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Consul General Achim Burkart

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Born on 10 August 1960 in Bonn/Germany, married, 3 children

1979Higher education entrance qualification, Bonn/Germany
1979 - 1987Law studies, Bonn/Germany
1987First state law examination, Cologne/Germany
1988 - 1991Legal training and internships in Bonn and Speyer/Germany, Helsinki/Finland
1991 - 1992Foreign Service Academy of the Federal Foreign Office, Bonn/Germany
1991Second state law examination, Düsseldorf/Germany
1992 - 1993Federal Foreign Office, Bonn/Germany
1993 - 1996German Embassy Cairo/Egypt
1996 - 1999Federal Foreign Office, Bonn/Germany
1999 - 2002German Embassy Hanoi/Vietnam, Deputy Head of Mission
2002 - 2006Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the OECD, Paris/France
2006 - 2010Federal Foreign Office, Berlin/Germany, Deputy Head of Division
2010 - 2012German Embassy Paris/France, Head of Legal and Consular Department
2012 - 2016Federal Foreign Office, Berlin/Germany, Head of Division
2016 - 2020Ambassador, Lusaka/Zambia
Since July 2020Consul General, Bengaluru/India

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