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Günter Rudolf Knieß

Diplomat · Politician

Günter Rudolf Knieß is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Gunter Rudolf Kniess · Günter Rudolf Knieß				[sources]
Other name	Günter Kniess				[sources]
Birth date	1951-04-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Maßbach				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Germany				[sources]
First name	Günter				[sources]
Last name	Kniess				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1560966				[sources]
Position	ambassador of Germany to Argentina (2008-2012) · ambassador of Germany to Colombia (2012-2016) · ambassador of Germany to Lebanon (2003-2005)				[sources]
Last change	2025-01-25	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

German diplomat

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador of Germany to Colombia	2012-01-01	2016-01-01
ambassador of Germany to Argentina	2008-01-01

Data sources

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