Welcome
Consul General Rainer Schmiedchen
Curriculum Vitae
| 1979 | Higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) |
| 1979 – 1982 | Military service (Navy) |
| 1982 – 1987 | University, South-Asian studies and history, M.A. |
| 1987 – 1991 | Assistant to the board of a foreign-trade company |
| 1989 – 1990 | Postgraduate course in foreign-trade economics |
| 1991 – 1993 | Federal Foreign Office, Foreign Service training |
| 1993 – 1994 | Federal Foreign Office, South Asia Division |
| 1994 – 1997 | German Embassy in Colombo |
| 1997 – 2000 | German Consulate General in Novosibirsk, Consul |
| 2000 – 2004 | Federal Foreign Office, Directorate-General for Economic Affairs |
| 2004 – 2007 | European Commission in Brussels |
| 2007 – 2008 | Federal Foreign Office, Deputy Head of Division |
| 2008 – 2010 | German Bundestag, Political Advisor |
| 2010 – 2011 | Federal Foreign Office, Deputy Head of Division |
| 2011 – 2015 | Consul General in Kolkata |
| Since August 2015 | Consul General of Germany in Karachi |