Joachim Rücker
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| Predecessor | Søren Jessen-Petersen |
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| Date of Birth | May 30, 1951 |
| Place of Birth | Schwäbisch Hall, Germany |
| Profession | Diplomat |
Joachim Rücker (born May 30, 1951, in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg) is a German diplomat. As of 2015, he is the President of the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Personal life
Rücker was born in 1951 in Schwäbisch Hall, Baden-Württemberg, Germay.
He has a doctoral degree in international economics.
Career
Rücker previously served as a foreign policy adviser to the Social Democratic parliamentary group in the German Bundestag.
He was the Commissioner for Finance and Head of the Budget and Finance Division at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. Rücker also held various postings in the Federal Foreign Office in Bonn and German embassies abroad, including Dar es Salaam, Detroit (as Consulate-General) and Vienna. Additionally, he was the Ambassador and Deputy High Representative for Administration and Finance in the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo, and the Mayor of the city of Sindelfingen in Germany.
From September 2006 to 20 June 2008, Rücker served as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo and the head of UNMIK. In November of that year, he was named Ambassador of Germany to Sweden.
In January 2015, Rücker was appointed the President of the United Nations Human Rights Council. He is the first German diplomat to be elected to the position.[1]
Notes
- ↑ "Joachim Rücker to head UN Human Rights Council in 2015". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
External links
Media related to Joachim Rücker at Wikimedia Commons
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