Rüdiger von Wechmar
Baron Rüdiger von Wechmar | |
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German Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Ruhfus |
| Succeeded by | Hermann von Richthofen |
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Salim Ahmed Salim |
| Succeeded by | Ismat T. Kittani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1923 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 17 October 2007 (aged 83) Munich, Germany |
| Parent | Irnfried Freiherr von Wechmar |
UN in the 1970s. During the thirty-fifth ordinary and the eighth emergency special sessions, from 1980 to 1981, he was President of the United Nations General Assembly
.
Early life
Wechmar was born in
German Army as a volunteer, and fought in the Afrika Korps under Erwin Rommel for two years, until he was taken prisoner of war by the Americans. While imprisoned in the United States
, he studied journalism.
After the war ended, Wechmar worked as a journalist, and in 1958 he entered the diplomatic service. He was posted to the German embassy in Washington and to the Consulate General in New York.
In 1963, he became a correspondent for German television in
Bilderberg Group.[1]
Personal life
Wechmar was married and with his wife had three children.
Death
He died of a stroke on October 17, 2007 in Munich, Germany.[2]
References
- ^ "Rüdiger von WECHMAR (short biography)". European Parliament. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
- ^ Hamburg, Hamburger Abendblatt- (2007-10-18). "Rüdiger von Wechmar ist tot". www.abendblatt.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-06-18.
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