The Ambassador
Dr. Franz Josef Kuglitsch
born 30 January 1956
Law degree University of Vienna, 1979
Certificate of Higher European Studies, College of Europe, Brugge, 1981
Married, four children
Since November 2011 Ambassador to Israel, Presentation of Credentials on January 4th, 2012
2007 - 2011 Director of the Department for Eastern Europe, Western Balkans, Southern Caucasus and Central Asia at the Austria MFA; From July 2009 Deputy Political Director
Ambassador, Austrian Representative to the Political and Security Committee of the EU (2000-2007)
Minister, Austrian Embassy Washington D.C. (1995-2000)
Overseas postings at the Austrian Embassies in Damascus, London and Tunis
Entered Austrian Foreign Ministry 1982
