Heinz Standenat

Heinrich "Heinz" Standenat (5 August 1913 – 1992) was an Austrian diplomat.

Early life Standenat was born on 5 August 1913 in Vienna. He was the son of Ansy Hardung and Rudolf Standenat. Standenat studied law at the University of Vienna and the University of Paris and received a doctorate in law.

Diplomatic career From 1958 to 1962 he was ambassador in Cairo and was co-accredited to the governments in Khartoum and Addis Ababa. From 1962 to 1965 he headed the economic policy section in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 1965 to 1968 he was ambassador in Madrid. From 1968 to 1972 he was again ambassador in Cairo and accredited to the governments of Aden, People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, Somalia and Sudan. From 1975 to 1978 he was ambassador in Moscow.

Personal life Standenat was married to Inge Kichniawy. His children were Yuri Wolfgang Standenat (b. 1940), who also became a diplomat, and Julika Standenat Kruse.

Standenat died in 1992 and was buried at the Vienna Central Cemetery.