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Consul General Sarah Bernardy
Curriculum vitae: Sarah Bernardy
born in 1975 in Trier, married, 3 children
| from August 2026 | German Consul General in Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2022 - 2026 |
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin Germany, Head of Division for Pan-African Issues, African Union, Southern Africa, Great Lakes Region |
| 2019 - 2022 |
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Germany, Deputy Director Policy Planning |
| 2015 - 2019 |
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Germany, Deputy Head of Near East Division |
| 2012 - 2015 |
German Embassy Abu Dabi, UAE, Political Counsellor |
| 2009 - 2012 |
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Germany, Near East Division |
| 2007 - 2008 |
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Germany, Human Rights Division |
| 2004 - 2007 |
German Embassy Damascus, Syria, First Secretary, Political and Press Affairs |
| 2002 - 2004 |
Federal Foreign Office, Berlin, Germany, Cultural Department |
| 2001 - 2002 |
Federal Foreign Office, Bonn, Germany, Diplomatic Training |
| 1994 - 1999 |
University of Osnabrück, Germany, European Studies (Master’s degree) |
| 1997 - 1998 |
Institut d’Études Politiques in Paris, France, Cercle International d’Études Politiques |
| 1994 | German Abitur in Schlüchtern, Germany |
Welcome to Cape Town
Dear visitors,
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
Sarah Bernardy
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany