Biography

S.E. Ali Ahmet received his degree from the American University in Beirut.

Ahmet Acet has been Turkey's ambassador to Germany since 2008. A long-serving diplomat, he has covered positions ranging from ambassador to Belgrade to deputy secretary of state for European affairs. 

A full list of positions he maintained throughout his personal career are listed here:

1973-74 civil servant and Third Secretary in Political Dept.;
1974-76 Second Secretary in Political Dept.;
1976-79 Second Embassy Secretary in Vienna;
1979-81 Second and first Embassy Secretary in Baghdad;
1981-83 Desk Officer in the Dept. for Security Affairs and Research;
1983-87 First Embassy Secretary and Counsellor in Bonn;
1987-89 Head of the Personnel Dept.;
1989- 94 Counsellor and First Counsellor in NY;
1994 Leading Legation Councillor in the Dept. for Collective Security;
1994-98 Envoy and Chief Advisor to the State President;
1998-2003 Ambassador in Belgrade;
2003 Ambassador and Advisor in the Foreign Office;
2003-05 Deputy General Secretary for EU Affairs in the Foreign Office;
since 2005 Ambassador and Deputy State Secretary for EU Affairs Along with his native language of Turkish, S.E. Ali Ahmet Acet is also fluent in English and French.