Background
Friedrich, Alexander Gunther was born on November 6, 1923 in Alt Lietzegoericke, Germany. Son of Arthur and Katharina (Hellwig) Friedrich.
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Alexander Gunther Friedrich
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ALEXANDER GUNTHER FRIEDRICH, Diplomat, Official. Executive Secretary, Indy Cooperative Program(s), Development Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Deutshe Welt wirtschaftliche Gesellschaft, Berlin; Society for International Development; International Society of Tropical Foresters, Paris.; British Council Scholar Association, Oxford.
Education
Hamburg University, 1945-1950, Doctor of Science. Oxford University, 1954. Spoken languages: German, English, French, Italian.
Career
Researcher and lecturer, Federal Research Organisation, Hamburg-Reinbek, Germany and Oxford, United Kingdom, 1951-1958; United Nations/Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) representative and dean, professor, U. Liberia, Monrovia, 1959-1961; Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations) section chief, Rome, 1961-1965; United Nations executive secretary, Industry Cooperative Program, Rome, Geneva, New York City, 1966-1979; chairman, Development Policy Forum of German Foundation (DSE), Villa Borsig, Berlin, 1979-1989; special advisor, European Commision on regional cooperation (CARICOM, Association of Southeast Asian Nations), 1989-1990, 94-95. Establisher guidelines on land use, infrastructure and industralization, introducing term joint venture for partnership between goverments of developing countries, multilateral agys., and the transnational industry.
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Membership
Deutshe Welt wirtschaftliche Gesellschaft, Berlin. Society for International Development. International Society of Tropical Foresters, Paris.
British Council Scholar Association, Oxford.
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1 child, J. Stephan M.
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Nationality
Federal Republic of Germany -
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Education
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1950
Career
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1950 - 1966
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1950 - 1966
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1950 - 1966
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1966 - 1979
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1979 - 1989
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1989 - 1994