Education
Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Birmingham University in 2000. 1955-1958: Studied law at the Universities in Heidelberg, Munich and Bonn.
Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by Birmingham University in 2000. 1955-1958: Studied law at the Universities in Heidelberg, Munich and Bonn.
Doctor Juris He was ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1993, and his name (see Richthofen) made him a media favourite. He was later ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters from 1993 to 1998. 1958: First law degree
1963: Second law degree
1963: Doctor Jurisprudence.
(Doctor of Philosophy Law).
Joined German diplomatic service on graduation
1965-1966: Federal German Foreign Office Desk Officer in Legal Directorate-General
1966-1968: Embassy Saigon Desk Officer for Humanitarian Aid
1968-1970: Embassy Jakarta Labour Attaché and Desk Officer in Legal and Consular Section and Political Section
1970-1974: Federal Foreign Office Desk Officer in Legal Directorate-General
1974: Deputy Head of Section for International Law
1975-1978: Federal Chancellery Head of Section in Political Department of the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin (East)
1978-1980: Federal Foreign Office Head of Department in Political Directorate-General
1980-1986: Federal Chancellery Head of Working Unit "Deutschland-Politik"
1986: Federal Foreign Office Deputy Under Secretary, Director-General for Legal Affairs and Special Adviser on International Law
1986- 1988: Federal Foreign Office Deputy Under Secretary (Political Director)
1988- 1993: Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Court of Saint James"s
1993 - 1998: Permanent German Ambassador to North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels.