Niels Annen has been State Secretary of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) since May 2025. Prior to that, he served as Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development from 2021 to 2025. Between 2018 and 2021, he was Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office. Annen was a member of the German Bundestag for 15 years between 2005 and 2025. He holds a Master of International Public Policy from the renowned Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C., USA. His fields of expertise include Latin America, the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the United Nations.
Niels Annen
State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Federal Government of Germany
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