Alfred Martin Escher

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Alfred Martin Escher (born March 23, 1906 in Zurich ; † February 14, 1980 in Zollikon ; resident in Zurich) was a Swiss diplomat .

Career

Alfred Martin Escher vom Glas was a son of Carola geb. Prince and Carl Escher vom Glas, the President of the Cantonal Court. He studied law in Zurich, Kiel, Berlin and The Hague. In 1929 he received his doctorate in Zurich. He then worked as a lawyer in an insurance company.

From June 5, 1935 to December 31, 1935 he was administrator of the Swiss consulate in Bangkok . From 1936 to 1938 he was legation secretary at the Swiss embassy in Warsaw . From 1939 to 1942 he was legation secretary at the Swiss legation in Berlin . Between February 6, 1942 and May 22, 1944 he was consul at the Swiss consulate in Baghdad .

From June 16, 1944 to 1945 he was administrator at the Swiss embassy in Athens, which was occupied by the Wehrmacht . He coordinated the transfer of occupation from the Wehrmacht to the Anglo-American troops in Greece, which prevented ELAS from taking over power . From 1946 to 1947 he was Legation Counselor at the Swiss Embassy in London . From November 30, 1948 to September 1, 1950 he was a member of the International Committee of the Red Cross . In 1949 he married the English actress Mary Martlew Greenhalgh.

From 1951 to 1954 he was the Swiss envoy in Tehran . From 1954 to 1955 he headed the Swiss delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission (Korea) . From April 24, 1955 to 1957 he was envoy to Rome . From April 12, 1957 to May 2, 1959 he was ambassador to Rome. Between February 20, 1959 and March 21, 1964 he was ambassador in Bonn . From March 22, 1964 to February 29, 1972 he was ambassador to Vienna . From October 1972 to November 1972 he was special envoy at UN headquarters . With effect from March 1, 1972, he was retired.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Marc Perrenoud: Escher, Alfred (from the glass). In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
  2. ↑ Dario Gerardi, Athènes 1944: la mission secrète du consul Alfred Escher: un épisode d'avant-guerre froide? doi : 10.5169 / seals-81364
  3. ↑ Alfred Martin Escher in the database Dodis the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
predecessor Office successor
Charles-Edouard de Bavier Administrator at the Swiss Embassy in Athens
June 16, 1944 to 1945 		Pierre Bonna
Charles-Edouard de Bavier Swiss envoy in Tehran
1951 to 1954 		Roy Anton Ganz
Enrico Celio Swiss envoy in Rome
April 24, 1955 to 1957 		Philippe Zutter
Albert Huber Swiss Ambassador in Cologne
February 20, 1959 to March 21, 1964 		Max Troendle
Beat from Fischer Swiss Ambassador in Vienna
March 22, 1964 to February 29, 1972 		Oscar Rossetti
personal data
SURNAME Escher, Alfred Martin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Escher vom Glas, Alfred Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH March 23, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 1980
Place of death Zollikon