* 1980 - 2009: Worked at the German Foreign Office as First Counsellor and Diplomat for missions in Africa, Europe and Latin America.<ref>[https://profiles.google.com/siffrin#siffrin/about Professional experience]</ref> | * 1980 - 2009: Worked at the German Foreign Office as First Counsellor and Diplomat for missions in Africa, Europe and Latin America.<ref>[https://profiles.google.com/siffrin#siffrin/about Professional experience]</ref> |