Rüdiger von Wechmar
Baron Rüdiger von Wechmar | |
|---|---|
Wechmar, c. 1974 | |
| German Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Preceded by | Jürgen Ruhfus |
| Succeeded by | Hermann von Richthofen |
| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Salim Ahmed Salim |
| Succeeded by | Ismat T. Kittani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1923 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 17 October 2007 (aged 83) Munich, Germany |
| Parent | Irnfried Freiherr von Wechmar |
Baron Rüdiger von Wechmar (15 November 1923 – 17 October 2007) was a German diplomat. He was West German ambassador to the UN in the 1970s. During the thirty-fifth ordinary and the eighth emergency special sessions, from 1980 to 1981, he was President of the United Nations General Assembly.