Emil Wiehl

Emil Karl Joseph Wiehl (22 February 1886 – 9 November 1960) was a German diplomat.

Early life Wiehl was born on 22 February 1886 in Walldürn, a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He was the son of a presiding judge at a regional court. From 1927 to 1928, he was German Consul General in San Francisco. In 1928, he returned to the Foreign Office in Berlin, where he was appointed Legation Councilor in 1929. From 1933 to 1937, he was Consul General and chargé d'affaires in Pretoria. On April 1, 1934, he joined the NSDAP.

From 1937 to 1944, he was Ministerial Director in Berlin, and head of the Trade Policy department. In this role, he negotiated a trade deal with Soviet Russia.

In April 1945, Wiehl fled to Switzerland and, from there, to Argentina in 1949. In March 1952, he returned to Germany. From September 1956 until his death, he was based in Lisbon.

Personal life Wiehl died on 9 November 1960 at Campo Grande in Lisbon.