Helmut SIGRIST

Background

SIGRIST, Helmut was born on September 8, 1919 in Frankfurt/Main. Son of Friedrich and Gertrude (nbe Oslender) Sigrist.

Education

Humanistisches Gymnasium, Leipzig, Erfurt, Gelsenkirchen-Schalke, Philosophisch-theologische Hochschule, Bamberg, and University of Heidelberg and Denver, Colorado, United States of America.

Career

Director Training Centre for Senior Foreign Service Officials, Bonn 1955-1957. Deputy Executive Secretary European Economic Community Commission 1964-1967. Deputy Secretary-General Commission, of European Communities, Brussels 1967.

Director-General External Relations, Commission, of European Communities 1968-1972.

In charge of Institute Trade Negotiations for the Federation Republic of Germany 1973-1975. Assistant Director Foreign Trade Policy, Development Policy and European Economics Integration 1974-1977.

Permanent Representative (Ambassador) of the Federation Republic of Germany with the European Communities 1977.

Ambassador to Greece 1979-1984.

Connections

Married Berthild Klein 1951.

Father:

Friedrich

Mother:

Gertrude (nbe Oslender) Sigrist

Spouse:

Berthild Klein