumann<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1e4148 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c1e4148\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4018c4b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4018c4b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Patron<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-669a5beb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"669a5beb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b406de5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b406de5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aaaaf9c\" data-id=\"6aaaaf9c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6586db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f6586db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fb6f52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10fb6f52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"rte__paragraph\">Born on 16 March 1965 in Singen am Hohentwiel<br \/>Married, one child<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">since September 2025<\/strong><br \/>Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Kingdom<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">2021-2025<\/strong><br \/>State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">2018-2021<\/strong><br \/>Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control and Head of the Directorate-General for International Order, the United Nations and Arms Control at the Federal Foreign Office<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">2015-2018<\/strong><br \/>Deputy Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control at the Federal Foreign Office<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">2013-2015<\/strong><br \/>Head of the Division for Security and Disarmament Policy; Bilateral Relations with the USA, Canada; North, West and South Europe as well as Turkey, Federal Chancellery<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">2011-2013<\/strong><br \/>Head of the Nuclear Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Division, Federal Foreign Office<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">2010-2011<\/strong><br \/>Political Advisor to the Director, Joint Commitments Staff, Federal Ministry of Defence<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">2006-2010<\/strong><br \/>Parliament and Cabinet Division, Federal Foreign Office<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">2002-2006<\/strong><br \/>German Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">1998-2002<\/strong><br \/>Public Relations Division, Federal Foreign Office<br \/>as well as<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">1999-2000<\/strong><br \/>Head of the representative office of the Federal Government in Prizren, Kosovo<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">1995-1998<\/strong><br \/>Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassy in Phnom Penh, Cambodia<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">1994-1995<\/strong><br \/>Task Force \u201cFuture prospects for the foreign service\u201d<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">1993<\/strong><br \/>Entered the higher Foreign Service<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">1990-1992<\/strong><br \/>Studied law in Bonn, passed first state examination in law<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">1987-1990<\/strong><br \/>Various positions in Bonn, Paris, Miami, Dakar and Tbilisi, in part combining legal studies with employment<\/p><p class=\"rte__paragraph\"><strong class=\"rte__strong\">1984-1987<\/strong><br \/>Training for the higher intermediate Foreign Service, degree in Public 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