John Kornblum is an international business advisor and political commentator living in Berlin. He currently serves as Senior Councillor to the German law firm Noerr LLP. He works as a consultant with several other international companies and serves on numerous corporate and non-profit boards. Before entering the private sector in 2001, Ambassador Kornblum served in the American Foreign Service for more than 30 years. As a specialist for Europe, he was posted in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Finland, in addition to his posts in the State Department in Washington. Among his important assignments were as Minister and Deputy Commandant in Berlin, Deputy US Permanent Representative to NATO, US Ambassador to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Assistant Secretary for European and Canadian Affairs, Deputy head of US Delegation to the Dayton Balkan Peace Talks, Special Envoy to the Balkans and US Ambassador to Germany. © Foto: Caro Fotoagentur / Markus Waechter

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