Robert Maurice
Robert Maurice (born January 10, 1906 in Geneva , † December 3, 1998 ) was a Swiss diplomat .
Life
Robert Maurice was born in Geneva to Léopold Maurice, an engineer for the city of Geneva, and Théodora "Dora" Maurice (née Turrettini). Maurice went through his school career in Geneva between 1913 and 1925. In 1930 he graduated as a chemical engineer. In the same year Maurice went to the Belgian Congo to pursue his work as a geological engineer (his client was the Union Minière du Haut-Katange). In 1940 Maurice was made a delegate of the ICRC .
Entry into the diplomatic service
Maurice entered the diplomatic service on April 13, 1942 and during the Second World War was head of the 5th section in the Foreign Ministry responsible for other states , the Federal Political Department (now the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs ). January 1945 legation attaché for foreign interests and on January 1, 1946 legation secretary, before his promotion to legation councilor on October 30, 1951 . As such he was between 1952 and 1954 head of the protocol of the Political Department.
On October 19, 1954, Maurice succeeded Eduard Feer as envoy in Brazil. After the legation was upgraded to an embassy, he became the first Swiss ambassador to Brazil on April 25, 1958 and held this office until January 22, 1960, whereupon André Dominicé became his successor there. He himself replaced Gaston Jaccard as ambassador to Belgium on March 1, 1960 and remained there until October 25, 1962. At the same time, he was accredited for Luxembourg and was replaced as ambassador by Jean-Louis Pahud . He himself took over the post of ambassador to Egypt from Jean-Louis Pahud on October 19, 1962 . It remained in this use until October 21, 1966 and was then replaced by André Parodi .
Most recently, Maurice became ambassador to Spain on March 12, 1967, successor to Mario Fumasoli . He held this position until he retired on June 30, 1971 and was then replaced again by André Parodi.
His son Antoine Maurice was also a diplomat as well as a journalist and university professor.
Web link
- Maurice, Robert in the Dodis databaseof diplomatic documents of Switzerland
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maurice, Antoine in the database Dodis the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maurice, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 10, 1906 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 3, 1998 |