Member of the German Bundestag. Peter Beyer is also the spokesperson of the Committee of Inquiry on Afghanistan as well a coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation of the Federal Government (2018-2022). He studied law at the universities of Düsseldorf and Bonn. In 1999, he graduated from university and was admitted to the bar. Beyer began his legal career as an associate attorney for the US-headquartered firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt (now Mayer Brown). Beyer was directly elected in his constituency in the general elections in 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021. A committed Atlanticist for many years, Beyer stands out among Members of the German Bundestag and his party as one of the most committed advocates of a strong transatlantic relationship with the United States and Canada. Beyer has been the Foreign Affairs Committee’s main rapporteur on the Western Balkans for twelve years. He is an active member of Atlantik-Brücke in addition to numerous organizations in his district.
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