Walter L. Groener

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Walter L. Groener (* 1930 in Berlin ) is a former German ambassador .

Life

From June 3, 1953 Groener was cultural attaché in Bogotá . In 1962, Groener became an economics officer at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Santiago de Chile . In 1963 Groener was awarded the Carl Anwandter Medal in Chile.

1968 to 1970 Groener was the ambassador of the Central African Empire . When Jean-Bédel Bokassa was persuaded to recognize the second German state in 1970, Groener was dismissed as a consequence of the Hallstein Doctrine and transferred to Mexico .

Walter Groener was from August 4, 1971 the representative of the Consul General in Rio de Janeiro . In 1975, Foreign Minister Azeredo da Silveira awarded him the Order of the Southern Cross .

Groener was Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Luanda until November 11, 1975 (proclamation of the People's Republic of Angola by Agostinho Neto ) .

In 1982 Groener became the new ambassador to Paraguay .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Who is who? 1962.
  2. ↑ CARL-ANWANDTER-MEDAL: ( Memento from August 2, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
  3. ↑ Diplomacy, Nothing for Nothing. In: Der Spiegel , August 30, 1971, spiegel.de .
  4. ↑ Martin Koopmann: Files on the Foreign Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany: January 1 to April 30, 1971. 2002 ( books.google.com )
  5. ↑ jusbrasil.com.br
  6. ↑ On November 11, 1975, Legation Councilor Merkel noted that Consul General Groener, Luanda, had reported by telephone that the Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola was "moving into town with grenade launchers and artillery". after: Michael Kieninger: Files on the Foreign Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany 1975 . Oldenbourg
  7. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: contract signed by Groener as ambassador@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / untreaty.un.org
predecessor Office successor
Dietrich from Kyaw Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Central African Empire
1968–1970 		Reinhard Holubek
Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Luanda, Angola
1974–1975 		Hans-Joachim Dunker
Ulrich Scheske Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Karachi, Pakistan
1975–1979 		Klaus Terfloth
Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Libreville, also accredited to the government of São Tomé and Príncipe
1979–1980 		Günther Koenig
Joseph Engels Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Asunción, Paraguay
1982–1984 		Konrad Gracher
personal data
SURNAME Groener, Walter L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ambassador
DATE OF BIRTH 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin