Welcome
Jens Hanefeld, Ambassador, Permanent Observer to the African Union
married, 3 children
| 1990 | Freie Universität Berlin, M.A. |
| 1991–1994 | Federal Foreign Office, Bonn |
| 1994–1997 | German Embassy Sofia |
| 1997–2000 | German Embassy Washington |
| 2000–2001 | Federal Foreign Office, Berlin |
| 2001–2005 | Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Private Secretary to the State Secretary |
| 2005–2009 | Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Head of the State Secretaries’ Office |
| 2009–2014 | German Embassy Washington Minister and Deputy Chief of Mission |
| 2014–2024 | Secondment to Volkswagen Group Senior Vice President for International, European and Trade Policy |
| since September 2024 | German Embassy Addis Ababa, Head of Mission Permanent Observer to the African Union |