Karl Gruber (3 May 1909 in

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– 1 February 1995 in Innsbruck) was an

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n politician and diplomat. During World War II, he was working for a German firm in Berlin. After the war, in 1945 he became

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for a short time. He then became

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until 1953. Karl Gruber served as Austrian ambassador to the

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from 1954 to 1957 and from 1969 to 1972, as ambassador to

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from 1961 to 1966, as ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1966, and as ambassador to Switzerland from 1972 to 1974. Gruber was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold with Sash in 1954.

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* * 1909 births 1995 deaths Ambassadors of Austria to West Germany Ambassadors of Austria to Spain Ambassadors of Austria to Switzerland Ambassadors of Austria to the United States Austrian anti-communists Austrian People's Party politicians Austrian Roman Catholics Ministers of foreign affairs of Austria Governors of Tyrol Members of the 5th National Council (Austria) Members of the 6th National Council (Austria) Members of the 7th National Council (Austria) People from the County of Tyrol Politicians from Innsbruck Recipients of the Grand Decoration with Sash for Services to the Republic of Austria 20th-century Austrian diplomats {{Austria-politician-stub

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