Franz KAPS Senior Partnership Advisor (Consultant), Europe and Central Asia Region, The World Bank, Munich
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1964 | Masters in Law |
1968 | Bar Examination (Assessor iur.) |
1968-1970 | Assistant to Member of German Parliament, Bonn/Germany |
1970-1972 | World Bank Secretary s Department |
1972-1984 | Several operational assignments in Central America, Egypt and Yugoslavia |
1984-1997 | Several senior assignments in the World Bank s Africa Region, including serving as Resident Representative in Dakar Senegal (1984-88) |
1997-2000 | Senior Partnership Advisor, Office of the Vice President Europe and Central Asia |
2000-2004 | Senior Partnership Advisor, Office of the Vice President Europe and Central Asia, based in Budapest, Hungary. Prime responsibility: overall coordination between the World Bank and the European Commission (EC) concerning the enlargement process of the European Union (EU) as well as the so-called European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) |
2004-2007 | World Bank Special Representative for Southeast Europe and co-manager of Joint European Commission-World Bank Office for Southeast Europe, as well as ECA Senior Partnership Advisor, Brussels, Belgium |
Retired in late May 2007 but continues to serve as World Bank consultant, especially on matters related to cooperation between the World Bank s Europe and Central Asia Region and European institutions, especially the European Commission. |