Birgitt Ory

Birgitt Ory
Ory in 2009
German Ambassador to Nigeria
In office
2019–2022
PresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeier
Preceded byBernhard Schlagheck
Succeeded byAnnett Günther
Director General of the German Institute Taipei
In office
2008–2011
PresidentHorst Köhler (2008-2010)
Christian Wulff (2011)
Preceded byDetlef Boldt
Succeeded byMichael Zickerick
Personal details
Born1964 (age 61–62)
Children2
Alma materLudwig Maximilian University of Munich
Professiondiplomat

Birgitt Ory (born 1964) is a German diplomat who has been Germany's Ambassador-designate to Ethiopia and the African Union since 2025.

From 2019 till 2022, Ory served as the German Ambassador to Nigeria. She was the first woman to serve as Director General of the German Institute Taipei in Taiwan, a post she held from 2008 to 2011.