Edouard Brunner
Edouard Brunner (February 24, 1932 – June 25, 2007) was a Swiss diplomat, ambassador, and United Nations mediator.
Biography
Brunner was born in
In 1984, Brunner was involved in secret talks held in Switzerland aimed at restoring ties between the United Kingdom and Argentina which were severed during the 1982 Falklands War. Brunner caused a stir in 2002 when his memoirs described UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher as "vindictive" towards the newly-democratic Argentina during those 1984 talks.[2]
From 1989 to 1993, Brunner served as
from 1995 until his retirement in March 1997.In 1998, when Swiss banks were being criticized for Holocaust-era conduct, Brunner briefly came out of retirement in order to improve the image of the banking system.[2]
Edouard Brunner died from an illness at his home near Nyon on Lake Geneva.[2]
His wife Mirjam died in 2012, in Switzerland.
References
- ^ Edouard Brunner in the Dodis database of the Diplomatic Documents of Switzerland
- ^ a b c d Swiss Diplomat, U.N. Envoy Brunner Dies, Associated Press via cbsnews.com, 2007-06-26.
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