The Ambassador

1988 – 1989
Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Virginia

1981 – 1986
Magister iuris (equivalent to J.D.), University of Vienna (Austria)

August 2009
Austrian Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus

2004 – 2009
Austrian Consul General in Los Angeles, California
Responsible for: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

2001 – 2004
Director, Press and Information Department of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs

2000 – 2001
Director, Austrian Press and Information Service, Washington D.C. (the Austrian Press and Information Service is responsible for all media and press activities of the Austrian Government in the United States)

1997 – 2000
Counselor, Congressional Affairs and Public Diplomacy, Embassy of Austria in Washington, D.C. (the Congressional Counsellor is in charge of all Embassy relations with Capitol Hill

1995 – 1997
Foreign Policy Adviser to the Minister for Economic Affairs, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs

1994
Association of Austrian Industry, Campaign for Austria’s referendum in favour of joining the European Union

1993 – 1994
Political Counselor, Embassy of Austria in Washington, D.C.

1992
Campaign office of the Austrian Presidential Candidate (and later Austrian President) Dr. Thomas Klestil

1991 – 1992
Office of the Secretary General for Foreign Affairs, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1991
Attaché, Austrian Mission to the United Nations in New York, Area of responsibility: 3^rd Committee (Human Rights)

1990
Department for America, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs

1986 – 1988
Teaching Assistant for Constitutional Law, University of Vienna, School of Law