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The Special Representative for the Countries of the Western Balkans
Manuel Sarrazin has been the Federal Government Special Representative for the Countries of the Western Balkans since 1 March 2022.
Curriculum vitae
Born on 6 February 1982 in Dortmund
Until 2013
Studied History, Eastern European Studies and Law, first at the University of Bremen and subsequently at the University of Hamburg
2011 to 2015
Deputy Chair of Alliance 90/The Greens in Hamburg
2004 to 2008
Member of the Hamburg Parliament
2009 to 2017
Spokesperson for European Policy and Group Coordinator on the EU Affairs Committee as a member of the parliamentary group Alliance 90/The Greens in the Bundestag
2018 to 2021
Spokesperson for Eastern European Policy for the parliamentary group Alliance 90/The Greens in the Bundestag
2008 to 2021
Member of the German Bundestag
2014 to 2020
Vice President of the Southeast Europe Association
2019
Vice President of the European Movement Germany
2020 to present
President of the Southeast Europe Association
1 March 2022 to present
Federal Foreign Office Special Representative for the Countries of the Western Balkans