Konrad Seitz Explained

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

Biography

Konrad Seitz was born in Munich on 18 January 1934.^[1] He studied philosophy, history and classical philology in Munich and international economics and international law at Fletcher School (Tufts-Harvard, MA, 1967). In 1965 Dr. Seitz entered the German Foreign Service, and in 1975 he became a speechwriter for then-foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a position he retained until 1987. Subsequently, he served as German ambassador to India, Italy and China.

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 Bloomberg.

Seitz died on 11 August 2023, at the age of 89.^[2]

Publications

• Die japanisch-amerikanische Herausforderung. Deutschlands Hochtechnologie-Industrien kämpfen ums Überleben, Munich: Bonn Aktuell, 1990. https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/other-editions/3548354009
• Glotz, Peter and Süssmuth, Rita, Die planlosen Eliten. Versäumen die Deutschen die Zukunft? (with Glotz, Peter and Süssmuth, Rita) Munich: Stiebner Verlag, 1992. https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3830700350
• Europa. Una Colonia Tecnologica?, Milan: Edizioni di Comunità, 1995.
• Wettlauf ins 21. Jahrhundert. Die Zukunft Europas zwischen Amerika und Asien, Munich: Siedler Verlag, 1998. https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3886806561
• China - Eine Weltmacht kehrt zurück, Munich: Siedler Verlag, 2002. https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/3886806464

External links/Sources

• www.randomhouse.de
• www.akademie3000.de
• www.econ-referentenagentur.de

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr. Konrad Seitz (18.Januar 1934) . studeo-ostasiendeutsche.de . 19 August 2023.
2. Web site: Konrad Seitz . Frankfurter Allgemeine Lebenswege . 19 August 2023.