Background
POENSGEN, Gisbert was born on July 8, 1923 in Krefeld. Son of Helmuth Poensgen and Ursula von Ditfurth.
POENSGEN, Gisbert was born on July 8, 1923 in Krefeld. Son of Helmuth Poensgen and Ursula von Ditfurth.
University of Freiburg, Tubingen, Paris and Denver, Colorado.
Joined Foreign Service 1951. Ambassador to Greece 1977-1979. Ambassador and Permanent Representative to European Economic Community 1979-1985.
Ambassador to Portugal since 1985.
Married Veronika Feine in 1951.