Wolfgang Ischinger
Wolfgang Ischinger | |
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German Ambassador to the United States | |
In office June 2001 – March 2006 | |
President | Johannes Rau Horst Köhler |
Preceded by | Jürgen Chrobog |
Succeeded by | Klaus Scharioth |
Personal details | |
Born | Wolfgang Friedrich Ischinger April 6, 1946 The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
Wolfgang Friedrich Ischinger (born April 6, 1946) is a German diplomat who served as chairman of the Munich Security Conference from 2008 to 2022.[1]
From 2001 to 2006, Ischinger was the
Early life and education
Ischinger was born in
Career
From 1973 to 1975, Ischinger served on the staff of the
From 1993 to 1995, Ischinger was director of the Policy Planning Staff under
crisis.As Staatssekretär (deputy foreign minister) under Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer between 1998 and 2001, Ischinger represented Germany at numerous international and European conferences, including the 1999 G8 and EU summit meetings in Cologne/Germany and the 2000 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) at the United Nations in New York.
In 2007, Ischinger was the European Union Representative in the
From 2019 until 2020, Ischinger co-chaired the Transatlantic Task Force of the German Marshall Fund and the Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung (BKHS), alongside Karen Donfried.[6]
Ischinger has published widely on foreign policy, security, and arms control policy as well as on European and transatlantic issues.
Other activities
Corporate boards
- Investcorp, member of the international advisory board
- Kekst CNC, Member of the Global Advisory Board[7]
Non-profit organizations
- American Academy in Berlin, member of the board of trustees[8]
- American Institute for Contemporary Germany Studies, member of the board of trustees[9]
- AFS Germany (American Field Service), member of the board
- Atlantic Council of the United States, member of the board
- Atlantik-Brücke, member of the board[10]
- Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre praktischer Politik (BAPP), member of the board of trustees[11]
- Bundesakademie für Sicherheitspolitik(BAKS), member of the board
- Club of Three, member of the steering group[12]
- Council on Public Policy Berlin, member of the board
- Dahrendorf Forum, Member of the Committee[13]
- EastWest Institute, member of the board
- Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, board of overseers
- German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), member of the council
- German-Polish-Ukrainian Society (GPUS), member of the advisory board[14]
- Global Zero Commission, Member
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), member of the governing board[15]
- Turkey: Culture of Change Initiative (TCCI), member of the advisory board[16]
- Walther Rathenau Institute, member of the advisory board[17]
- World Economic Forum (WEF), member of the Global Future Council on the Future of International Security[18]
- International Crisis Group (ICG), member of the board of trustees (-2018)[19]
Since 2011, Ischinger also acts as advisor to Fair Observer on global politics and security topics.[20]
Recognition
- 2018 – Nunn-Lugar Award for Promoting Nuclear Security[21]
- 2016 – Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd class[22]
- 2010 – Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- 2009 – Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2008 – Richard C. Holbrooke)[23]
Personal life
Ischinger is married to Jutta Falke, a journalist and writer, and the couple have one child. Ischinger also has two children from a previous marriage with Barbara Ischinger (born 1949). Before departing from Berlin to Washington, D.C., in 2001, Jutta Falke-Ischinger was the Berlin bureau chief of the German weekly "Rheinischer Merkur".
References
- ^ Holger Möhle (20 February 2022), Christoph Heusgen übernimmt Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz : Gestählt für lange Nächte Rheinische Post.
- ^ "Governing Board". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
- ^ J.C. "An interview with Wolfgang Ischinger". The Economist. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ Karnitschnig, Matthew (16 February 2022). "In diplomacy, Europe's most powerful ambassador means business". POLITICO. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "Former PM: I had no mandate to tear Serbia apart". B92.net. 6 July 2012. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ The German Marshall Fund and Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung Launch “Transatlantic Task Force” Setting Path Forward for U.S.-Europe Relations German Marshall Fund, press release of 12 December 2019.
- ^ Anna Diamantopoulou Joins Kekst CNC’s Global Advisory Board Kekst CNC, press release of 22 September 2021.
- ^ Board of Trustees American Academy in Berlin
- ^ "Board of Trustees". AICGS. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Board of Directors Atlantik-Brücke.
- ^ Board of Trustees Bonner Akademie für Forschung und Lehre praktischer Politik (BAPP).
- ^ Steering Group Club of Three.
- ^ Nathalie Tocci Dahrendorf Forum.
- ^ Advisory Board German-Polish-Ukrainian Society (GPUS).
- ^ Governing Board Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- ^ Advisory Board Turkey: Culture of Change Initiative (TCCI).
- ^ Advisory Board Walther Rathenau Institute.
- ^ Global Future Council: The Future of International Security World Economic Forum.
- ^ Board of Trustees International Crisis Group (ICG).
- ^ Advisor List of Fair Observer
- Carnegie Endowment, press release of February 17, 2018.
- ^ "2016 Spring Conferment of Decorations on Foreign Nationals" (PDF). Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Allianz | "Recommitting ourselves to greater tolerance"".