Walther Rathenau Institute mourns the loss of Dr. Guido Westerwelle

2016/03/23

The Board of Directors of the Walther Rathenau Institute, Foundation for International Politics, held a minute’s silence at today’s Board meeting in memory of the deceased former Foreign Minister and long-time supporter of the Institute, Dr. Guido Westerwelle. He supported the work and goals of the Foundation from the very beginning and, in his capacity as German Foreign Minister, repeatedly took on the role of laudator at the Walther-Rathenau-Awards ceremony. The committees of the Institute bow their heads in deep gratitude and respect for the political life’s work of Dr. Westerwelle and our thoughts are with his husband and his family in these sad hours.