Thomas Prinz

Thomas Prinz
Thomas Prinz
Director General of the German Institute Taipei
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 30, 2018[1]
Preceded by	Martin Eberts
German Ambassador to Bangladesh
	In office; April 10, 2015 – 2018
Personal details
Born	June 7, 1959; Wetzlar, Germany
Children	5
Alma mater	University of Heidelberg, University of Giessen
Profession	Diplomat

Thomas Prinz (born June 7, 1959) is a German Foreign Service Officer. He served as the Director General, German Institute Taipei since 2018,[1] and German Ambassador to Bangladesh from April 2015[2][3][4] to 2018.[1]

Education and early career

Thomas Prinz graduated from University of Heidelberg. He complete hie PhD from South Asia Institute and also attended in University of Giessen.

1998 – 2005: Participation in EU Election Observation missions
1990 – 1992: Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, Attaché
1992 – 1993: Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, 2nd Secretary, Cultural Department
1993 – 1997: German Embassy, Bucarest, 1st Secretary, Political
1997 – 2000: German Embassy Jakarta, 1st Secretary, Cultural Affairs
2000 – 2005: EU-Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Counselor
2005 – 2007: Dep. Director, Public Diplomacy of the German EU – Presidency – Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2007 – 2008: International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Kabul, Political Advisor to COMISAF
2008 – 2010: German Embassy Tokyo, Political Counselor
2010 – 2010: German Consulate General Shanghai, Head of the Economic Department
2010 – 2011: German Embassy Canberra, Deputy Head of Mission
2011 – 2012; Senior Political Advisor, Directorate General for Strategy and Missions, Federal Ministry of Defense, Berlin
2012 – 2015: Director Foreign Trade Promotion, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
2015 – 2018: German Embassy Dhaka, Ambassador to Bangladesh

Die Geschichte der United National Party in Sri Lanka, Dissertation Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-515-05567-3
Mode, Mord und Models, Düsseldorf 1995, ISBN 3-612-25109-0
Ankunft in Bukarest, Köln 2000, ISBN 3-920862-63-5
Abschied von Jakarta, Köln 2001, ISBN 3-920862-34-1
Der Unterhändler der Hanse : ein Hansekrimi, Hamburg 2005, Neuauflage 2012, ISBN 3-434-52815-6
Das Silber der Ostsee : ein Hansekrimi, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 978-3-434-52820-3

Thomas Prinz has five children.[1]

"Director General Dr. Thomas Prinz". German Institute Taipei. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
"The Ambassador Dr. Thomas Prinz". dhaka.diplo.de. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
"Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). dhaka.diplo.de. dhaka.diplo.de. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
"Newly appointed German Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Thomas Prinz presents his credentials to President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban on Wednesday". thedailynewnation.com. thedailynewnation.com. April 10, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2016.