Background
Könz, Peider was born on April 30, 1927 in Celerina, Switzerland. Son of Jachen Arnold and Maria (Campell) Könz.
Könz, Peider was born on April 30, 1927 in Celerina, Switzerland. Son of Jachen Arnold and Maria (Campell) Könz.
Bachelor, University Zurich, Switzerland, 1945. Certified, Academy International Law, 1947. Lic en droit, University Geneva, Switzerland, 1948.
Bachelor of Laws, George Washington University, 1957.
Private practice, Washington and Paris, 1950-1968. Senior legal officer International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria, 1959-1961. Secretary of council, head legal office Organization Economic Cooperative and Development, Paris, 1961-1965.
Vice president, director for Asia International Legal Center, New York City, 1967-1971. Director United Nations Social Defense Research Institute, Rome, 1971-1977. Director policy and coordination United Nations Industrial Development Organization, Vienna, 1977-1981.
Resident representative coordinator United Nations Development Program and United Nations Systems, Brasilia, Brazil, 1981-1988. Research associate Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1957-1959. Deputy secretary-general Brussels Diplomatic Conference of Maritime Law, 1961, 62.
Representative in Europe United Nations University, Paris and Barcelona, 1988-1999. Of counsel Luiz Olavo Baptista & Associates, Sao Paulo, Brazil, since 1988.
Served with United States Army, 1954-1956. Member Institute International Gobernabilidad Barcelona.
Children: Nicole, Ion. Married Evelyne Dauphin, July 27, 1974. 1 child, Delphine.