Alexander Graf Lambsdorff

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Alexander Graf Lambsdorff (born on 5 November 1966 in Köln) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Free Democratic Party of Germany, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Lambsdorff is a substitute for the Committee on Foreign Affairs and a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States.

He is a nephew of German politician and former cabinet member Otto Graf Lambsdorff.

Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] Education

juy Lambsdorff graduated from the Aloisiuskolleg gymnasium in 1985, then attended the University of Bonn. Afterwards he attended Georgetown University, where he earned an MA in history.

[edit] Career

• 1991-1993: Fulbright Scholarship
• 1991-1993: Studied at Georgetown University, Washington, DC
• 1993: MS, Foreign Service
• 1994: Trainee, European Commission
• 1994-1995: Friedrich-Naumann Foundation, Baltic States Office, Tallinn
• In the German Foreign Office
• 1997-2000: Policy Planning Staff
• 2003-2004: Political Department, Russia Desk
• 2000-2003: Press attaché, German Embassy, Washington, DC
• Founding Member of the FDP LV Net
• In the FDP
• Member of the North Rhine-Westphalia Executive Committee
• Member of the Federal Executive Committee
• Member of the ELDR Council and Congress
• Member of Europa Union
• Founding member of Atlantic Initiative Germany
• Founding Member of the German-Turkish Foundation

See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Germany)

[edit] Notes

Regarding personal names: Graf is a title, translated as Count, not a first or middle name. The female form is Gräfin.

[edit] External links

• European Parliament biography of Graf Lambsdorff (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• DeclarationPDF of financial interests (German)