Rüdiger Strempel

A lawyer by training, Rüdiger Strempel has been the Executive Secretary of the Baltic Marine Environment Commission (Helsinki Commission, HELCOM) since August 2019. He looks back on many years of experience in international environmental law, policy, and diplomacy, in particular with regard to international marine issues. Throughout his career, the Baltic Sea region has been one of his focus areas. He has previously held the posts of Executive Secretary of the UN Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North-East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (UNEP/ASCOBANS) and of the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS) and has also worked for a number of other United Nations agencies. Moreover, he has a background as a journalist and professional communicator working in English and German, and he is the author or co-author of numerous articles and several books.