▁cha ired ▁numerous ▁con ferences ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁Asia , ▁the ▁Middle ▁East , ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁Western ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe , ▁including ▁Russia ▁and ▁has ▁established ▁close ▁personal ▁relationships ▁in ▁these ▁regions . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ’ s ▁global ▁ag enda , ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁promoted ▁issues ▁on ▁Res p ons ible ▁Le ad ership , ▁Social ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁Entre pr ene ur ship . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁served ▁as ▁State ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Federal ▁Foreign ▁Office . ▁As ▁the ▁highest - ran king ▁civil ▁servant ▁he ▁represented ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁at ▁the ▁hel m ▁of ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Service . ▁He ▁was ▁directly ▁responsible ▁for ▁Asia , ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Near ▁and ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁Latin ▁America ▁and ▁de alt ▁with ▁Foreign ▁Trade ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁matters ▁compr ising ▁Ex port ▁Control ▁and ▁Ex port ▁Gu ar ant ies ▁for ▁the ▁German ▁Government . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁all ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁Cultural ▁Affairs , ▁Education ▁and ▁Communic ations . ▁He ▁is ▁still ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁and ▁therefore ▁well ▁connected ▁to ▁German ▁Emb ass ies ▁world wide . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁o vers aw ▁all ▁on going ▁conflicts ▁world wide ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁German ▁national s ▁living ▁or ▁station ed ▁abroad . ▁As ▁State ▁Secretary , ▁Mr . ▁Ch