Name Bernd Erbel | Role Diplomat | |
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Bernd Erbel (born 11 December 1947 in Simmern, Germany) is a German diplomat and is the former Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Iran (October 2009 - October 2013).
Bernd Erbel went to school in Karlsruhe and then studied in Munich. At the age of 16 he visited some Arab countries, first to Egypt where he learned the Arabic language.
In 1977 he worked at the German embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, followed by a career in Sana'a, Riyadh, and Cairo. From July 2004 until August 2006 he was the German Ambassador in Iraq.
In 2013 Bernd Erbel retired, and now resides in Germany.
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