Pekka J. Korvenheimo

Pekka Juhani Korvenheimo (s. 17 January 1941 Helsinki) is a Finnish diplomat, a master of political science .[1]

Career

Student times and politics

During her studies, Korvenheimo was the Secretary of the Ylioppilaslehti and vice president. 1961-1963, Secretary General of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki 1966-1967, and prior to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs he was the Social Democratic Party's International Affairs Research and Information Semiotics 1967-1970.[1]

In addition, Korvenheimo was a Social Democratic student leader during his studies and the first president of the United Nations Student Association.[2] He has been involved in the Social Democratic Party since the late 1950s.[3] Korvenheimo was nominated as a party secretary in 1969, but Jukka Seppinen claims in his book Kalevi Sorsa, SDP:n vallan vakauttaja (2008), that the Soviet Union stamped Korvenheimo was right winger and was blocking his selection.[4]

As Diplomat

Korvenheimo has worked as Secretary of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Rio de Janeiro and in Prague from 1971 to 1975, as Chargé d'Affaires in Lisbon 1975-1978, as Assistant Director in the Department of Political Affairs in 1978-1982 and in Brazil as Ambassador 1982-1987 as Foreign Affairs Officer in 1987-1989; Ambassador in Tel Aviv 1989-1993; Buenos Aires, 1993-1996.[1] he was an ambassador in Madrid 1996-2001[5] and Santiago de Chile 2003–2006[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Rantala, Risto (2006). Kuka kukin on: Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista 2007. Helsinki: Otava. pp. 425–426. ISBN 951-1-20606-0. (in Finnish)
  2. ↑ Helsingin YK-nuoret.
  3. ↑ Pekka J. Korvenheimon puhe 2008.
  4. ↑ Urmas, Heikki: KGB vaikutti taustalla. Savon Sanomat 26.9.2010.
  5. ↑ "Suomen suurlähetystö, Madrid.Suomen edustustopäälliköt Madridissa". Suomen ulkoasiainministeriö.
  6. ↑ "Suomen suurlähetystö, Santiago.Tietoa Chilestä: Kahdenväliset suhteet". Suomen ulkoasiainministeriö.
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