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The Ambassador - Curriculum vitae
Dr. Hubert Lang was appointed Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain in summer 2007.
Prior to this assignment Dr. Lang was Consul General in Djidda/Saudi-Arabia. From September 2002 to July 2005 he served as Political Counselor at the German Embassy in Washington, where he was in charge of the Near and Middle East/North Africa-portefolio.
Before going to Washington Dr. Lang was Desk Officer for Middle East Peace-Process related questions at the Near East Department of the German Foreign Ministry.
Orientalist by his academic background, he has also served in Algier, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Paris, Rabat and Beirut.
Name |
Hubert Lang |
Date of Birth |
27. Juli 1946 |
Place of Birth |
Achern/Baden |
Marital Status |
married |
Name of Spouse |
Michèle Lang |
Children |
Three |
1966 |
Abitur |
1966-1968 |
University Freiburg im Breisgau |
1968-1971 |
Training at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
1971-1973 |
Arabic language studies in Mecas/Libanon |
1973-1974 |
Algier |
1974-1978 |
Abu Dhabi |
1977 |
University Bonn |
1978-1980 |
Head of Mission in Dubai |
1980-1984 |
Paris |
1984-1989 |
Rabat |
1989-1995 |
Bonn |
1992 |
University Hamburg |
1995-1998 |
Beirut |
1998-2002 |
Bonn/ Berlin (Desk Officer for Middle East Peace-Process ) |
2002-2005 |
Washington |
2005-2007 |
Consul General in Djidda |
Since Juli 2007 |
German Ambassador in Bahrain |