Franz Jochen Schoeller

Franz Jochen Philipp Schoeller (24 July 1926 – 13 May 2019) was a German diplomat and ambassador.

Early life

Schoeller was born on 24 July 1926 in Düsseldorf into the prominent Schoeller family.[1]

He studied law and economics at the University of Cologne and University of Paris.[1]

Career

After completing his exams, he was promoted to the Federal Foreign Office in 1955. Schoeller began his career with foreign assignments at the embassies in France, Italy, Tanzania, Spain and in Iran, where he served as permanent representative of the German ambassador in Tehran. In 1973, he was appointed to the protocol staff of the Foreign Office and, in 1975, was promoted to Head of Protocol at the German Foreign Office,[2] which holds ambassadorial rank.[3] In this capacity, he greeted U.S. President Gerald Ford, and his wife, First Lady Betty Ford, in July 1975 at the Cologne Bonn Airport.[4]

Afterwards, he was appointed as Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the German embassies in Brasília, Paris and Warsaw.[5][6] As Ambassador in Warsaw, Schoeller granted asylum to German citizens wishing to leave the country on the embassy grounds in the second half of 1989. In November 1989, Schoeller retired, at his own request, for health reasons.[7]

Schoeller served as honorary president of the board of EuroDefense, an organization that strives for a common European security and defense policy. He also was a member of the German Society of Members of the French Legion of Honor and the French National Order of Merit.[8]

Personal life

Schoeller, who was married to Ingetraud Neul (1932–2021), died in Bad Godesberg on 13 May 2019.[1]

Honors

References

  1. ^ a b c "Obituary". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  2. ^ Schwieriges Protokoll, Im stillen Auge eines Sturms. In: Die Zeit. Nr. 29/1978
  3. ^ Amt, Auswärtiges. "Federal Foreign Office - Federal Foreign Office Protocol". German Federal Foreign Office.
  4. ^ "THE DAILY DIARY OF PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD | JULY 26, 1975" (PDF). www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov. Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  5. ^ "FRENCH JOIN CEREMONY FOR GERMAN WAR DEAD LA CAMBE, France, June 8 (AP) - Officials from France and West Germany gathered today to honor German soldiers who died trying to hold back the Allied forces in Normandy 40 years ago". The New York Times. June 9, 1984. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Botschafter, Solche Faxen", Der Spiegel, 6 September, no. 45, 1989
  7. ^ Fraser, Gareth (4 May 2015). "Herbert W. Armstrong and the 'Plain Truth' How a visit to the West German Embassy emphasized the Plain Truth's reach". pcg.church. Philadelphia Church of God. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  8. ^ Mitgliederliste
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Head of Protocol at the German Foreign Office
1975–1980 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Brazil
1980–1983 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to France
1983–1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Poland
1987–1989 		Succeeded by