Education
Doctor of Laws, U. Cologne, 1963.
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Hermann von Richthofen
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Hermann von Richthofen, Diplomat. Decorated officer's cross Order Knights of Malta, commanders cross Orderof Merit (Italy), commanders cross Legion of Honor (France), grand officer's cross Order of Infante D. Henrique (Portugal), knight commanders cross Order of Merit (Luxembourg), knight commanders cross 2nd Class (Austria), grand cross Royal Order of Victoria/United Kingdom, cross of the order of merit, Germany.
Career
Joined diplomatic service, Government of Federal Republic of Germany, 1963; attache, German Consulate, Boston, 1963-1964; 2d secretary, Foreign Office, 1964-1966; consul, Germany Embassy, Saigon, Vietnam, 1966-1968; 1st secretary, Germany Embassy, Jakarta, Indonesia, 1968-1970; with, Foreign Ministry, 1970-1974; deputy head section for international law, Foreign Ministry, 1974; head section foreign policy to Permanent Mission of Federal Republic of Germany, to German Democratic Republic, East Berlin, 1975-1978; head department for German and Berlin affairs, Foreign Ministry, 1978-1980; seconded to Federal Chancellery as head of Intra-German policy unit, Foreign Ministry, 1980-1986; director-general legal division, Foreign Ministry, 1986; political director, Foreign Ministry, Bonn, Germany, from 1986; ambassador to Court of St. James, Foreign Ministry, 1988-1993; permanent representative, North Atlantic Council, Brussels, since 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Member Order of St. John (Germany), German Society Foreign Affairs, German Society, Asian Affairs, German-Branch Association, Ditchley Foundation (governor/United Kingdom).
Connections
M. Countess Christa von Schwerin, 1966. 3 children.
Awards
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Decorated officer's cross Order Knights of Malta, commanders cross Orderof Merit (Italy), commanders cross Legion of Honor (France), grand officer's cross Order of Infante D. Henrique (Portugal), knight commanders cross Order of Merit (Luxembourg), knight commanders cross 2nd Class (Austria), grand cross Royal Order of Victoria/United Kingdom, cross of the order of merit, Germany.Decorated officer's cross Order Knights of Malta, commanders cross Orderof Merit (Italy), commanders cross Legion of Honor (France), grand officer's cross Order of Infante D. Henrique (Portugal), knight commanders cross Order of Merit (Luxembourg), knight commanders cross 2nd Class (Austria), grand cross Royal Order of Victoria/United Kingdom, cross of the order of merit, Germany.