Background
König, Walter Josef was born on October 24, 1927 in Fleischwangen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Son of Josef A. and Maria (Linz) König.
König, Walter Josef was born on October 24, 1927 in Fleischwangen, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Son of Josef A. and Maria (Linz) König.
Diploma, Dolmetscher International Academy, Germersheim, 1949. Bachelor of Science, Georgetown University, 1955. Master of Arts, George Washington University, 1956.
Commercial assistant German Consulate General, Chicago, 1951—1952, German Embassy, Washington, 1952—1956. With Foreign Ministry, Paris Embassy, Bonn, 1957—1959. 3rd/2nd secretary German Embassy, Canberra, Australia, 1960—1963.
Consul German Consulate General, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1963—1968. Counsellor Germany Embassy, Hague, 1969—1973, minister Warsaw, 1977—1982. Director Ministry Foreign Affairs, Bonn, 1974—1977, ambassador Kinshasa, Zaire, 1982—1986.
Consul general San Francisco, since 1986.
Married Gisela E. Schiffmann König, October 19, 1952. Children: Jutta, Eckart, Wolfram.