Detlef Wächter
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Detlef Wächter | |
|---|---|
| German Ambassador to Norway | |
| In office 2022– | |
| Chancellor | Olaf Scholz |
| Preceded by | Alfred Grannas |
| Political Director of the Federal Ministry of Defense | |
| In office 2019–2022 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel (before 2022) Olaf Scholz (after 2022) |
| Preceded by | Géza Andreas von Geyr |
| Succeeded by | Jasper Wieck |
| German Ambassador to Tanzania | |
| In office 2017–2019 | |
| Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
| Preceded by | Egon Kochanke |
| Succeeded by | Regine Hess |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Katja-Maria Wächter |
| Children | 1 son, 2 daughters |
| Education | Master of Philosophy, Cambridge (UK), 1990 Doctor of Philosophy University of Bonn (Germany), 1993 |
Detlef Wächter (born 1966)[1]is a German diplomat. He is currently serving as the German ambassador to Norway.[2] He previously served as the German ambassador to Tanzania and as the political director of the German Federal Ministry of Defense.[3]
Life
Wächter was born in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany in 1966.[1] He received his Masters in Philosophy at University of Cambridge in 1990, and his Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Bonn for his thesis Von Stresemann zu Hitler: Deutschland 1928 bis 1933 im Spiegel der Berichte des englischen Botschafters Sir Horace Rumbold. Wächter married Dr. Katja-Maria,[4] a Doctor of History.[5] The couple has 3 children.
Career
Wächter has worked in a variety of diplomatic positions since 1995, mostly as a NATO oriented advisor to defense departments.[4] He is considered knowledgeable in transatlantic relations.[6]
He was the German ambassador to Tanzania from 2017 to 2019[3], from which he became the political director of the Federal Ministry of Defense[7], making him an advisor to the ministry on foreign policy.[6] He succeeded Dr. Géza Andreas von Geyr.[3] In 2021, Wächter attended a a virtual meeting with the American Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl, the French Director General Alice Guitton, and the British Director General for Security and Defense Policy Angus Lapsley.[8]
In August 2022, Wächter was transferred to the position of Head of the German Embassy in Oslo at his own request. This move was controversial as it was speculated he did so due to the behavior of the new Federal Minister of Defense, Christine Lambrecht.[6] Wächter met with the King of Norway, Harald V, to present his credentials.[9][10] He was succeeded by Jasper Wieck as political director.[7]
Bibliography
- Wächter Detlef. Von Stresemann Zu Hitler Deutschland 1928 Bis 1933 Im Spiegel Der Berichte Des Englischen Botschafters Sir Horace Rumbold. Lang, 1997.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wächter, Detlef (1997). Von Stresemann zu Hitler : Deutschland 1928 bis 1933 im Spiegel der Berichte des englischen Botschafters Sir Horace Rumbold (in Deutsch). Peter Lang.
- ↑ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Botschafter Dr. Detlef Wächter". oslo.diplo.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Dr. von Geyr mit Serenade feierlich verabschiedet". www.bmvg.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://oslo.diplo.de/blob/2548500/fb4c7044ce2d2a856d7c175c6bc9f449/botschafter-dr--detlef-waechter-cv-englisch-data.pdf
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Die-Macht-Ohnmacht-Hochschulschriften-Universitaires/dp/3631328141
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Christiane Lambrecht verliert wichtigsten außenpolitischen Berater". Der Spiegel (in Deutsch). 2022-04-15. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Diplomat Jasper Wieck wird Politischer Direktor im BMVg". www.dbwv.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "Readout of Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl Virtual Meeting with Franc". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ "Suchergebnis – Bundesanzeiger". www.bundesanzeiger.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ↑ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Botschafter Dr. Detlef Wächter". oslo.diplo.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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