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PAKISTAN - H.E. Mansoor Ahmad Khan

Credentials: 10.07.2018

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Mr. Khan is the Ambassador of Pakistan to Austria with concurrent accreditation of Slovakia. He is Permanent Representative of Pakistan to UN and other International Organizations based in Austria since July 2018.

Mr. Khan was born in Lahore (Pakistan) in 1962. He did his Masters from the University of Westminster (London).

His diplomatic career encompasses a wide-ranging experience, both in Islamabad and abroad.
Ambassador Khan has served at the Embassies of Pakistan in Harare, Kabul and New Delhi, the last two in the capacity of Deputy Head of Mission. He has also served at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to UN, Geneva.

At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Khan has been in charge of administrative, bilateral and multilateral assignments. Before his appointment as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Austria and Slovakia, Mr Mansoor Ahmad Khan was heading Afghanistan, Iran and Turkey Division at the Headquarters.

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CYPRUS - H.E. Elena Rafti

Credentials: 10.07.2018

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Born on 18/1/1969 in Nicosia, Cyprus.

Married to Christian Vermehren, two children, Marcus and Nicolas

QUALIFICATIONS
• Master of Philosophy in Sociology and Politics, University of Cambridge
• B.A (First Class Honours) in International Relations, University of Kent
• Languages: Greek, English, working knowledge of French

Decorated with the Golden Cross of the Order of the Phoenix of the Hellenic Republic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2018 – Ambassador designated to the Republic of Austria

2014-2018
• Head of the Task Force on the National Security Strategy, an inter-agency Task Force mandated in 2016 by the Council of Ministers to draft the first National Security Strategy of the Republic of Cyprus

• Head of Security Policy Department, Political Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia. The Department is responsible for CSDP, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation and bilateral security relations.

2010-2014
• Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus to Germany

2007-2010
• Counsellor for External Relations, Permanent Representation of Cyprus to the EU, Brussels
• September 2007 to February 2008, Acting Representative of Cyprus to the Political and Security Committee, Permanent Representation of Cyprus to the EU, Brussels

2006-2007
• Chargée d'affaires a.i and Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus to Belgium

2004-2006
• Bilateral Affairs Division, Western Balkan Desk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia

2000-2004
• Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus to Denmark

1998-2000
• Attachée, European Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nicosia

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TUNISIA - H.E. Mohamed Mezghani

Credentials: 24.05.2018

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Ambassador Mohamed Mezghani was born on 4th November 1959 in Gafsa, Tunisia.

He graduated from the National Institute of Administration (ENA) in 1987 with the high rank of Counsellor of Public Services and he has studied, in 1998, at the Brussels’ Institute of European Studies.
Mr Mezghani initiated his professional career in February 1987 in the Economic Counsellor Section at the Prime Minister’s Office in his capacity as Counsellor responsible for the coordination and follow up of the IMF “Structural Adjustment Programme”. He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1989.
Ambassador Mezghani is married and father of two children.

Professional career:

• Since October 2016: Ambassador, General Director of Political and Economic Affairs and Cooperation with Europe, the European Union and the Mediterranean.
• 2016: Member of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Cabinet.
• From 2013 to 2016: Ambassador of Tunisia to Spain.
• From 2012 to 2013: Director of Relations with the European countries not members of the European Union and Russia at the General Directorate of Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• From 2010 to 2012: Secondment at Private Sector: General Manager of a Euro-Mediterranean company specialized in Logistics and international transport.
• From 2007 to 2010: Ambassador, General Consul of Tunisia to Marseille.
• From 2005 to 2007: Ambassador of Tunisia to Malta.

• From 2001 to 2005:

- Official Representative to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Director of Relations with the European Union and the Mediterranean.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation to the Association Committee Tunisia-UE.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation to the Joint Committee Tunisia-UE in charge of Social Affairs and Migration.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation for the negotiations of the Action Plan Tunisia-U.E within the Framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation for the negotiations of the Free Trade Agreement between Tunisia and EFTA countries.
- Head of the Tunisian delegation for the negotiations of a Free Trade Area Agreement between the Arab Mediterranean countries (Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan and Egypt).
- Member of the High Officials’ Committees of the 5+5 Dialogue, of the Barcelona Process and of the Mediterranean Forum.
- Member and then Vice-President of the Tunisian delegation in charge of negotiating the Association and Free Trade Agreement between Tunisia and the European Union.

• From 1993 to 1999: Minister Counsellor, Deputy Ambassador of Tunisia to the European Union in Brussels.

