Günter Knackstedt
Günter Knackstedt (born July 29, 1929 in Berlin ; † May 27, 2012 in Luxembourg ) was a German ambassador in several countries.
Life
Knackstedt began his studies at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in the Soviet occupation zone and was a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Germany . In 1949 he was sentenced to five years in prison by a Soviet military tribunal for "anti-Soviet propaganda" and held in Bautzen prison. After his release and fleeing to the Federal Republic , he studied economics, political science, international law and history at the universities of Frankfurt a. M., Paris, Cincinnati and Harvard and in 1958 at the University of Cincinnati to Dr. phil. PhD.
He then worked as a journalist. In 1961 he entered the higher foreign service. From 1979 to 1984 he was Ambassador to Luxembourg , from 1985 to 1988 Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, from 1988 to 1989 Ambassador to Santiago de Chile , from 1989 to 1992 Ambassador to Warsaw and from 1992 to 1994 Ambassador to Lisbon .
Honors
- 1980: Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1985: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1994: Grand Cross of the Portuguese Order of Merit
Lectures
- Germany after Kohl - what consequences for Europe? International Bankers Forum Luxembourg, July 12, 1995
Web links
- Professional . In: Der Spiegel . No. 18 , 1988 ( online ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knackstedt, Günter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ambassador in several countries |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 2012 |
| Place of death | Luxembourg |