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Géza Andreas von Geyr

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Géza Andreas von Geyr
Permanent Representative of Germany to NATO
Assumed office
August 2023
Preceded byRüdiger König
Ambassador to Russia
In office
September 2019 – July 2023
Preceded byRüdiger von Fritsch
Succeeded byAlexander Lambsdorff
Personal details
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Munich, West Germany

Géza Andreas von Geyr (born in 1962) is a German civil servant and diplomat. Since August 2023 he has been Permanent Representative of Germany to NATO and, as such, Germany's designated representative on the North Atlantic Council.[1] He was previously German ambassador to Russia from 2019 to 2023.[2][3][4]

Biography

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From 17 March 2014 to July 2019, von Geyr was head of the policy department in the Federal Ministry of Defense in the office of ministerial director.[5][6][7]

From September 2019 to July 2023, Geyr was ambassador to Russia and headed the German Embassy in Moscow.[8] He was succeeded by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff.[citation needed]

In August 2023, Geyr was appointed Permanent Representative of Germany to NATO and as such will become Germany's representative on the North Atlantic Council.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Azerbaijani Ambassador to NATO meets with his German counterpart". news.az. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. ^ Посольство ФРГ в России. "Биография Посла" (in Russian). Главная страница. Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. ^ "Germany confirms new ambassador to Russia – DW – 06/21/2023". dw.com. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  4. ^ "New German ambassador to Russia confirmed after diplomatic ties downgrade". Al Arabiya English. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Im Verteidigungsministerium: Leyen baut um". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  6. ^ "Bundesministerium der Verteidigung". www.bmvg.de (in German). 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  7. ^ "Dr. von Geyr mit Serenade feierlich verabschiedet". 2019-07-04. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  8. ^ Brössler, Daniel (2019-02-13). "Merkels Mann in Moskau". Süddeutsche.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  9. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Ambassador Dr Géza Andreas von Geyr". nato.diplo.de. Retrieved 2024-03-09.