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Curriculum Vitae: Herbert Beck
Herbert Beck became German Ambassador to Namibia in 2019., © dpa/Kay Nietfeld
Before becoming Ambassador in Windhoek Herbert Beck was the German Ambassador to Iceland.
Ambassador Herbert Beck was born on 5 April 1957 in Ludwigsburg/Germany. He is married and has two sons.
| 1976 | Allgemeine Hochschulreife (Baccalaureate) |
| 1976-1978 | Mandatory community service |
| 1979-1989 | Studies of psychology, political science and international law |
| 1989-1991 | Traineeship at the Federal Foreign Office |
| 1991-1994 | German Embassy Wellington |
| 1994-1997 | Federal Foreign Office |
| 1997-2000 | German Embassy Kampala, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2000-2003 | Federal Foreign Office, Political Department |
| 2003-2006 | Federal Foreign Office, Deputy Head of Division for Security and Defense Policy |
| 2006-2009 | Permanent Mission to the International Organisations in Geneva, Deputy Head of Political Department |
| 2009-2010 | Federal Ministry for Defense, Advisor to the Planning Staff |
| 2010-2012 | Federal Foreign Office, Head of Division for Security and Defense Policy |
| 2012-2015 | German Embassy Pretoria, Deputy Head of Mission |
| 2015-2019 | Ambassador to Iceland |
| since 7 November 2019 | Ambassador to Namibia |