New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar on Wednesday bid farewell to German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann, appreciating his contribution to strengthening the India-Germany Strategic Partnership and wishing him success in his future assignments. Sharing details of the meeting on X, EAM Jaishankar said, "Pleased to receive German Ambassador Philipp Ackermann for a farewell call-on." According to the official website of the German Missions in India, Ackermann studied art history and economics at the universities of Bonn, Heidelberg and Utrecht. He earned a doctorate in art history in 1993 before joining the German Foreign Service later that year. During his tenure in Berlin, Ackermann worked in the offices of former German Foreign Ministers Joschka Fischer and Frank-Walter Steinmeier between 2002 and 2006.