Karl Gruber
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Karl Gruber (May 3, 1909 in Innsbruck – February 1, 1995 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. During World War II, he was working for a German firm in Berlin.[1] After the war, in 1945 he became Landeshauptmann of Tyrol for a short time. He then became Foreign Minister of Austria until 1953.
Karl Gruber served as Austrian ambassador to the United States from 1954 to 1957 and from 1969 to 1972, as ambassador to Spain from 1961 to 1966, as ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1966, and as ambassador to Switzerland from 1972 to 1974.[2]
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[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Stephen Dorril, MI-6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone 2002 p.119
- ^ "Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Karl Gruber" (in German). Austrian Parliament. http://www.parlament.gv.at/WW/DE/PAD_00530/pad_00530.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
[edit] External Links
- A film clip "Longines Chronoscope with Karl Cruber (SIC)" is available for free download at the Internet Archive [more]
| Preceded by Anschluss, Austria is part of the German Empire |
Foreign Minister of Austria 1945-1953 |
Succeeded by Leopold Figl |
| Diplomatic posts | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Max Loewenthal |
Austrian Ambassador to the United States 1954 – 1957 |
Succeeded by Wilfried Platzer |
| Preceded by Ernst Lemberger |
Austrian Ambassador to the United States 1969 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Arno Halusa |
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