Jan Scheer is a career diplomat and legal-trained senior foreign service officer with nine years counted here among many more years of public service, now serving as Germany’s Ambassador in Tallinn after leading a policy division at the Federal Foreign Office. His trajectory spans high-responsibility posts—from Deputy Head of Mission in Bangkok to senior roles in the Minister’s Office and as private secretary to the State Secretary—reflecting deep expertise in multilateral coordination and embassy leadership. Educated in law at Universität Passau and the Oberlandesgericht München, he brings a legalist approach to complex diplomatic negotiations and institutional governance. Based in Estonia, he combines operational embassy management with strategic policy-making, and is known for navigating both bilateral and G-level multilateral processes. An interesting detail: his early career included stewarding G8/G20 dossiers, giving him rare, hands-on experience with global summit diplomacy that underpins his current ambassadorial role.
9 years of coding experience
Zweites Juristisches Staatsexamen, Rechtswissenschaften, Zweites Juristisches Staatsexamen, Rechtswissenschaften at Oberlandesgericht München
Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen, Rechtswissenschaften, Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen, Rechtswissenschaften at Universität Passau
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Jan Scheer - Botschafter at German Embassy Tallinn