Horst Grunert

Horst Grunert entered East Germany’s Foreign Ministry in 1951 after working as a teacher and attending the party college. His early assignments included Poland and Finland, followed by trade and consular work in London and Syria. He later led information and documentation work at the ministry and represented East Germany as an observer at the United Nations. ¹

Grunert became a deputy foreign minister in 1974 and moved to Washington in 1978, with concurrent accreditation to Canada. He subsequently served as ambassador in Austria and taught at the academy for state and legal studies. His memoir, published in 1995, addressed his diplomatic experience during the Cold War. ¹