Karl Heinrich Knappstein
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Karl Heinrich Knappstein (15 April 1906 Bochum
- 6 May 1989 Bad Homburg
) was a German journalist, diplomat, and German Ambassador to the United States
, from 1962 to 1968.
From 1950 to 1951, he worked at the German Consulate General in New York, in 1951 he was appointed consul general in Chicago.
In 1956, he was ambassador in Madrid (Spain), from 1958 to 1960 he was Deputy Secretary of State at the Foreign Office, and from 1960 to 1962 he was an observer of the Federal Republic to the United Nations.
He was involved in discussions on the Berlin crisis
, and on the multilateral nuclear force
, with respect to the Élysée Treaty
signed by Konrad Adenauer
and Charles de Gaulle
.
Bochum
Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...
- 6 May 1989 Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt am Main and Oberursel...
) was a German journalist, diplomat, and German Ambassador to the United States
German Ambassador to the United States
The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice while Germany and the United States were at war....
, from 1962 to 1968.
Life
He studied law, economics and sociology at the universities of Cologne, Bonn, Berlin, Geneva and Cincinnati (Ohio). From 1937 to 1943, he was editor of the Frankfurter Zeitung, from 1945 to 1948, he served as Assistant Secretary in the Hesse Ministry for political liberation, and from 1948 to 1950, he was chief press officer of the Board of Directors of United Economic Area.From 1950 to 1951, he worked at the German Consulate General in New York, in 1951 he was appointed consul general in Chicago.
In 1956, he was ambassador in Madrid (Spain), from 1958 to 1960 he was Deputy Secretary of State at the Foreign Office, and from 1960 to 1962 he was an observer of the Federal Republic to the United Nations.
He was involved in discussions on the Berlin crisis
Berlin Crisis
Berlin Crisis may refer to*the Berlin Blockade of 1948-1949*the Berlin Crisis of 1961*the Australian alternative band, see Berlin Crisis...
, and on the multilateral nuclear force
Multilateral Force
The Multilateral Force was an American proposal to produce a fleet of submarines and warships, each manned by international NATO crews, and armed with multiple nuclear-armed Polaris ballistic missiles...
, with respect to the Élysée Treaty
Élysée Treaty
Élysée Treaty also known as the Treaty of Friendship, was concluded by Charles de Gaulle and Konrad Adenauer in 1963. It set the seal on reconciliation between the two countries...
signed by Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman. He was the chancellor of the West Germany from 1949 to 1963. He is widely recognised as a person who led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that had forged close relations with old enemies France,...
and Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
.
External links
- "Karl Heinrich Knappstein", German wikipedia