Dr Falk Bömeke is currently heading the division “Bilateral Energy Cooperation” at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Among other responsibilities he specifically covers the bilateral energy cooperation with North America, Africa, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Australia including the support for the creation of a global hydrogen market. Previously he worked as Head of the Economic and Energy Division at the German Embassy in Pretoria, as Economic Counselor at the German Embassy in Washington and in the European Department of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin as well as in the Parliamentary and Cabinet Division, the Automobile and Electric Vehicle Division and the European Law Division at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. Dr Falk Bömeke has studied law at the Universität zu Köln (University of Cologne), the Université de Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne (University of Paris) and the University of Sydney. He holds a law degree and PhD of the University of Cologne and an LL.M. (Master of Law) of the University of Sydney.