German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Oliver Schramm

Diplomat in Residence and Fellow

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Since 2025: Diplomat in Residence at the GIGA
2021-25: Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, San Francisco
2017-21 German Embassy London, Minister, Head of Department for Economic and Global Affairs
2014-17 Foreign Office Berlin, Director Division German Schools Abroad
2011-14 German Embassy Lima, Deputy Chief of Mission
2008-11 German Embassy Rome, Head of Protocol, Political Section
2004-08 Foreign Office Berlin, Deputy Director Personnel Division
2002-04 German Embassy Washington D.C., Deputy Spokesman
2001-02 MPA, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
1998-01 German Embassy Seoul, Head of Political Affairs and Press
1995-98 Federal Chancellery. Bonn (Bundeskanzleramt), Speech-writing group
1993-95 Foreign Office, Bonn, Political Dep., Italy, Turkey, Malta, Medit. Affairs
1991 Entry German Foreign Service
1990 MA in Economics, University of Hamburg
1985-90 University of Hamburg, Economics/Business Administration
1983-84 Military Service
1983 Graduation High School

Oliver Schramm

Diplomat in Residence and Fellow

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Research Project | 01/01/2026 - 30/06/2026

European Approaches to the Indo-Pacific

Italy is one of the few major European countries without a formal Indo-Pacific strategy. This policy-oriented project led by the Torino World Affairs Institute aims at assisting the Italian government in deciding on whether to adopt such a strategy and to identify lessons that can be learned from France and Germany's Indo-Pacific engagements.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy, 2026

Oliver Schramm

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Oliver Schramm

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European Approaches to the Indo-Pacific

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