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Curriculum Vitae: Thorsten Hutter

Botschafter Hutter

Botschafter Hutter, © Deutsche Botschaft Windhuk

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Before becoming Ambassador in Windhoek, Dr. Thorsten Hutter was Ambassador to Zimbabwe between 2016 - 2020.

Ambassador Dr. Thorsten Hutter was born on 23 July 1960 in Hamburg. He is widowed and has 4 children.

1978

General qualification for university entrance

1978 - 1980

Apprenticeship as foreign trade merchant

1980 - 1987

Studied political science and American studies in Tübingen, Germany and Medford, Massachusetts, USA

1988 - 1989

Project worker DFVLR Cologne

1990 - 1991

Preparatory service for the higher foreign service

1991 - 1992

Federal Foreign Office Bonn

1992

Doctorate

1992 – 1995

German Embassy Washington

1995 - 1997

German Embassy Seoul

1997 - 2000

Federal Foreign Office Bonn

2000 - 2003

German Embassy Nairobi

2003 - 2004

Federal Foreign Office Berlin, Deputy Head of Task Force Iraq

2004 - 2006

Federal Foreign Office Berlin, Head of Work Unit Iraq

2006 - 2010

German Embassy Moscow, Deputy Head of the Political Department

2010 - 2013

Federal Foreign Office Berlin, Head of Division for Central Europe

2013 - 2016

German Embassy Jakarta, Deputy Head of Mission

2016 - 2020

Ambassador to Zimbabwe

2020 – 2023

Federal Foreign Office Berlin, Head of Division of East Africa and the Horn of Africa

since July 2023

Ambassador to Namibia

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