Стефани Бабст стала первым немецким генеральным секретарем НАТО по общественной дипломатии

Dr Stefanie Babst can look back at a remarkable professional journey in NATO’s International Staff. In the course of 22 years, she held different positions in the Public Diplomacy Division which she was appointed to lead as NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary-General from 2006 to 2012. The post made her the highest-ranking German woman in the International Secretariat. From 2012 to 2020, she led NATO’s Strategic Foresight Team – a fabulous civil-military team, advising the NATO Secretary-General and Chairman of the Military Committee on strategic unknowns and potential upcoming crisis situations in geographical and functional areas of relevance to the Alliance. Stefanie began her career in 1991 as Assistant Professor for International Security Policy at the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel, Germany, moving on to become Professor of Russian and East European Studies at the Federal Armed Forces Command & General Staff College in Hamburg. She is an internationally renowned publisher and speaker on international security issues and board member of the German Council on Foreign Relations and the Danish Center for War Studies. Stefanie is also active in various security networks, including Women in International Security (WIIS) and the World Economic Forum. In recognition of her professional achievements, she received several awards.