rob og ▁ran ▁the ▁German ▁R isk ▁Ass ess ment ▁Center ▁which ▁issues ▁world wide ▁travel ▁warnings . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁the ▁Cris is ▁Management ▁Center ▁and ▁became ▁intern ation ally ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁negoti ator ▁for ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁host ages ▁in ▁Al ger ia , ▁M ali ▁and ▁other ▁countries . ▁ ▁His ▁experience ▁in ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Egypt , ▁Lib ya , ▁Al ger ia , ▁Jordan , ▁Y emen , ▁Tun is ia ▁and ▁the ▁G olf ▁States , ▁where ▁he ▁consult ed ▁with ▁leading ▁polit icians ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁frequently ▁demanded ▁particip ant ▁on ▁TV ▁and ▁radio ▁talk ▁shows ▁and ▁a ▁writer ▁for ▁newsp apers ▁comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁develop ments ▁in ▁this ▁region . ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁is ▁also ▁well ▁connected ▁in ▁Asian ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁China , ▁India , ▁Pakistan ▁and ▁other ▁emer ging ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁served ▁as ▁Germany ’ s ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁German ▁Government ▁on ▁political , ▁trade ▁and ▁cultural ▁issues , ▁assist ed ▁German ▁companies ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁legal ▁and ▁invest ment ▁matters , ▁and ▁spoke ▁on ▁all ▁political ▁issues ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁German - American ▁bil ater al ▁relationship . ▁While ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC , ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁developed ▁a ▁strong ▁personal ▁network