Sandra Kramer is the European Union’s Ambassador to South Africa since August 2022.

Ambassador Kramer joined the European Commission in 1995 in the Directorate-General for External Relations.

She served as Trade Counsellor at the EU Delegation to Indonesia and as Head of Economic Co-operation at the EU Delegation to India.

Ambassador Kramer served as assistant to the European Commission’s Chief Spokesperson and assistant to the Deputy Director-General in the Directorate-General for Enterprise & Industry.

In 2014, Ambassador Kramer joined the Cabinet of European Commission President Juncker as Director of Coordination and Administration with key responsibilities on Budget and Human Resources.

She served as Africa Director at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships from 2019 - 2022.

Ambassador Kramer holds a Masters degree in Literature from the University of Groningen, as well as a Masters degree in Economics and International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna and Washington DC.

Twitter: @SandraKramerEU