Helga von Strachwitz
Helga von Strachwitz (* 1940 in Düsseldorf ) is a former German ambassador .
Life
Von Strachwitz studied economics at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and the University of Innsbruck and completed her studies in 1965 with a doctorate in political science . Like her older sister Wiltrud Holik, she joined the foreign service in 1966 and trained as an attachée . From 1969 to 1973 she was accredited by the government of Turkey, from 1973 to 1979 she was cultural attachée at the German embassy in Egypt. From 1982 to 1986 she was Deputy Ambassador to the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Nairobi. From 1986 to 1994 she headed the East Africa and Zaire department at the Foreign Office in Bonn. After her children finished school and she was divorced from her husband, she was appointed ambassador to Yemen in 1994.
On May 5, 1995 von Strachwitz informed the Yemeni Minister for Security and Defense about the Federal Government's interest in Johannes Weinrich . Weinrich was arrested while working in the garden in Aden on June 1, 1995 and extradited to the government of Ali Abdullah Salih at the request of the government of the Federal Republic of Germany . In the fall of 1998 a bomb exploded across from the embassy, killing three people. In December 1998, four German tourists were kidnapped by tribal warriors. During her tenure there were eight cases in which German citizens were kidnapped. From 1999 to 2002 she headed the Africa department at the Foreign Office in Berlin . From 2002 to 2006 she was ambassador to Ethiopia.
Individual evidence
- ^ Helga Strachwitz on the website of the German Academic Exchange Service
- ↑ Terrorism. Sweaty from the garden. In: Focus . June 12, 1995
- ↑ portrait. On post in Wonderland. In: Focus. January 11, 1999
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt Messer |
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sana'a / Yemen 1995–1999 |
Werner Zimprich |
| Herbert Honsowitz |
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Addis Ababa / Ethiopia 2001–2005 |
Claas Dieter Knoop |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Strachwitz, Helga von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sayeda Safira (woman ambassador) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |