Peter Wittig

Peter Wittig (born 11 August 1954) is a former German diplomat and has been Germany's Ambassador to the Court of St. James in the United Kingdom from July, 2018, to April, 2020, after having served as Ambassador to the United States from April 30, 2014, to June 20, 2018 and Permanent Representative at the United Nations in New York from 2009 to 2014. [2]

Peter Wittig
German Ambassador to the Court of St. James
In office 2 July 2018 – April, 2020
President	Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Preceded by	Peter Ammon
Succeeded by	Andreas Michaelis
German Ambassador to the United States
In office April 30, 2014 – June 20, 2018
President	Joachim Gauck Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Preceded by	Peter Ammon
Succeeded by	Emily Haber
German Ambassador to the United Nations
In office November 2009 – 30 April 2014
President	Horst Köhler Christian Wulff Joachim Gauck
Preceded by	Thomas Matussek
Succeeded by	Harald Braun
Personal details
Born	August 11, 1954 Bonn, West Germany (now Bonn, Germany)
Spouse(s)	Huberta von Voss-Wittig[1]
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Bonn, University of Freiburg, University of Kent, Nuffield College, Oxford (PhD)
Website	German Missions in the United Kingdom

Early life and education

Wittig studied at the University of Bonn, the University of Freiburg, University of Kent, and the University of Oxford. He has taught as an assistant professor at the University of Freiburg.

Diplomatic career

After joining the German foreign service in 1982, Wittig served as German ambassador to Lebanon and to Cyprus.

In 2009 Wittig was appointed to serve as Germany's permanent representative to the United Nations.[3] Wittig has served twice as the President of the United Nations Security Council, once in July 2011[4] and again in September 2012.[5] Between 2011 and 2012, he headed among other committees the Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee.[6]

From April 2014 to June 2018 Wittig served as the German ambassador to the United States and then moved to London where he served as Germany's ambassador to the Court of St. James until his retirement from diplomatic services end April 2020.

In May 2020 he joined Scheffler Group in Germany to build up and lead a new division about global affairs.[7] Besides that he has plans to do some academic work.[8]

Other activities

• Atlantik-Brücke Foundation, member of the board of trustees[9]
• International Journalists’ Programmes, Arthur F. Burns Fellowship Program, member of the board of trustees (2014–2018)

Notes

1. J. David Goodman (April 18, 2012), Syrian First Lady Is Urged to Challenge Crackdown New York Times.
2. "Ambassador Peter Wittig". German Embassy London. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
3. "Ambassador Peter Wittig Starts His Work in Washington". German Missions in the United States. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
5. https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2012/sc10757.doc.htm
6. Laura King (June 8, 2011), Beheading of Afghanistan politician seen as message from insurgents Los Angeles Times.
7. "Former ambassador Dr. Peter Wittig joins Schaeffler to head newly established unit Global Affairs". Retrieved 2020-05-28.
8. Moritz Koch (January 21, 2020), Personalwechsel im Auswärtigen Amt: Michaelis wird neuer Botschafter in London Handelsblatt.
9. Board of Trustees Atlantik-Brücke.

External links

• CV of Ambassador Peter Wittig on the website of the German Missions in the United States at the Wayback Machine (archived March 17, 2015)
• CV of Peter Wittig on the website of the German missions in the United Kingdom at the Wayback Machine (archived March 16, 2020)