h ero ▁television ▁program mes ▁Category : Hot star ▁original ▁programming <0x0A> </s> ▁J ürgen ▁Ch rob og ▁( born ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁Berlin ) ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁jur ist , ▁diplom at , ▁and ▁German ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁German ▁State ▁Secretary ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 2 0 0 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁eastern ▁Y emen ▁during ▁a ▁cross - country ▁vac ation , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁three ▁grown ▁sons , ▁and ▁released ▁three ▁days ▁later ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁ ▁Life ▁Secretary ▁Ch rob og ▁is ▁the ▁Chair man ▁of ▁The ▁Fox hall ▁Group ▁. ▁The ▁organization ▁provides ▁advis ory ▁services ▁to ▁business es , ▁associations , ▁not - for - prof its ▁and ▁individuals ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁meet ▁their ▁object ives ▁in ▁a ▁highly ▁compet itive , ▁complex ▁and ▁ever ▁changing ▁world . ▁Mr , ▁Ch rob og ▁is ▁a ▁frequent ▁TV ▁comment ator ▁and ▁Op - Ed ▁contrib utor ▁comment ing ▁on ▁international ▁policy ▁and ▁economic ▁issues . ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Ch rob og ▁served ▁as ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁B MW ▁Foundation ▁Herbert ▁Qu and t , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁organization ▁focused ▁on ▁connecting ▁business ▁leaders ▁from ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁He