Background
Witte, Barthold Carl was born on May 19, 1928 in Kirchberg, Germany. Son of Paul and Cornelie (Rathgen) Witte.
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Barthold Carl Witte
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Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University Mainz, Germany, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy(honorary), Muhlenberg College, 1998.
Career
Political consultant, Free Democratic Party, Bonn, Germany, 1952-1956; political consultant, Free Democratic Party, Saarbrücken, Germany, 1956-1959; journalist, Schmitt-Verlag, Detmold and Bonn, Germany, 1959-1964; director, Friedrich Naumann Foundation, Bonn, 1964-1971; diplomat, Auswärtiges Amt, Bonn, Geneva, Cairo, 1971-1983; under secretary of state, Auswärtiges Amt, Bonn, 1983-1992; editor-in-chief, Quarterly "Liberal", Bonn, since 1992.
Achievements
Membership
Active various positions and committees Free Democratic Party, since 1963. Vice president Liberal International, London, 1977-1985, F. Naumann Foundation, Bonn, 1987-1995. Mem.Nat. Council Evangelical Churches, Hanover, Germany, 1991-1997.
Chairman Union of German Cultural Institutions, Bonn, since 1996. Member German Society for Foreign Policy, Lions Club Bonn (president 1978-1979).
Interests
Connections
Married Ursula Heinze, December 29, 1952. 1 child, Frank G.
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Nationality
German -
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Religion
Church of Rhineland