Osmo Orkomies Explained

Osmo Lennart Orkomies (8 October 1912 in Juankoski – 12 May 1996) was a Finnish diplomat, educated lawyer.[1] He was an Envoy in Germany from 1950 to 1952. He was appointed head of the division for political affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in January 1959.[2] He was then Ambassador to Bern in 1959–1962 and Cairo from 1962 to 1966.[3] He was an ambassador in Warsaw 1967–1972,[4] Algiers and Tunis 1975–1979.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hs.fi/ihmiset/art-2000003532957.html Orkomies’ obituary in Helsingin Sanomat.
  2. Jukka Nissinen. Finnish Diplomats as Interpreters of Finland’s Foreign Policy 1955–1971 Question of Neutrality and Divided Germany. University of Jyväskylä. 54. PhD. 2019.
  3. Otavan Iso tietosanakirja, Vol. 6, col. 713. Otava 1968.
  4. Web site: Suomen edustustopäälliköt Puolassa Suomen suurlähetystö, Varsova. Suomen ulkoasiainministeriö.
  5. http://www.finlandtunis.org/public/default.aspx?nodeid=31761&contentlan=1&culture=fi-FI Ulkoministeriö

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