Bernd H. Niehaus Quesada

Bernd H. Niehaus Quesada (born 14 April 1941, San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican diplomat. He is a former Ambassador to Germany, Hungary and the Czech Republic. He speaks Spanish, German, French and English.

Early life He obtained a PhD (summa cum laude) in International Law from the University of Strasbourg (France). He completed human rights studies at the René Cassin Institute (France). He earned an Honoris Causae Doctorate from the Universidad Central del Este (Dominican Republic). He is an attorney and notary public with a degree from the University of Costa Rica. He studied economics and political science in Bonn, Hamburg and Koln Universities. His family is partly German, and is a citizen of both countries.

Career He joined the Costa Rican Bar Association in 1974. He served as professor of public international law at the University of Costa Rica.

Niehaus Quesada was Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Government of Costa Rica (1980–1982 and 1990–1994). He served as Costa Rican ambassador to the United Nations Organization (1998–2002). In 1994 he was a candidate for the general secretariat of the Organization of American States.

He became a member of the International Law Commission in 2002.