Konrad Seitz (18 January 1934 – 11 August 2023) was a German academic and diplomat.
Konrad Seitz was born in Munich on 18 January 1934. [1] He studied philosophy, history and classical philology in Munich and international economics and international law at Fletcher School (Tufts-Harvard, MA, 1967). In 1965 Dr. Seitz entered the German Foreign Service, and in 1975 he became a speechwriter for then-foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a position he retained until 1987. Subsequently, he served as German ambassador to India, Italy and China.
Seitz was the author of a number of books. His book China. Eine Weltmacht kehrt zurück made it into a top-10 listing of important business books by financial information service Bloomberg.
Seitz died on 11 August 2023, at the age of 89. [2]
Konrad Seitz (18 January 1934 – 11 August 2023) was a German academic and diplomat.
Konrad Seitz was born in Munich on 18 January 1934. [1] He studied philosophy, history and classical philology in Munich and international economics and international law at Fletcher School (Tufts-Harvard, MA, 1967). In 1965 Dr. Seitz entered the German Foreign Service, and in 1975 he became a speechwriter for then-foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a position he retained until 1987. Subsequently, he served as German ambassador to India, Italy and China.
Seitz was the author of a number of books. His book China. Eine Weltmacht kehrt zurück made it into a top-10 listing of important business books by financial information service Bloomberg.
Seitz died on 11 August 2023, at the age of 89. [2]