Bernd H. Niehaus Quesada (born 14 April 1941) is the Costa Rican ambassador to Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic (2002-). He speaks Spanish, German, French and English.

Early life

He obtained a PhD (summa cum laude) in International Law from the

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(France). He completed human rights studies at the René Cassin Institute (France). He earned an Honoris Causae Doctorate from the

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(Dominican Republic). He is an attorney and notary public with a degree from the

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. He studied economics and political science in Bonn, Hamburg and Koln Universities. His family is partly German, and is a citizen of both countries.

Career

He joined the Costa Rican Bar Association in 1974. He served as professor of public international law at the University of Costa Rica. Niehaus Quesada was Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Government of Costa Rica (1980–1982 and 1990–1994). He served as Costa Rican ambassador to the United Nations Organization (1998–2002). In 1994 he was a candidate for the general secretariat of the

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. He became a member of the International Law Commission in 2002.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Niehaus Quesada, Bernd H. Ambassadors of Costa Rica to Germany Ambassadors of Costa Rica to Hungary Ambassadors of Costa Rica to the Czech Republic Permanent Representatives of Costa Rica to the United Nations Living people 1941 births Foreign ministers of Costa Rica Costa Rican officials of the United Nations