Welcome
Consul General Tanja Werheit
Curriculum vitae: Tanja Werheit
Born in 1975 in Bergisch Gladbach, married, 2 children
| since end of 07/2021 | Consul General in Cape Town |
| 2017 - 2021 | Deputy Head of Division, Business Diplomacy, Federal Foreign Office Berlin |
| 2013 - 2017 | Deputy Head of Mission, German Embassy Maputo, Mozambique |
| 2010 - 2013 | Desk Officer, Policy Planning, Federal Foreign Office Berlin |
| 2008 - 2010 | Head of Section for Economic and European Affairs, German Embassy Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 2005 - 2008 | Desk Officer, Political Section, German Embassy Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2003 - 2005 | Desk Officer, German-Franco Relations, Federal Foreign Office Berlin |
| 2002 - 2003 | Private Secretary to the Coordinator for German-Franco Relations, Federal Foreign Office Berlin |
| 2001 - 2002 | Professional Training as Attachée in the Federal Foreign Office Bonn/Berlin |
| 2000 - 2001 | Conference Manager at Euroforum Deutschland GmbH Düsseldorf |
| 1994 - 2000 | Graduate of University of Cologne, studies in political science, economics and regional science of Latin America in Cologne (1994-2000) and Tucumán, Argentina (1999) |
| 1994 | Higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) |
Welcome to Cape Town
On behalf of the entire team I wish you a very warm welcome to the website of the German Consulate General in Cape Town.
As a German Mission abroad, we appreciate the interest you take in our work. Together with a strong network of German and South African partner institutions and the many people engaged in the partnership between our two countries, the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany promotes the bilateral relations to the Cape provinces with special regards to cultural, business and economic as well as scientific cooperation.
If you want to find more about our work, you will always find information on the following pages or by contacting us directly.
We are happy to be your point of contact, together with our partners here in the region, such as the Goethe Centre, the German International School Cape Town, or the South African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Please feel free to contact us!
Warm regards
Tanja Werheit
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany