Elisabeth Wolbers has been the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Tunisia since July 2024.
Having studied law and political science, she joined the German Foreign Service in 1991.
After postings in Toronto, in the Foreign Office and in Moscow, she joined the German Embassy in Algiers in 2005 as Deputy Head of Mission. From 2008 till 2011 she was Head of Division in the Foreign Office. From 2011 she lead the Political Department at the German Embassy in Moscow and from 2014 she was Consul General in Wroclaw. From 2017 till 2020, Mrs. Wolbers was again Head of Division in the Foreign Office and from 2020 till 2024 she was the German Ambassador to Algeria.