Background
Ungerer, Werner was born on April 22, 1927 in Stuttgart, Baden-Wûrttemberg, Germany. Son of Max and Elisabeth (Mezger) University.
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Werner Ungerer
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Ungerer studied economics at the Technical University of Stuttgart. He completed his studies with a postgraduate degree in European affairs at the College of Europe in Bruges (class of 1950–1951). Between 1952 and 1989, he completed a career at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs:.
Career
He served as Permanent Representative of Germany (with the rank of ambassador) to the European Communities from 1985 to 1990, and as rector of the College of Europe in Bruges from 1990 to 1993. He took a degree of doctor in economical sciences at the University of Tübingen. 1954: Vice-Consul in Boston (United States)
1956: Consul in Bombay (India)
1958: Head od department at Euratom in Brussels
1964: Counselor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bonn, in charge of relations with European institutions
1967: Head of the Department International Technological Cooperation (Bonn)
1970: Plenipotentiary minister and permanent representative at the International Organizations in Vienna
1975: Consul-General in New York City
1979: Deputy director-general foor European Affairs and International Technical Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bonn)
1984: Director-general Internationale Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bonn)
1985: Ambassadeur and Permanent Representative at the European Communities in Brussels
From November 1990 till September 1993: Rector of the College of Europe in Bruges, succeeding to Jerzy Lukazewski.
As part of his official activities, he was also:
Head of German delegations during numerous bilateral or multilateral negotiations
Chairman of the Committee Programming and Budgetting of the General International Atomic Energy Agency Conference (1974),
Chairman of the Organization of European Cooperation and Development-group within the Permanent Committee of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (1975),
Chairman of the Committee of Permanent Representatives at the European Commission (1988).
Ungerer was married with Irmgard Drenckhahn and they have three children.
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Membership
Member German Society Foreign Affairs.
Interests
Connections
Married Irmgard Drenckhahn. Children: Bettina, Patricia, Wolfgang.
