While working for ANSA in
Ottawa, Canada, Ehrmann was first sent to Berlin in 1976, but was confined for two months in Rome waiting for his visa to be accepted. That year he met a Spanish woman, whom he would marry in 1981. He was subsequently transferred to India. In 1982, Ehrman briefly served as correspondent for
East Germany. In 1985, ANSA asked him to return to
East Berlin, due to his fluency in
German. On 9 November 1989, he was summoned to a press conference at which the East German government was to announce that it would facilitate the mobility of citizens from East to West Germany. This was a mistake, because the note Schabowski read said that these measures would be lifted as of the following day. , a West German colleague, claims credit as well, because he jumped in before Schabowski answered the question. In 1991, Ehrman was assigned to Spain, where he remained after his retirement. ==Death==