Géza Andreas von Geyr explained

Géza Andreas von Geyr
Office:Permanent Representative of Germany to NATO
Term Start:August 2023
Predecessor:Rüdiger König
Office1:Ambassador to Russia
Term Start1:September 2019
Term End1:July 2023
Predecessor1:Rüdiger von Fritsch
Successor1:Alexander Lambsdorff
Birth Place:Munich, West Germany

Géza Andreas von Geyr (born in 1962) is a German civil servant and diplomat. Since August 2023 he has been Permanent Representative of Germany to NATO and, as such, Germany's designated representative on the North Atlantic Council.[1] He was previously German ambassador to Russia from 2019 to 2023.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

From 17 March 2014 to July 2019, von Geyr was head of the policy department in the Federal Ministry of Defense in the office of ministerial director.[5] [6] [7]

From September 2019 to July 2023, Geyr was ambassador to Russia and headed the German Embassy in Moscow.[8] He was succeeded by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff.

In August 2023, Geyr was appointed Permanent Representative of Germany to NATO and as such will become Germany's representative on the North Atlantic Council.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Azerbaijani Ambassador to NATO meets with his German counterpart . news.az . 10 April 2024 . 19 May 2024.
  2. Web site: ru. Биография Посла. Посольство ФРГ в России. Главная страница. 2020-06-04. 2020-06-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20200604205443/https://germania.diplo.de/ru-ru/vertretungen/botschaft/botschafter/1224486. live.
  3. Web site: Germany confirms new ambassador to Russia – DW – 06/21/2023 . dw.com . 21 June 2023 . 19 May 2024.
  4. Web site: New German ambassador to Russia confirmed after diplomatic ties downgrade . Al Arabiya English . 21 June 2023 . 19 May 2024.
  5. News: Im Verteidigungsministerium: Leyen baut um . 2024-03-09 . Der Tagesspiegel Online . de-DE . 1865-2263.
  6. Web site: 2024-03-07 . Bundesministerium der Verteidigung . 2024-03-09 . www.bmvg.de . de.
  7. Web site: Dr. von Geyr mit Serenade feierlich verabschiedet . 2019-07-04 . 2019-10-07.
  8. Web site: Brössler . Daniel . 2019-02-13 . Merkels Mann in Moskau . 2024-03-09 . Süddeutsche.de . de.
  9. Web site: Amt . Auswärtiges . Ambassador Dr Géza Andreas von Geyr . 2024-03-09 . nato.diplo.de . en.