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Date and place of birth:
23.5.1956, Klagenfurt
Education:
- Studied law at Vienna University (graduated doctor of law on 3.7.1978)
- Postgraduate Diploma from the College of Europe, Bruges, Belgium
Career in brief:
- Scientific assistant (Institute for Roman Law and Ancient Legal History, Vienna University)
- In-service training year at court
- Bank internship (Creditanstalt – Bankverein, legal department)
- Since 1.2.1981 Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Sabbatical leave 1990-1994)
- 1990-1993 EFTA Secretariat, Geneva (Office of the Secretary General, cooperation between the EFTA parliamentary delegation and the European Parliament)
- 1994 St. Gallen Foundation for International Studies, St. Gallen
- From November 1994 worked at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Directorate-General for Economic Policy and EU Coordination, and was appointed Director for the General Affairs Council and European Council
- From 1.7.1997 Federal Chancellery, Head of Vice-Chancellor Schüssel's Cabinet
- From 4.2.2000 Federal Chancellery, Head of Chancellor Schüssel's Cabinet
- January-October 2004: Austrian Ambassador to Switzerland
- Since 20.10.2004 Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs
Date: 16.12.2005
