Peter Ammon: A European Perspective on the War in Ukraine and the Future of NATO

When
30 Oct 2026
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Location
First Presbyterian Church, 540 William Hilton Pkwy, Hilton Head Island, SC

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Biography

Ambassador Peter Ammon is a German career diplomat who held the positions of German Ambassador to the United Kingdom (2014-2018) as well as Ambassador to the USA (2011-2014) and France (2007-2008). In 2024 he was named Dean Agora Strategy Institute.

From 2008 to 2011, Peter was State Secretary of the German Foreign Office (equivalent to Deputy Secretary of State in the US system). After studies in Mathematics and Physics, he received a Ph.D. in Economics from Berlin Free University in 1978. In 2012, he was made a honorary Doctor of Science by the University of Alabama in Huntsville/USA.

During his diplomatic career, Peter focused on supporting German companies operating in foreign markets. He is a strong supporter of free trade and de-regulation, and assisted Chancellors Schröder and Merkel in preparing G7/G8 summits when he was Director-General for Economic Affairs in the German Foreign Office from 2001 to 2007.

Earlier in his career, he had diplomatic postings to Africa (Dakar/Senegal) and India (New Delhi), before he became Chief Speech Writer for the then German President in 1996. Since his retirement from diplomatic service, Peter serves as an advisor to German and British consultancies, speaks at foreign policy research conventions and provides commentaries for the BBC. In 2019, Peter became a member of the Council of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany (BCCG).

Peter is married to Marliese Heimann-Ammon. They have two grown daughters, Ariane and Christina. His personal interests include music, science, and hiking.

Honours: Cross of the Federal Order of Merit (Germany); Officier de la Légion d’honneur (France); Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Portugal); Commander Ordre Bernado O’Higgins (Chile); (hon.) Freeman of the City of London.

Guest Policy

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