Andreas Michaelis has been Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States since August 2023.
He was State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin from January 2022 until July 2023. Previously, he served as Ambassador to the United Kingdom and before that as State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin.
Andreas Michaelis joined the German Foreign Service in 1989. He served as Private Secretary to the Minister of State at the Foreign Office, at the Embassy in Tel Aviv, and subsequently held several positions in Bonn and Berlin including Spokesman of the Federal Foreign Office. Michaelis then served as Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, as Director for Asian and Pacific Affairs and as Director for Near and Middle Eastern Affairs and North Africa at the Foreign Office, before being appointed Ambassador to the State of Israel and then Political Director of the Federal Foreign Office.
Andreas Michaelis studied Political Sciences and Philosophy at the Universities of Hanover and Oxford.
Episode 101: Germany and the United States in an American Election Year
German Ambassador to the United States Andreas Michaelis joins The Zeitgeist podcast to discuss the state of the German-American relationship, how Germany is working with its key partners in Europe …
