Rainer Schlageter

Teacher in higher education. German Foreign Service 1976-2011

Senior posts in the German diplomatic service

• Deputy Head of European Community Monitor Mission in the Former Yugoslavia (1993-1995)
• Minister Economic Affairs German Embassy Tokyo (2000-2004)
• Head of Public Diplomacy Department Foreign Office (2004-2007)
• Ambassador in Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan (2007-2011) 

Current activities

• Political and economic analysis of Central Asian countries
• Analysis of media reporting

Languages: English, French, Russian

Main focus of consultancy

• Russia, Central Asia, esp. Kazakhstan
• Concomitant business consultancy, assistance in establishing contacts for SMEs

Political analyses, also in TV and broadcast