Karl Gruber

Austrian politician and diplomat

Karl Gruber (3 May 1909 in Innsbruck – 1 February 1995 in Innsbruck) was an Austrian politician and diplomat. During World War II, he was working for a German firm in Berlin.^[1] After the war, in 1945 he became Landeshauptmann of Tyrol for a short time. He then became Foreign Minister of Austria until 1953.

Karl Gruber served as Austrian ambassador to the United States from 1954 to 1957 and from 1969 to 1972, as ambassador to Spain from 1961 to 1966, as ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1966, and as ambassador to Switzerland from 1972 to 1974.^[2]

Gruber was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash in 1954.^[3]

References

^ Stephen Dorril, MI-6: Inside the Covert World of Her Majesty's Secret Intelligence Service, Touchstone 2002 p.119
^ "Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Karl Gruber" (in German). Austrian Parliament. Retrieved 2009-01-08.
^ "Questions to the Chancellor" (PDF). Austrian Parliament. 2012. p. 5. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

External links

A film clip "Longines Chronoscope with Karl Cruber (SIC)" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
Newspaper clippings about Karl Gruber in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW

Political offices
Preceded by Franz Hofer as Gauleiter of Tyrol and Vorarlberg	Governor of Tyrol 1945	Succeeded by Alfons Weißgatterer
Vacant Annexation of Austria by Nazi Germany Title last held by Wilhelm Wolf	Foreign Minister of Austria 1945 – 1953	Succeeded by Leopold Figl
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Max Loewenthal	Austrian Ambassador to the United States 1954 – 1957	Succeeded by Wilfried Platzer
Preceded by Ernst Lemberger	Austrian Ambassador to the United States 1969 – 1972	Succeeded by Arno Halusa

Foreign Ministers of Austria

First Republic

Second Republic

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