Jürgen Ruhfus
Encyclopedia
Jürgen Ruhfus is a German lawyer, diplomat
, German Ambassador to the United States
, and Secretary of State.
. After Ruhfus had filed in 1955, his first state exam, he was attaché in the Foreign Office and accompanied the Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano
(CDU). In the meantime, he was vice consul at the Consulate in Dakar, before Ruhfus was higher in 1959 in the Foreign Service.
From 1960, he served as Counsellor at the German Embassy in Athens. With the publication "The constitutional position of the Court of Belgium and the Federal Court", he earned a Dr. jur. in 1964.
From 1964 to 1970, he worked at the Press Department of the Foreign Office, took over the management Ruhfus in 1966.
From 1970 to 1973, he was first German ambassador in Nairobi. Ruhfus went back to the Foreign Office, where his activity was in international affairs and he was also department manager later. From 1976, he was employed as Head of the Department II of the Federal Chancellery. Chancellor Helmut Schmidt
(SPD
) made Juergen Ruhfus his foreign policy and security adviser.
With the succession of Hans Hellmuth Ruete in 1980, he was ambassador in London.
By the end of the shake-up, Ruhfus came back again in 1983 to the Foreign Office, where he was Permanent State Secretary in July 1984.
In November 1987, he was back into the diplomatic service. Ruhfus followed Günther van Well
as German ambassador in Washington. He held this office until the end of 1992, when he retired.
He was Chairman of the German-British Society, and on the advisory board of the German American Heritage Foundation.
Between 1992 and 2001, he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG.
Jürgen Ruhfus is married and has three daughters.
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
, German Ambassador to the United States
German Ambassador to the United States
The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. These relations were broken twice while Germany and the United States were at war....
, and Secretary of State.
Life and career
His father was an engineer. Ruhfus studied law and economics in Munich and Münster, as well as an exchange student in Denver, Colorado. In 1950, he joined the CDUChristian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
. After Ruhfus had filed in 1955, his first state exam, he was attaché in the Foreign Office and accompanied the Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano
Heinrich von Brentano
Heinrich von Brentano di Tremezzo was a German conservative politician and lawyer. He served as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1955 to 1961.-Personal life:...
(CDU). In the meantime, he was vice consul at the Consulate in Dakar, before Ruhfus was higher in 1959 in the Foreign Service.
From 1960, he served as Counsellor at the German Embassy in Athens. With the publication "The constitutional position of the Court of Belgium and the Federal Court", he earned a Dr. jur. in 1964.
From 1964 to 1970, he worked at the Press Department of the Foreign Office, took over the management Ruhfus in 1966.
From 1970 to 1973, he was first German ambassador in Nairobi. Ruhfus went back to the Foreign Office, where his activity was in international affairs and he was also department manager later. From 1976, he was employed as Head of the Department II of the Federal Chancellery. Chancellor Helmut Schmidt
Helmut Schmidt
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Prior to becoming chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting...
(SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
) made Juergen Ruhfus his foreign policy and security adviser.
With the succession of Hans Hellmuth Ruete in 1980, he was ambassador in London.
By the end of the shake-up, Ruhfus came back again in 1983 to the Foreign Office, where he was Permanent State Secretary in July 1984.
In November 1987, he was back into the diplomatic service. Ruhfus followed Günther van Well
Günther van Well
Günther van Well was a German diplomat, Secretary of State from 1977 to 1981, and German Ambassador to the United States from 1984 to 1987.-Career:...
as German ambassador in Washington. He held this office until the end of 1992, when he retired.
He was Chairman of the German-British Society, and on the advisory board of the German American Heritage Foundation.
Between 1992 and 2001, he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Adam Opel AG.
Jürgen Ruhfus is married and has three daughters.
Works
- Die staatsrechtliche Stellung des Rechnungshofs von Belgien und des Bundesrechnungshofs, Rechts- u. staatswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Münster, 1964
- Aufwärts. Erlebnisse und Erinnerungen eines diplomatischen Zeitzeugen 1955 bis 1992, EOS-Verlag, St. Ottilien, 2006, ISBN 3830672020
External links
- "Jürgen Ruhfus", German wikipedia