Biography - Dr Goetz Schmidt-Bremme (GFMD 2017-2018 Co-Chair Germany)
Ambassador for the 2017-2018 GFMD Co-Chairmanship
(Married, three children)
Publications include contributions to Germany’s consular practice handbook and a commentary on the Foreign Service Act.
| 1958 | Born in Altena (Westphalia, Germany) |
| 1977 – 1986 | Studied law and philosophy in Bonn and Lausanne, followed by practical legal training in Düsseldorf |
| 1986 – 1987 | Military service |
| 1987 – 1988 | Attorney; doctoral student of constitutional law (fundamental rights / special relationships of subordination) |
| 1988 – 1990 | Entry into foreign service: desk officer in the Civil Law Division |
| 1990 – 1992 | Deputy Consul-General in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) |
| 1992 – 1996 | Desk officer for Basic Personnel Issues |
| 1996 – 1999 | Head of the Economic Section at the German Embassy in Lisbon (Portugal) and German Deputy CommissionerGeneral at Expo 98 |
| 1999 – 2002 | Deputy Head of the International Criminal Law and Tax Law Division |
| 2002 – 2005 | Deputy Consul-General in São Paulo (Brazil) |
| 2006 – 2012 | Head of the Division for Private International Law, Civil Law, Mercantile and Commercial Law, International Customs and Tax Law |
| 2012 – 2013 | Minister (economic affairs) in Paris |
| 2013-2017 | Director for Legal and Consular Issues including Migration |
| Since 2017 | Ambassador for the 2017-2018 GFMD Co-Chairmanship, Special Representative of the Federal Foreign Office for Return Management |