In August 2024, Fulbright Austria's board welcomed its newest member: Juan German. We asked him to share a short biography with our community. We look forward to working with him!
Introducing Juan German, the newest member of the 2024 board
27 September 2024Fulbright Austria welcomes the newest 2024 board member, whom we asked to introduce himself to our community.
Juan German
Cultural Attaché
US Embassy Vienna
Juan German joined the Foreign Service in 2015 and currently serves as the cultural attaché at the US embassy in the Republic of Austria. Most recently, he was the assistant cultural attaché for exchanges, education, and entrepreneurship at the US embassy in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. His previous assignments include serving as press attaché and spokesperson at the US consulate general in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and as vice consul in Beijing, China.
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Juan interned with the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs in the Office of Public Diplomacy and at the US consulate general in Recife, Brazil. He was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Providence, Rhode Island. Juan holds a master of science in public policy and management from Carnegie Mellon University and a bachelor of arts in diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College. He is fluent in Spanish, Italian, and German and has conversational proficiency in Mandarin and Vietnamese.
