Monika IWERSEN, born 1963 in Rendsburg

1982 – 1982  High School graduation, Büsum

1982 – 1988  Studies of Applied Linguistics (English/French),
University of Mainz-Germersheim, diploma

1984 – 1985  Studies of International Politics and American Studies,
Monterey Institute of International Studies, USA

1987     University of Geneva, Switzerland

1989 – 1991  Training for the higher Foreign Service, Federal Foreign Office

1991 – 1992  Federal Foreign Office

1992 – 1995  Consulate General in Istanbul

1995 – 1998  Federal Foreign Office

1998 – 2001  German Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia
Deputy Head of Mission

2001 – 2004  Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations New York

2004 – 2008  Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Deputy Head of Division (Türkiye, EFTA countries)

2008 – 2011  German Embassy in Algier
Deputy Head of Mission

2011 – 2014  Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Head of Division (Türkiye)

2014 – 2017  German Embassy in Tel Aviv
Deputy Head of Mission

2017 – 2021  German Embassy in Bishkek
Ambassador

2021 – 2026  German Embassy in Astana
Ambassador

since 2026  German Embassy in Muscat
Ambassador

Languages: German, English, French, Spanish