Background
Kyaw, Dietrich von was born on June 9, 1934 in Stettin, Pommerania, Germany. Arrived in Belgium, 1993.
Kyaw, Dietrich von was born on June 9, 1934 in Stettin, Pommerania, Germany. Arrived in Belgium, 1993.
Student Political Science, Law, Chicago University, 1954. Doctor of Laws, U.Bonn, Germany, 1957. Student Political Science, Law, University Liège, Belgium, 1958.
Vice-consul German Consulate, Los Angeles, 1964-1965. Secretary German embassies Brazzaville, Congo and Bangui, Central African Republic, 1966-1969. Officer outer space policies economic department Foreign Office, Bonn, 1970-1973.
Counsellor, German permanent representative United Nations, New York City, 1973-1977, chairman 3d committee, 31st General Assembly. Head division European Commission policies economic department Foreign Office, Bonn, 1977-1983. Minister economics Embassy of Federal Republic of Germany, Washington, 1984-1988.
Head directorate East-West economic relations, trade promotion, export controls economic department Foreign Office, Bonn, 1988-1989, head directorate European community affairs, deputy director general economic department, 1989-1993. Ambassador, permanent representative of Germany to European Union, Brussels, 1993-1999. Retired, 1999
Board directors AGFA-Gevaert Company, Antwerpen, Belgium, 2000-2005.
Political commentator, newspapers and television. Advisor European Union issues.
Son of Jobst-Willrich von K. and Helga Ruth Matthias. Married Elisabeth Berner, 1964. Children: Felicitas, Benita.