SCHMID Walter Jürgen

Ambassador Schmid studied law in Tübingen, Munich, Aix-en-Provence in 1968-1973. He joined Foreign Office in 1976. His diplomatic appointments include the Embassies of Germany in Montevideo (1979-1982), in Ankara (1982-1985), in Conakry (Guinea) (1992-1994). He also held positions of Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner of the Federal Government for Disarmament and Arms Control. He is the Head of German Embassy in Moscow since July 2005. Amb. Schmid holds Doctor Degree in Jurisprudence (1975). He also studied in Royal College of Defense Studies, London (1995).