Franz Jochen Schoeller

Franz Jochen Philipp Schoeller (24 July 1926 – 13 May 2019) was a German diplomat and ambassador.

Early life Schoeller was born on 24 July 1926 in Düsseldorf into the prominent Schoeller family. which holds ambassadorial rank. In this capacity, he greeted U.S. President Gerald Ford, and his wife, First Lady Betty Ford, in July 1975 at the Cologne Bonn Airport.

Afterwards, he was appointed as Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the German embassies in Brasília, Paris and Warsaw. As Ambassador in Warsaw, Schoeller granted asylum to German citizens wishing to leave the country on the embassy grounds in the second half of 1989. In November 1989, Schoeller retired, at his own request, for health reasons.

Schoeller served as honorary president of the board of EuroDefense, an organization that strives for a common European security and defense policy. He also was a member of the German Society of Members of the French Legion of Honor and the French National Order of Merit.

Personal life Schoeller, who was married to Ingetraud Neul (1932–2021), died in Bad Godesberg on 13 May 2019.

Honors 1979: Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany 1980: Grand Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany