Konrad Seitz (18 January 1934 – 11 August 2023) was a German academic and diplomat.

Biography

Konrad Seitz was born in

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on 18 January 1934. He studied philosophy, history and classical philology in Munich and international economics and international law at

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(Tufts-Harvard, MA, 1967). In 1965 Dr. Seitz entered the

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, and in 1975 he became a

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for then-foreign minister

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, a position he retained until 1987. Subsequently, he served as German ambassador to India,

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and

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. 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

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. Seitz died on 11 August 2023, at the age of 89.

Publications

*''Die japanisch-amerikanische Herausforderung. Deutschlands Hochtechnologie-Industrien kämpfen ums Überleben'', Munich: Bonn Aktuell, 1990

*Glotz, Peter and Süssmuth, Rita, ''Die planlosen Eliten. Versäumen die Deutschen die Zukunft?'' (with Glotz, Peter and Süssmuth, Rita) Munich: Stiebner Verlag, 1992

*''Europa. Una Colonia Tecnologica?'', Milan: Edizioni di Comunità, 1995. *''Wettlauf ins 21. Jahrhundert. Die Zukunft Europas zwischen Amerika und Asien'', Munich: Siedler Verlag, 1998

*''China - Eine Weltmacht kehrt zurück'', Munich: Siedler Verlag, 2002

References

External links/Sources

www.randomhouse.dewww.econ-referentenagentur.de
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seitz, Konrad 1934 births 2023 deaths Writers from Munich Ambassadors of West Germany to India Ambassadors of Germany to China Ambassadors of Germany to Italy The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic