Akkreditierungsdatum

21.06.2022

Details

Date of birth: 31st August, 1958, in Ankara

Personal Status: married with three children

Bildung

1976 Graduation in the Jesuit High School “Stella Matutina” in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg;

1976-1977 Service in the Austrian Federal Army; Officer of reserve;

1977-1985 Law Studies, Graduation to Dr. of Law and Judicial year

Sprachen

German, English, French

Berufliche Laufbahn

January 1986 Entry into service at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs (BMaA);

1986-1988 Service at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in different directorates (OSCE, Consular Affairs, Multilateral Economic Affairs), as well as at the Austrian Embassy in Addis Abeba;

1988-1992 Deputy Head of Mission at the Austrian Embassy in Damascus;

1992-1995 Deputy head of Mission at the Austrian Embassy in Zagreb;

1995 2000 Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Wolfgang Schüssel;

2000-2000 Cabinet of the Federal Chancellor, Foreign Affairs Advisor to Chancellor W. Schüssel;

2000-2003 Austrian Ambassador in Damascus;

2003-2007 Director General of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation;

2007-2012 Austrian Ambassador in Athens;

2012-2013 Director General, Department for Development Cooperation at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs;

08-11/2013 Deputy Secretary General at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs;

12/2013-06/2018 Secretary General for Foreign Affairs at the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs;

08/2018-10/2021 Austrian Ambassador in Paris;

11.10.-06.12.2021 Federal Minister for European and International Affairs;

Since 06/2022 Austrian Ambassador in Berlin