Prof. Joachim Bitterlich, CBE

Born July 10, 1948, at Saarbrücken-Dudweiler, Germany

Studies of law, Economics and Politics at the University of Saarbrücken, research assistant at the same university. Studies at the French National School of Administration (ENA) in Paris (1974-75). Second state examination in law (1976)

1976: Entry into the Federal Foreign Office, posted to Algiers (1978-81) and Brussels (Permanent Representation to the European Communities –1981-85). Advisor in the private office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1985-87)

Head of the European Policy Department at the Federal Chancellor's Office (1987-93); Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl (1993-98)

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany on the North Atlantic Council Brussels (1998-99), Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Spain and the Principality of Andorra (1999-2002)

Member of the Board of Administration of Veolia Environmental Services and Veolia Transport, Paris, of the Presidential Board of DEKRA e.V., Stuttgart - Germany

Member of the Board of Administration of HESAM Paris (Pôle de recherche et d’enseignement supérieur “Hautes Etudes-Sorbonne-Arts et Métiers”), of the Ecole Nationale d’Administration ENA, Paris/Strasbourg, of MEDEF International, Paris, of the Commission “Europe” of MEDEF; Vice-President of the Committee France-China.

Vice-President of the Association “Notre Europe”, Paris; member of the Board of Trustees of « Friends of Europe » Brussels, of the Advisory Board of the Franco-German Business Club (CEFA), Paris

Professor at the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (ESCP Europe)

Member of Rotary (RC Paris Concorde) and of different German, French and International Associations (among them DGAP, IISS, Euro 50, Bretton Woods C’tee);

Numerous publications, in particular in the field of European Policy (among others “Europa – mission impossible?” Düsseldorf and Paris 2005; Co-author of "EU- and EC Treaty – Commentary", edited by Prof. Dr. Carl-Otto Lenz, and Prof. Dr Klaus-Dieter Borchardt - 2^nd , 3^rd and  4^th edition Cologne 2006, 5^th ed. March 2010)

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