Gerhard Söhnke
Gerhard Söhnke (born July 5, 1916 in Johannisburg in East Prussia ; † July 1, 2013 in Bonn ) was a German ambassador .
Life
From 1950 to 1951 Söhnke took part in the second course for the higher foreign service in Speyer . He was employed at the representations in Paris , Brussels , Montreal , Toronto , 1955 at the Consulate General in Ottawa 1957 Consul General in New Orleans and Istanbul . In 1954 he was appointed consul and 1962 Legationsrat transported First Class, 1967 in the Department of Politics for the presenting Legationsrat. From 1970 to 1974 he was ambassador to Togo , until 1979 in Haiti and until 1981 chargé d'affaires in Cyprus .
Honors
- 1972: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
Individual evidence
- ^ Gerhard Söhnke obituary notice. General-Anzeiger (Bonn), accessed on November 5, 2015 .
- ↑ Bulletin of the Press and Information Office of the Federal Government. 1974, p. 164 ( digitized version )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Rudolf von Wistinghausen |
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Lomé 1970 to 1974 |
Hans Hermann Haferkamp |
| Erich Adam Huesch |
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Port-au-Prince from 1974 to May 2, 1979 |
Karl Heinz Kunzmann |
| Hanno von Graevenitz |
Chargé d'affaires of the Federal Republic of Germany in Nicosia May 2, 1979 to 1981 |
Heinrich Friedrich Landau |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Söhnke, Gerhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ambassador |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 5, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Johannisburg , East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | July, 1st 2013 |
| Place of death | Bonn |