Walter Leuchs was born in Cologne in 1951. He grew up in Hanover where he finished high school in 1970. He served as a conscript in the German army. In 1971 he began studies in Administration at the University of Constance which included an eight months internship with the City of Wilhelmshaven.

After obtaining his graduate degree ("Diplom-Verwaltungswissenschaftler") in Constance in 1976, Walter Leuchs went, supported by a Canadian Government scholarship, to Carleton University in Ottawa. He did his M.A. in Public Administration in 1978.

Returning to Germany he was a trainee with the County in Karlsruhe, before he got accepted to the German Foreign Service in 1979.

He had different functions with the German Embassies in Tripoli (Libya), Cairo, with the German Consulate General in Toronto and in the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bonn. In 1993 he became German Ambassador in Bujumbura (Burundi). After 1996 he was the head of the Consular Assistance Unit in the Ministry in Bonn. In 1999 he was appointed Deputy Consul General in San Francisco. Since 2004 he is Consul General in Dubai.

Walter Leuchs is married to Johanne Sauvageau-Leuchs from Montreal since 1980. They have two children who are both university students in Montreal.

With regard to consular, trade and cultural affairs the Consulate General is in charge for all Emirates of the United Arab Emirates except for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The German Embassy in Abu Dhabi, beyond covering this Emirate, is dealing with matters related to foreign policy and matters related to the country as a whole.

The promotion of German Foreign Trade and the issuing of visas are the main tasks of the German Consulate.

German exports to the United Arab Emirates amount to more than three billion Euros. This means, the United Arab Emirates are Germany's most important export market in the Arab world.

The Organisation of the German Consulate Generale

The German Consulate Generale has organized its various functions in Sections, which describe the competence and the funtions of the Consulat General in general. The Sections are:

The Consul General’ Office;	the Political Section;
the Economics Section;	the Consular Section;
the Cultural & Education Section;	the Press Section.