EU envoy to Turkey’s resignment came as a surprise to all, diplomatic circles included. Ambassador Haber has a BA and MA in economics from Munih University. He is a career diplomat and held posts in German embassies in Paris, Moscow and Manila. He was the German Ambassador in Beirut before being posted in Ankara in 2015. Besides being fluent in English, French, Russian and Turkish, he has conversational knowledge of Arabic and workşng knowledge of Farsi.