Christoph Heusgen

Christoph Heusgen (born 17 March 1955 in Düsseldorf-Heerdt) is a German diplomat who has served as chairman of the Munich Security Conference since 2022.

Heusgen served as German Ambassador to the United Nations in New York from 2017 to 2021. He was Under-Secretary for Foreign and Security Policy in the German Chancellery from 2005 to 2017, and described as Angela Merkel's most influential foreign policy and security adviser. During Germany's tenure as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, Heusgen served as President of the Council in April 2019 and assumed the presidency again in July 2020, with his term ending in December 2020.