Interview mit Christoph Heusgen „Die USA wird ihre Rolle, die sie im Nachkriegs-Europa spielte, nie wieder spielen“
Berlin/NewYork · UN-Botschafter Heusgen zieht Bilanz: Zwei Jahre UN-Sicherheitsrat, 40 Jahre im Dienst der deutschen Außenpolitik. Im Telefon-Interview zwischen Berlin und New York benennt der 65-Jährige Kriege als schreckliche Tiefpunkte und viele kleine Schritte zu Frieden und Zivilgesellschaft als Höhepunkte.

UN-Botschafter Christoph Heusgen (r), dreht im April 2019 während einer Sitzung des UN-Sicherheitsrates eine Sanduhr für die Redezeit um.
Foto: dpa/Li MuziUnd dann ist da noch seine Heimat Neuss. Seine besten Freunde kommen bis heute aus dem Schützenzug in Neuss. Aus aller Welt bringt er Ehrengäste dort mit hin.
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