Richard von Kühlmann
Richard von Kühlmann | |
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Kühlmann in 1932 | |
| State Secretary for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 6 August 1917 – 9 July 1918 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Chancellor | Georg Michaelis Georg von Hertling |
| Preceded by | Arthur Zimmermann |
| Succeeded by | Paul von Hintze |
| German Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office September 1916 – August 1917 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Preceded by | Paul Wolff Metternich |
| Succeeded by | Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff |
| German Ambassador to the Netherlands | |
| In office April 1915 – October 1916 | |
| Monarch | Wilhelm II |
| Preceded by | Felix von Müller |
| Succeeded by | Friedrich Rosen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1873 Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 16 February 1948 (aged 74) Ohlstadt, Upper Bavaria, Allied-occupied Germany |
| Spouse | Baroness Margarete von Stumm |
| Children | 3 |
| Occupation | Diplomat, industrialist |
Richard von Kühlmann (3 May 1873 – 16 February 1948) was a German diplomat and industrialist. From 6 August 1917 to 9 July 1918, he served as Germany's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and led the delegation that negotiated the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, which removed the Russian Empire from World War I in March 1918.