Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Gabriele Matzner-Holzer
Ambassador

Born 10 August 1945 in Kitzbühel, Austria
widowed, one daughter (born 1983)

1963       graduation from High School in Vienna

1964       graduation from Newton High School, USA

1964-68 studies in law, graduation 1968, Vienna University

1968-70 Diplomatic Academy of Vienna

1971      entry into the Austrian Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1971-73 International Law Division; participation in international negotiations and conferences (i.a. UN-GAs)

1973-75 Consular and Legal Secretary at the Austrian Embassy in Moscow; also press and cultural matters

1975-78 Counsellor at the Austrian Permanent Delegation to the UN, NYC, in charge of i.a. outer space affairs, Southern Africa, human rights

1978-81 Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Washington D.C.; in charge of i.a. financial and budgetary matters, IFIs, OAS, culture, Austrians living abroad

1981-83 Advisor to the Federal Chancellor (Bruno Kreisky), matters of foreign affairs

1983-85 leave of absence for family reasons

1985-86 Deputy Head of the International Law Division

1986-92 Austrian Consul General in Berlin

1993-97 Deputy Director of the Vienna Diplomatic Academy

1997-01 Austrian Ambassador to Slovakia

2002-05 Austrian Ambassador to Tunisia

since 10/2005 Austrian Ambassador in London (to the Court of St. James's)

Author of two books;
Exhibition of paintings in Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, USA and Tunisia;
Foreign languages: English, French, Russian, Spanish, Slovak