Welcome
Ambassador Gerhard Küntzle
Permanent/Resident Representative
of the Federal Republic of Germany
to the Office of the United Nations
and to other International
Organizations, Vienna
Date of birth: 6 May 1955
Place of birth: Bietigheim, Germany
Nationality: German
Marital status: Married to Susanne Vogel-Küntzle, with three children
Assignments
From August 2018
Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of the Federal Republic of Germany
to the Office of the United Nations and to other International Organizations in Vienna
2015 – 2018
Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of Germany to the Council of Europe and Consul General, Strasbourg
2014 – 2015
Chairman, Human Rights Trust Fund, Council of Europe
2010 – 2012
Director, Global Ressource Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin
2004 – 2007
Budget Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin
2003 – 2004
Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
1999 – 2003
Deputy Budget Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Berlin
1998 - 2014
Representative of United Nations General Assembly on United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board
1997 – 1999
Representative of Germany to the Fifth Committee of the UN General Assembly, Permanent Mission of Germany, New York, USA
1995 – 1997
Planning and Compliance Officer, Office of Internal Oversight Services, United Nations, New York, USA
1991 – 1995
Desk Officer for UNICEF, UNHCR and UNRWA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bonn
1989 – 1991
Head of Consular Service, German Embassy, Beijing
1988 – 1989
Protocol Officer, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bonn
1986 – 1988
Diplomatic Academy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bonn
Education
Graduation in Political Science, English Language and Literature, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Studies in Paris, France (Institut d'Etudes politiques; Université de Paris I – Sorbonne)
Assistant teacher, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Associations
German Council on Foreign Policy