Dr. Werner Ungerer (22 April 1927, in Stuttgart – 9 April 2014, in

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) was a German diplomat and civil servant. He served as

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of Germany (with the rank of ambassador) to the European Communities from 1985 to 1990, and as rector of the

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from 1990 to 1993.

Biography

Ungerer studied economics at the Technical University of Stuttgart. He took a degree of doctor in economical sciences at the University of

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. He completed his studies with a postgraduate degree in European affairs at the

(class of 1950–1951). Between 1952 and 1989, he completed a career at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs: * 1954: Vice-Consul in

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(US) * 1956: Consul in

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(India) * 1958: Head of department at '' Euratom'' in Brussels * 1964: Counselor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in

, in charge of relations with European institutions * 1967: Head of the Department International Technological Cooperation (

) * 1970: Plenipotentiary minister and permanent representative at the International Organizations in

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* 1975: Consul-General in New York City * 1979: Deputy director-general for 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: Ambassador and Permanent Representative at the European Communities in Brussels * From November 1990 until September 1993: Rector of the

, 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 Budgeting of the General IAEA Conference (1974), * Chairman of the

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-group within the Permanent Committee of the UNIDO (1975), * Chairman of the Committee of Permanent Representatives at the

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(1988).

Publications

Ungerer has published numerous studies, reports and articles on the themes of European integration, United Nations and energy problems. To be mentioned: * ''Das diplomatische Asyl in deutschen Vertretungen Lateinamerikas'', Hamburg, Forschungsstelle für Völkerrecht und ausländ. öffentl. Recht, Universität Hamburg, 1955 * ''Der Zins und seine Funktion im Kreislauf einer modernen Volkswirtschaft'', Stuttgart / Brügge, 1951/52

Private

Ungerer was married with Irmgard Drenckhahn and they have three children (Bettina, Patricia, Wolfgang).

References

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