Bernd H. Niehaus Quesada
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Bernd H. Niehaus Quesada (born 14 April 1941)[1] is the Costa Rican ambassador to Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic (2002-).[citation needed] He speaks Spanish, German, French and English.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]He obtained a PhD (summa cum laude) in International Law from the University of Strasbourg (France).[citation needed] He completed human rights studies at the René Cassin Institute (France). He earned an Honoris Causae Doctorate from the Universidad Central del Este (Dominican Republic). He is an attorney and notary public with a degree from the University of Costa Rica. 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
[edit]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).[2] He served as Costa Rican ambassador to the United Nations Organization (1998–2002).[3] In 1994 he was a candidate for the general secretariat of the Organization of American States.[4]
He became a member of the International Law Commission in 2002.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "Who's who in Latin America: Government, Politics, Banking & Industry". Norman Ross Pub. January 26, 1997 – via Google Books.
- ^ Clements, John (1990). Clements' Encyclopedia of World Governments. Political Research, Inc. p. 10. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ Arthur S. Banks; Thomas C. Muller; William Overstreet; Sean M. Phelan; Hal Smith (1999). Political Handbook of the World 1999. p. 239. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- ^ "Colombia President Elected OAS Chief". Los Angeles Times. 28 March 1994. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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