Background
KASTL, Jorg was born on June 21, 1922 in Berlin. Son of Doctor Ludwig Kastl and Gertrud Otto.
KASTL, Jorg was born on June 21, 1922 in Berlin. Son of Doctor Ludwig Kastl and Gertrud Otto.
Neubeuern, Bavaria, and law studies in Lausanne and Munich.
Served in armed forces 1941-1945. German Foreign Service School 1950-1951. ViceConsul, Paris 1951-1952.
Second Secretary Buenos Aires 1953-1955, Asuncidn, Paraguay 1955-1957.
First Secretary Foreign Office, Bonn 1957-1959, Moscow 61. Fellow, Center for Institute Studies, Harvard University 1961-1962.
First Secretary, Washington 1962-1963. Counsellor, Spokesman of German Foreign Office 1963-1966.
Head of East European Desk, Foreign Office, Bonn 196769.
Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1969-1975. Ambassador to Argentina 1975-1977, to Brazil 1977-1980, to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 1980-1983, 1984-1988. Head German Delegate to Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Conference, Madrid.
Married Eva M. L. von Essen.