Curriculum Vitae
Ambassador Georg Boomgaarden was born on 24 June 1948 in Emden.
He is married and has three children.
| 1966 | Higher education entrance qualification |
| 1973 | Obtained degree in geophysics (University of Kiel) |
| 1974 | Entered the higher Foreign Service |
| 1976 - 1980 | German Embassy in Moscow, Desk Officer, Cultural Section |
| 1980 - 1983 | German Embassy in Buenos Aires, Press Officer |
| 1983 - 1986 | Federal Foreign Office, Desk Officer, Central America Division |
| 1986 - 1989 | Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Information Processing Division |
| 1989 - 1992 | Ambassador to Nicaragua |
| 1992 - 1995 | German Embassy in Moscow, Head of the Economic Service |
| 1995 - 1999 | Federal Foreign Office, Head of the Division responsible for Southern Latin America |
| 1999 - 2003 | Federal Foreign Office, Director for Latin American Affairs |
| 2003 - 2005 | Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Spain |
| 2005 - 2008 | State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office |
| Since 3 July, 2008 | Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Court of St. James’s |
