Åke Wihtol, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Åke Wihtol

Date of Birth: 24-Feb-1924

Date of Death: 07-Oct-2002

Profession: lawyer, diplomat

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Åke Rudolf Wihtol (24 February 1924 – 2002) was Secretary of State for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs since 1985 until his retirement in 1991.
He made a great career in foreign affairs in both Finland and abroad.
From his education, Wihtol was a lawyer and a bachelor.Wihtol was lawyer as training.
He was ambassador in Tokyo from 1968 to 1971, Deputy Head of Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1971-1972, Head of the Development Cooperation Department 1972-1975, Ambassador in Brussels 1975-1981, Under-Secretary of State (Commercial Policy Issues) 1981-1985 and State Secretary since 1985.