Beatrix Kania
Beatrix Kania | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Protocol of the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Van Laere |
| Head of the Multilateral Protocol Division of the Federal Foreign Office | |
| In office 2017–2019 | |
| Ambassador of Germany to Honduras | |
| In office September 2014 – August 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Beatrix Christina Kania Nuremberg, West Germany |
| Citizenship | Germany |
| Education | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg University of Bonn University of Hagen |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Beatrix Christina Kania is a German diplomat and international civil servant serving as the Chief of Protocol of the United Nations since 1 July 2019.[1][2]
She previously served as the German ambassador to Honduras from 2014 to 2017 and head of the multilateral protocol division of the Federal Foreign Office.[1][3]
Early life and education
Kania was born in Nuremberg. After completing her Abitur she studied administrative science, political science, history and law at the universities of Erlangen, Bonn and Hagen, graduating with a Master of Arts before passing the entrance examination for the higher foreign service of Germany.[4][5]
Diplomatic career
Kania joined the German diplomatic service in 1988.[5] Her early postings included the embassy in The Hague, the German Consulate General in New York, the Federal Foreign Office in Bonn, and the German Permanent Representation to NATO and the NATO International Staff in Brussels, where she worked as a public relations officer.[1][4][5]
She served as political adviser to the commander of the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in Pristina, as a disarmament officer at the United Nations Office at Geneva, and as head of protocol and counsellor for political affairs at the German Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York.[1][6]
From 2008 to 2010 she was deputy head of mission at the German embassy in Kuwait, and from 2010 to 2013 deputy head of division for United Nations and global affairs at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin. Between 2013 and 2014, she was political counsellor at the German embassy in Ankara.[3][4]
Ambassador to Honduras
Kania presented copies of her credentials to Honduran foreign minister Mireya Agüero on 4 September 2014 and served as ambassador in Tegucigalpa until August 2017.[4][3][7]
Chief of Protocol of the United Nations
After returning to Berlin as head of the Multilateral Protocol Division of the Federal Foreign Office, Kania was appointed by Secretary-General António Guterres as Chief of Protocol of the United Nations on 1 July 2019, succeeding Peter Van Laere of Belgium.[1][8][9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Note verbale on the appointment of Beatrix Kania as Chief of Protocol" (PDF). United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service. 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Presenting the Protocol and Liaison Service". UN Today. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Neue deutsche Botschafterin in Honduras vorgestellt". amerika21 (in Deutsch). 14 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Embajadora de Alemania presentó copias de estilo ante canciller hondureña". El Heraldo (in español). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Deutsche Botschafterin in Honduras besuchte Oberasbacher Rathaus". Marktspiegel (in Deutsch). 3 November 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Embajadora de Alemania en Honduras presentó sus copias de estilo ante la Canciller". Proceso Digital (in español). September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Embajadores presentan credenciales al Gobierno de Honduras". La Prensa (in español). 4 November 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Former Chiefs of Protocol". United Nations Department for General Assembly and Conference Management. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
- ↑ "Call on Mrs. Beatrix Kania, UN Chief of Protocol (12 January 2023)". Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2026.
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