Rainer Rudolph

Rainer Rudolph has been the German Ambassador to Kosovo since October 2025. Previously, he was Vice-Chairman of the Munich Security Conference. His earlier postings abroad included the Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels and the German Embassies in Warsaw, Washington, D.C., and Vienna. In Berlin, he worked twice at the Federal Chancellery, including a stint in the European Affairs Department as Head of Unit for EU External Relations, EU Enlargement, and Relations with EU Member States. Rainer Rudolph studied history and German studies in Tübingen, Berlin, and Aix-en-Provence. He is an Associate Fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations.