Thomas Prinz

Thomas Prinz (born June 7, 1959) is a German diplomat. He served as the Director General, German Institute Taipei since 2018, and German Ambassador to Bangladesh from April 2015  to 2018.

Education and early career
Thomas Prinz graduated from University of Heidelberg. He complete his PhD from South Asia Institute and also attended in University of Giessen.

Foreign Service career

 * 1998 – 2005: Participation in EU Election Observation missions
 * 1990 – 1992: Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, Attaché
 * 1992 – 1993: Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, 2nd Secretary, Cultural Department
 * 1993 – 1997: German Embassy, Bucarest, 1st Secretary, Political
 * 1997 – 2000: German Embassy Jakarta, 1st Secretary, Cultural Affairs
 * 2000 – 2005: EU-Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Counselor
 * 2005 – 2007: Dep. Director, Public Diplomacy of the German EU – Presidency – Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
 * 2007 – 2008: International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), Kabul, Political Advisor to COMISAF
 * 2008 – 2010: German Embassy Tokyo, Political Counselor
 * 2010 – 2010: German Consulate General Shanghai, Head of the Economic Department
 * 2010 – 2011: German Embassy Canberra, Deputy Head of Mission
 * 2011 – 2012; Senior Political Advisor, Directorate General for Strategy and Missions, Federal Ministry of Defense, Berlin
 * 2012 – 2015: Director Foreign Trade Promotion, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Division, Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
 * 2015 – 2018: German Embassy Dhaka, Ambassador to Bangladesh

Awards

 * Grand Medal of Diplomacy (2021) – Republic of China

Family
Thomas Prinz has five children.