Background
He was born in Berlin in 1935.
Diplomat Secretary-General permanent representative
He was born in Berlin in 1935.
He studied jurisprudence in Bonn and Munich before working for the Foreign Office.
From 1994 to 1999, he served as head of the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services. Among other things, he also teaches seminars on the United Nations at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy.