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The Consulate of Seychelles in Berlin |
Contact
Address: Lietzenseeufer 2, 14057 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 30-8 85 95 60
Fax: +49 (0) 30-88 59 56-80
E-mail: sfuchs@lexington.de
The Honorary Consul
Honorary Consul General Max Hunzinger
Max Hunzinger has served as the Honorary Consul General of the Republic of Seychelles in Germany since 1993, having first been appointed as Honorary Consul the same year. With a strong background in marketing and communications, Mr. Hunzinger combines his diplomatic role with a distinguished career in the private sector and civic engagement.
Since 1999, he has been Managing Director of MIT Event- und Incentive-Management GmbH, a company specializing in event planning and corporate incentive programs. In 2019, he expanded his entrepreneurial activities by becoming Managing Director of FDF Conferences GmbH, a firm focused on organizing high-profile conferences and business events.
Mr. Hunzinger began his career after completing a professional education at the Frankfurt Academy for Marketing Communication. He first worked with the renowned international advertising agency Lürzer, Conrad, and Leo Burnett before founding his own business in 1984.
In addition to his business and consular roles, Mr. Hunzinger is actively involved in community and philanthropic initiatives. He supports the Ohhh-Health Foundation, an international student- and youth-led health initiative, and serves as an elected member of the Frankfurt City Council (Ortsbeirat 13), where he represents the district of Nieder-Erlenbach.
Born on 26 January 1959 in Frankfurt am Main, Max Hunzinger is married to Edith Hunzinger. He resides in the district of Nieder-Erlenbach and enjoys motorsports and mountain biking in his leisure time.
History
Germany strongly supported the country’s democratization process by seconding a constitutional expert and providing technical assistance for elections at the beginning of the 1990s, the only Western country to do so.
German tourists, as well as business companies active in the field of renewable energy, form the backbone of direct economic exchange between Germany and the Seychelles. Accounting for some 30 per cent of gross domestic product, tourism remains the principal economic sector and creates the most jobs, along with the fishing industry. In 2014 233,000 tourists visited the Seychelles, setting a new record. Some 33,000 Germans visited the country in 2014, making them the largest group of foreign visitors and – along with French, Italian and Russian tourists – one of the country’s principal sources of foreign currency. At Seychelles Polytechnic, there are some 30 students learning German as a foreign language. Students at the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Training Centre have also enrolled in German courses.
Every year in April, the Carnival International de Victoria, featuring processions and ship parades, is held in the country’s capital. The event attracts numerous tourists and media representatives, among them a number from Germany. A delegation from Düsseldorf has also been among the participants in recent years. In addition to the Seychelles's consulate in Berlin, the Seychelles has four other representations in Germany. These representations include consulates in Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Kiel, and Munich.
