Who is Peter Zingraf, the former German ambassador who died suddenly?

2024-05-23 17:44:00, Aktualitet CNA

Peter Zingraf, the former ambassador of Germany in Albania, passed away 3 days ago due to a serious and short illness.

The news was announced this Thursday by the German embassy in Tirana, characterizing the diplomat as a great friend, a friendly, humorous and approachable person.

Peter Zingraf left behind his wife and two daughters.

But who is Peter Zingraff?

He was appointed German ambassador to Albania on August 1, 2019. Peter Zingraf succeeded Susanne Schutz, after the latter completed her mission in Albania in July.

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The German diplomat came to Tirana at a delicate moment for our country, since in October 2019 a decision would be made on whether or not to open negotiations between Albania and the EU, although the opening of negotiations became possible in July 2022- sell

The former ambassador studied Romanistics (history of French and Italian literature) in Aachen, Poitiers-France and Florence-Italy. He has worked as a research associate at the universities of Aachen and Freiburg im Breisgau.

Zingraf started his diplomatic career in 1993, when he joined the Foreign Service.

Who is Peter Zingraf, the former German ambassador who died suddenly?

The following year he served as an exchange officer at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. After returning to the German Foreign Office, he took over work as an official in the political department. From 1996 to 1999, he worked at the German embassy in Warsaw.

After the relocation of the Foreign Office to Berlin, Zingraff was stationed there in Unit 604 (Science and Higher Schools) of the Department of Culture.

In 2002, he went to the German embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Who is Peter Zingraf, the former German ambassador who died suddenly?

From 2005 he worked in the central department of the Foreign Office and from 2010 at the German embassy in the Irish capital Dublin, where he was deputy ambassador.

Between 2013 and 2016 he worked in the foreign policy department at the Federal Office of the German President. He returned to the central department of the Foreign Office in 2016.

In 2019, he came to Albania, becoming the 11th ambassador in a row of German ambassadors in our country, and left in July 2023./ CNA