Thomas Prinz

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
German Ambassador to Bangladesh
In office April 10, 2015 – 2018
Personal details
Born	(1959-06-07) June 7, 1959 (age 67) Wetzlar, Germany
Children	5
Education	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 from 2018 to 2021, 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.

Foreign Service career

• 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

Bibliography

• 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.

Awards

• Grand Medal of Diplomacy (2021) – Republic of China

Family

Thomas Prinz has five children.

References

Further reading

• "German casts new light on city's buildings". The Jakarta Post. 11 December 1999.
• "New German ambassador Thomas Prinz is following Bangladesh's development since 1983". bdnews24.com. 6 May 2015.