▁with ▁key ▁US ▁polic ym akers , ▁business ▁leaders ▁and ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁community . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁Amb assador , ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁held ▁top ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Foreign ▁Office ▁such ▁as ▁Political ▁Director ▁General , ▁Sp okes man ▁and ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Foreign ▁Minister . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁diplom atic ▁career ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁De leg ation ▁at ▁the ▁UN ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Amb assador ▁and ▁Econom ic ▁Coun sel or ▁in ▁Singapore . ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁international ▁experience ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁is ▁special ized ▁in ▁risk ▁assess ment ▁and ▁management ▁in ▁developing ▁countries ▁and ▁emer ging ▁mark ets . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁studied ▁law ▁in ▁Fre ib urg , ▁A ix - en - Pro v ence , ▁and ▁Go et ting en ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁att orney ▁at ▁a ▁Han over ▁law ▁firm ▁before ▁entering ▁the ▁Foreign ▁Service ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁speak s ▁German , ▁English , ▁and ▁French . ▁ ▁Ab du ction ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁J ürgen ▁Ch rob og ▁had ▁been ▁ab duct ed ▁in ▁eastern ▁ ▁Y emen ▁during ▁a ▁cross - country ▁vac ation , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁three ▁grown ▁sons ▁( one ▁of ▁whom , ▁Felix ▁Ch rob og , ▁is ▁a ▁successful ▁long ▁distance ▁runner ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC ).