Background
BERENDONCK, Gerd was born on March 5, 1924 in Solingen. Son of Gerhard Hubert and Regina (nee Rauh) Berendonck.
BERENDONCK, Gerd was born on March 5, 1924 in Solingen. Son of Gerhard Hubert and Regina (nee Rauh) Berendonck.
Schools in Utrecht, Solingen, Baden near Vienna and University of Passau, Bonn and Regensburg.
Joined foreign service 1952. Served Bogota 1954-1956, Bangkok 1956-1961, Beijing 1975-1977, Moscow 1977-1980. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bonn 1962-1964, 1969-1975.
Ambassador to Cambodia 1964-1969, to Algeria 1980-1983, to Pakistan 1984-1989.
Married Friedel Darius in 1953.