Professional Affiliation

Lawyer, former Head of OSCE Presence in Albania

Expert Bio

A lawyer who holds the DR iuris degree from Bonn University, Ambassador Ahrens has had a long and distinguished career in the German diplomatic service. He served as Ambassador to both Colombia and Vietnam, and he had other diplomatic assignments in China, Brazil, and the former Yugoslavia.

 

Subjects

Conflict Prevention,Democratization,Eastern Europe,Human Rights,South Eastern Europe

 

Expertise

Diplomacy

Wilson Center Project

"Diplomacy at the Edge: Containing the Ethnic Conflict in Yugoslavia, 1991-1996"