Background
Brandenburg, Ulrich was born on October 12, 1950 in Münster, Germany.
Brandenburg, Ulrich was born on October 12, 1950 in Münster, Germany.
Student in Slavic and Romance Languages, University Münster and University Paris III, 1972—1977.
Grammar school teacher, Münster, 1978—1980. Attaché Foreign Office Government Germany, Bonn, 1980—1982, 2nd/1st secretary press/culture Embassy Baghdad, Iraq, 1982—1984, deputy chief of mission Consulate General Leningrad, Russia, 1984—1986, 1st secretary press/political Embassy Moscow, 1986—1988, counsellor Berlin & Germany Foreign Office Bonn, 1988—1991, deputy head Organization Security and Cooperation in Europe division Foreign Office, 1992—1995, director head Organization Security & Cooperation in Europe and Council Europe division Foreign Office Bonn/Berlin, 1999, head defense & security policy (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) division, 1999—2001, ambassador, commissioner Russia, the Caucasus and Central Asia Foreign Office Berlin, 2001—2003, deputy political director Foreign Office, 2003—2007, permanent representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 2007—2010, ambassador to the Russian Federation Moscow, since 2010. Head partnership & cooperation section, political affairs division North Atlantic Treaty Organization-International Staff, 1995—1999.
Married Barbara Tobias. 2 children.