Bendig Sibylla

Born on 1 October 1963 in Tokyo

1981 Higher education entrance qualification (Abitur)

1982 Law degree in Freiburg and Munich

1988 First state law examination in Freiburg

1988 Japanese in Tokyo, scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service

1990 Legal traineeship in Bonn

1993 Second state law examination in Düsseldorf

1994 Federal Foreign Office, Attachée

1995 Federal Foreign Office, Desk Officer

1999 German Embassy Cairo, Head of the Cultural Section

2003 German Embassy Moscow, Political Desk Officer

2006 Federal Foreign Office, Political Directorate-General

2008 Deputy Head of Division, Cultural Directorate-General

2012 Deputy Head of Division, Political Directorate-General

2015 Head of Division, Legal Directorate-General

2018 Greek language course, Language Services Division

2019 Consul General in Thessaloniki