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German diplomat

Thomas Prinz


Director General of the German Institute Taipei
In office July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30) – July 2021
Preceded by	Martin Eberts
Succeeded by	Jörg Polster [de]
German Ambassador to Bangladesh
In office April 10, 2015 – 2018

Personal details
Born	(1959-06-07) June 7, 1959 (age 65) Wetzlar, Germany
Children	5
Alma mater	University of Heidelberg, University of Giessen
Profession	Diplomat

Thomas Prinz (born June 7, 1959) is a German diplomat. He served as the Director General, German Institute Taipei since 2018, and German Ambassador to Bangladesh from April 2015 to 2018.

Education and early career

Thomas Prinz graduated from University of Heidelberg. He complete his 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, Cologne 2000, ISBN 3-920862-63-5.
Abschied von Jakarta, Cologne 2001, ISBN 3-920862-34-1.
Der Unterhändler der Hanse: Ein Hansekrimi, Hamburg 2005, Re-issued version 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.

^ "Director General Dr. Thomas Prinz". German Institute Taipei. Archived from the original on August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
^ Chung, Yu-chen; Lim, Emerson (11 July 2021). "INTERVIEW/Germany strives for balancing act in relations with Taiwan, China: envoy". Focus Taiwan. Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
"The Ambassador Dr. Thomas Prinz". dhaka.diplo.de. Archived from the original on April 24, 2018. 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.
Chung, Yu-chen; Liu, Kay (16 July 2021). "Departing German envoy to Taiwan receives Grand Medal of Diplomacy". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 July 2021.