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Ambassador Boomgaarden meets Her Royal Highness Princess Anne

Oct 18, 2011 | German Embassy London
Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, Mr Efthimios Mitropoulos, Secretary General of the IMO and Ambassador Boomgaarden

Ambassador Boomgaarden attended a lunch on 7 October at the invitation of HE Mr Efthimios Mitropoulos, General Secretary of the International Maritime Organization.  Her Royal Highness Princess Anne was also guest of honour at the event.

Michael Withers awarded Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

26 September 2011 | German Embassy London
Ambassador Boomgaarden with Michael Withers

In recognition of Michael Withers' enduring and outstanding contribution to British-German friendship he has made over the past decades, the German Ambassador, Georg Boomgaarden, conferred the award on 26 September at a reception in his honour at the Ambassador’s residence. 

Andreas Goss awarded Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

16 September 2011 | German Embassy London
Andreas Goss (l), Chief Executive, Siemens UK & Cluster North West Europe, receives his award from Ambassador Boomgaarden (r)

Andreas Goss has led the Siemens UK and North West Europe business as Chief Executive, Siemens UK & Cluster North West Europe, since June 2008.  In recognition of his efforts to present a modern image of Germany and to promote German-British relations, the German Ambassador, Georg Boomgaarden, conferred the award on 16 September at a reception in his honour at the Ambassador’s residence. 

German Ambassador welcomes participants of 26th British-German Forum

15 July 2011 | German Embassy London
Ambassador Boomgaarden with participants of the British-German Forum

The participants of the 26th British-German Forum were received by German Ambassador Georg Boomgaarden on 13 July at the Ambassador's residence. The British-German Forum is an annual event organised by Wilton Park and supported by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

20th Anniversary of the German – Polish Neighbourhood Treaty

7 July | German Embassy London
The Polish, EU and German flags (l-r)

On the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the German – Polish Neighbourhood Treaty the Embassies of Poland and Germany are co-hosting a Polish-German Seminar at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland on Monday, 11 July.

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Ambassador Georg Boomgaarden

Picture gallery

Ambassador Boomgaarden chairs IMO Assembly

In our picture gallery you can find images of Ambassador Boomgaarden as well as a collection of images taken at past events.