lAfter four intensive years as Germany’s Permanent Representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Thomas Schieb is bidding farewell to The Hague and returning to Berlin. There, he will assume the role of Inspector at the Federal Foreign Office, overseeing inspections of Germany’s diplomatic missions abroad.

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One of the highlights of his time in the City of Peace and Justice was serving as Chairperson of the OPCW Executive Council from May 2025 to May 2026. During his tenure, the Executive Council reached consensus on recommending Sabrina Dallafior Matter to the OPCW Conference of the States Parties for appointment as the Organisation’s next Director-General