Foreign Min. Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Hans-Dietrich Genscher was the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1974 to 1992. A giant of modern history, he directed a foreign policy that contributed to the peaceful end of the Cold War and to German reunification. He served in the German Bundestag from 1965 to 1998 and also served as Minister of the Interior (1969-1974).