Andreas Meyer-Landrut

Andreas Meyer-Landrut (born 31 May 1929) is a former German diplomat. He was West Germany's ambassador to the Soviet Union in Moscow from 1980 to 1983 and again from 1987 to 1989. He also served as the chief of staff to the office of the President of Germany during the presidency of Richard von Weizsäcker from 1989 to 1994.

Early life Andreas Meyer-Landrut was born on 31 May 1929 in Tallinn, Estonia. He and his family, Baltic German industrialists, were relocated from Estonia to occupied Poland at the beginning of World War II because of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. At the end of the war, the family fled westwards to Germany. he studied Slavistics, Eastern European history and sociology at the University of Göttingen. He spent one year of his studies at the University of Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia, and wrote his dissertation, which focused on the Croatian theatre of the 19th century. He became Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Göttingen in 1954.

Following his civil service career, he managed the Moscow representation of DaimlerChrysler until 2002. He also joined the German-Russian Forum.

Personal life Meyer-Landrut was married twice. His first wife was of Hungarian nobility; they are the grandparents of the German singer Lena Meyer-Landrut, who won the 2010 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. German diplomat Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut is a nephew.

Awards Great Cross of Merit with Star and shoulder ribbon, for his lifetime achievements bringing together Germans and Russians Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana (Estonia)

Publications Meyer-Landrut, Andreas (2003). Mit Gott und langen Unterhosen. Erlebnisse eines Diplomaten in der Zeit des Kalten Krieges. Berlin: Quintessenz Verlag. . Meyer-Landrut, Andreas (2005). "С Богом! И оденься потеплее!" – Моя дипломатическая миссия в России. Москва: Международные отношения. .