Reiner Morell

Ambassador (ret)

German Foreign Service (1981 – 2015)

Attorney-at-Law (1979-80)

Senior posts in the German diplomatic service

• Ambassador in Armenia (2012 – 2015)
• Ambassador in Turkmenistan (2008 – 2012)
• Head of Division for Eastern African Countries (2004 – 2008)
• Deputy Chief of Mission/DCM in Kazakhstan (2001 – 2004), in Jordan (1999 – 2001)
• Consulate General New York, Head of Legal and Consular Department (1996 – 1999)

Current activities

• Counselling on selling equipment to Turkmenistan (3 plants)
• Study on education modernization in Turkmenistan
• 2020 Consulting for the set-up of a „EU-Turkmenistan Center“ for economy
• 2020 Support of a German company concerning „Production of protection masks and protective overalls abroad and import to Germany“

Languages

English, French, Spanish, Russian

Main focus of consultancy 

• Central Asia and Southern Caucasus
• Political analysis
• Business promotion, especially for SME
• Special focus: Energy policy

Projects

• Counselling on MoU for TAPI (Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India Natural Gas Pipeline), 2016
• Counselling on organising a German-Turkmen University, 2015-2016

Positions and roles

• NGO „Mission East Germany“, Member of Board
• Institute for Talent Development, Member of Board of Trustees
• German – Turkmen Forum, Member of Board
• German – Armenian Forum, Member