Please answer the following question: Facts: - party: austrian people 's party - predecessor: rudolf kirchschlager u thant - birth date: 21 december 1918 - branch: austria -lrb- 1941 -- 1945 -rrb- -lrb- 1936 -- 1937 -rrb- nazi germany germany - birthname: kurt josef waldheim - profession: lawyer , diplomat - chancellor: franz vranitzky - death date: 14 june 2007 - spouse: elisabeth waldheim - office: president of austria secretary-general of the united nations - term end: 8 july 1992 31 december 1981 - awards: iron king zvonimir cross 2nd class medal of the crown of - unit: 5 army 11th italian army army group e alpine division pusteria '' kampfgruppe west '' 9th - death place: vienna , austria - birth place: sankt andra-wordern near vienna , german austria - signature: kurt waldheim signature.svg - successor: thomas klestil javier perez de cuellar - nationality: austrian - alma mater: vienna consular academy - imagesize: 245px - battles: world war ii - children: lieselotte gerhard christa - term start: 8 july 1986 1 january 1972 - image: bundesarchiv bild 183-m0921-014 , beglaubigungsschreiben ddr-vertreter in uno new.png - religion: roman catholicism - rank: oberleutnant Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of kurt waldheim .
Answer:
kurt josef waldheim -lrb- ; 21 december 1918 -- 14 june 2007 -rrb- was an austrian diplomat and politician .waldheim was the fourth secretary-general of the united nations from 1972 to 1981 , and the ninth president of austria from 1986 to 1992 .while he was running for president in austria in 1985 , his service as an intelligence officer in the '' wehrmacht '' during world war ii raised international controversy .