Gottfried Albrecht (diplomat)
Gottfried Albrecht (born December 23, 1932 in Langenbielau ; † December 12, 2012 ) was a German diplomat .
Life
Albrecht studied economics, sociology and economic history in Munich, Kiel and Nottingham. In 1964 he joined the foreign service . After working at the embassies in Moscow (1969–1973), Colombo (1973–1976) and Warsaw (1980–1984; head of the economic service), from 1984 to 1991 he was head of an economic department in the Foreign Office. Albrecht was the German ambassador to Lithuania from 1991 to 1992 and the German ambassador to Belarus from 1992 to 1997 . He was married to Renate Zwicknagl, the youngest daughter of the Bavarian entrepreneur and politician Max Zwicknagl .
Honors
- 1997: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b agrément for ambassador albrecht . In: Press and Information Office of the Federal Government (Hrsg.): Bulletin - the foreign office informs . tape 116-92 27 October 1992 ( bundesregierung.de ).
- ^ Obituary notice in the Süddeutsche Zeitung
- ↑ Lietuva in brief - 2012-02-09 ( The Baltic Times , February 8, 2012, accessed December 22, 2012)
- ↑ A stroke of luck for Minsk music . In: Focus , September 16, 1996; Retrieved December 22, 2012
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Erich Zechlin |
German ambassador to Lithuania 1991–1992 |
Reinhart Kraus |
| Reinhart Kraus |
German ambassador to Belarus 1992–1997 |
Martin Hecker |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albrecht, Gottfried |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 23, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Langenbielau |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 2012 |