Michael Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg will be Germany's top diplomat in Tehran, according to the Berlin-based monthly NUMOV trade magazine which is also closely affiliated to the German foreign ministry.
Having entered the German Foreign Ministry in 1982, Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg's most recent post was head of the directorate-general for the United Nations and Global Issues at the foreign ministry in Berlin.
Between 2002 and 2007, Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg was stationed at Germany's UN mission in New York.
Before that, the diplomat was the head of the European Union enlargement
division at the foreign ministry.
Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg was also based at German embassies in Morocco and Russia.
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Berlin, Jul 5, IRNA -- Germany has named a new ambassador to Iran to succeed Bernd Erbel, local news reports said here Friday.
