Speakers
Weert Börner, LL.M.
Deputy Head of Mission & Head of Economic Section, German Embassy Hanoi,
Deputy Head of Mission & Head of Economic Section, German Embassy Hanoi, since 08/2019
Born 1963, Reserve officer of the Federal Armed Forces, German lawyer specialized in
International Environmental Law (Germany, USA). Married, two adult children.
Joined the German Foreign Service in 1995, worked in Headquarters in Bonn and Berlin,
abroad in Pretoria (South Africa), New Delhi (India), and Seoul (South Korea).
Last three positions:
2016-19 DHM & Head of Economic Section, German Embassy Seoul
2013-16 Head of Division for German Personnel in International Organizations, Foreign
Office, Berlin
2011-13 Deputy Head of Division for Climate and Environmental Foreign Policy, Foreign
Office, Berlin
