H.E. Dr. Hinrich Thölken is the Ambassador of the German Permanent Representation to the International Organisations in Rome. Prior to this Position he was Head of Division at the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin (2010-2015) and worked at the German Embassy in Paris, France (2007-2010). He studied Medicine at the Heidelberg University Medical School and received further training at the Foreign Service School in Bonn, Germany.