| | Born on June 30, 1949 in Huron, South Dakota. |
| | He holds a B.A. Degree in political science (1971) and a master's degree in public administration (1977) both from the University of Illinois, Urbana. |
| | He speaks fluent German. |
| 1972-1974 | U.S. Army Officer, Würzburg |
| 1975-1977 | Seoul, Korea |
| 1977-1979 | U.S. Consul, Bremen |
| 1980-1983 | German desk officer |
| 1983-1986 | Political Officer, Bonn |
| 1986-1987 | Senior Watch Officer, Operations Centre |
| 1987-1988 | American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow with Congressman Lee H. Hamilton |
| 1988-1989 | Acting director of Canadian Affairs |
| 1989-1990 | Deputy American Ambassador in the German Democratic Republic |
| 1991-1992 | Rockwell International business exchange executive |
| 1992-1994 | State Department Central European Director |
| 1994-1996 | Deputy Ambassador to Germany |
| 1996-1997 | Acting American Ambassador to Germany |
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| | Mr. Bindenagel helped negotiate a $5 billion settlement for former World War II slave and forced labourers as part of Deputy Treasury Secretary Eizenstat's team. |
