Hermann von Richthofen

Dr. iur. Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen, GCVO (born 20 November 1933 in Breslau) is a German diplomat.

He was ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1993, and his name made him a media favourite. He was later ambassador to the NATO headquarters from 1993 to 1998.

Hermann von Richthofen is married with three children.

Career history

• 1955-58: Studied law at the Universities in Heidelberg, Munich and Bonn
• 1958: First law degree
• 1963: Second law degree
• 1963: Dr. Jur. (PhD Law). Joined German diplomatic service on graduation
• 1965-66: Federal German Foreign Office Desk Officer in Legal Directorate-General
• 1966-68: Embassy Saigon Desk Officer for Humanitarian Aid
• 1968-70: Embassy Jakarta Labour Attaché and Desk Officer in Legal and Consular Section and Political Section
• 1970-74: Federal Foreign Office Desk Officer in Legal Directorate-General
• 1974: Deputy Head of Section for International Law
• 1975-78: Federal Chancellery Head of Section in Political Department of the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin (East)
• 1978-80: Federal Foreign Office Head of Department in Political Directorate-General
• 1980-86: Federal Chancellery Head of Working Unit "Deutschland-Politik"
• 1986: Federal Foreign Office Deputy Under Secretary, Director-General for Legal Affairs and Special Adviser on International Law
• 1986- 1988: Federal Foreign Office Deputy Under Secretary (Political Director)
• 1988- 1993: Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Court of St. James's
• 1993 - 1998: Permanent German Ambassador to NATO, Brussels

Notes

Freiherr was a title, translated as Baron, not a first or middle name. From 1919 Freiherr and its feminine equivalents are no longer titles but part of the surname, following the given name(s) and are not translated.

External links

• Nato's Who's Who Reference
• Interview with Hermann v. Richthofen