• From 1992- 1993: Director in charge of the Relations with the European Economic Community, European Organisms and Mediterranean Institutions at the General Directorate of Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

• From 1989 to 1992: Deputy Director in charge of Relations with the European Economic Community at the General Directorate of Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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ANGOLA - H.E. Teodolinda Rosa Rodrigues Coelho

Credentials: 24.05.2018

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Nationality: Angolan
Date of Birth: 2/Aug/59

EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• 1977 - Basic Course on Foreign Trade;
• 1989 - Degree in Law – Agostinho Neto University – Luanda;
• 2004 - Graduation in Diplomatic Practice and Negotiation - United Nations Institute for Training and Research in New York;

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• 1977 - Joined the civil service as an employee in the National Export - Department of the Ministry of Foreign Trade;
• 1980 - Planning Office - Ministry of Provincial Coordination;
• 1989 – Diplomatic Attaché – Legal and Consular Affairs Directorate – Ministry of External Relations;
• 1993 – 2nd Secretary - Embassy of Angola in Federative Republic of Brazil;
• 1994 – 2nd Secretary - Embassy of Angola in the Republic of Botswana;
• 2000 - Counselor - Head of the SADC Department (Southern African Development Community) - Regional Integration Directorate - Ministry of External Affairs;
• 2003 – Minister Counsellor - Permanent Mission of Angola to the UN – New York;

• Responsible for Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries – CPLP;

• Southern African Development Community – SADC;

• Non – Aligned Movement – NAM; and

• Group of Candidacies;

• Head of the Chancellery – Permanent Mission of Angola – New York;

• 2010 – December – Director for Europe - Ministry of External Relations;
• 2011 – January – Ambassador;
• 2016 – America Director - Ministry of External Relations;

LANGUAGES
• Portuguese - written and spoken
• English – written and spoken

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PANAMA - H.E. Anabella Guardia Escoffery de Rubinoff

Credentials: 24.05.2018

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Her Excellency Anabella Guardia de Rubinoff is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Austria, Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna.

Prior to assuming this position, she was Ambassador of the National Council for Foreign Affairs (CONAREX), the consultation instance of the Ministry of Foreing Affairs of Panama, related to the Panamanian foreign policy, chaired by the Vice-president of Panama and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Isabel Saint Malo de Alvarado.

From 2011 until her appointment as Ambassador, she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Democracy and Freedom Foundation of Panama, whose flagship project is the Museum of Freedom and Human Rights in Panama City.

Ambassador Guardia de Rubinoff was founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Women Corporate Directors of Panama (WCD-Panamá), an organisation formed by professional women, members of boards of directors.

Between 1996 and 2001, she was a member of the Board of Directors of Corporación La Prensa, Editorial Director and publisher of the newspaper La Prensa, and from 2000 to 2001, she was elected president of the Board of Directors.

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USA - H.E. Trevor D. Traina

Credentials: 24.05.2018

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On January 22, 2018, President Donald J. Trump nominated Trevor D. Traina of California to be United States Ambassador to the Republic of Austria. Ambassador Traina was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 22, 2018, and was sworn in on March 29, 2018. He arrived in Austria on May 18, 2018, and presented his credentials to Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on May 24, 2018.

Ambassador Traina has a long history building innovative companies from the ground up. Prior to his appointment as America’s representative to Austria, Ambassador Traina was a technology entrepreneur and philanthropist based in San Francisco. Ambassador Traina’s first foray into tech entrepreneurship was as the founder of CompareNet, Inc., the original online product comparison platform, which was sold to Microsoft in 1999. He was chairman of StepUp Commerce, which was sold to Intuit in 2006. He founded Schema Logic, which was sold to SmartLogic in 2011. He co-founded DriverSide, a venture-funded startup in the online automotive space, which was sold to Advance Auto Parts in August 2011. In 2011 he founded Traina Interactive, which operates the unique life experiences provider, IfOnly.com.

Ambassador Traina served on many charitable boards including the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Princeton University Art Museum, the Gladstone Institute for Medical Research, San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral, and Venetian Heritage. He also previously served on the board of the Dow Foundation, a $500 million family foundation, and on the City of San Francisco’s technology advisory council.

Ambassador Traina earned a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a special diploma in social studies from Saint Catherine’s College at Oxford in the United Kingdom. He received a master’s degree in business administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley.

Ambassador Traina is married to Alexis S. Traina. They have two children.

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MONTENEGRO - H.E. Željko Perović

Credentials: 16.04.2018

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Personal data:

Date and place of birth: 15th November 1954, Kotor, Montenegro

Nationality: Montenegrin

Marital status: married, wife Tatjana, children Ksenija and Marko

Education:

1962-1970 – Elementary school in Herceg Novi, Montenegro 1970-1974 – High School in Herceg Novi, Montenegro
1974-1978 – Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade

Languages:

English – fluently

Spanish

Career:

- May 2015- January 2018 - Ambassador,Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York

- May 2015 – Ambassador of Montenegro to the Costa Rica, on non-residential basis

- May 2015 – Ambassador of Montenegro to the Republic of Cuba, on non-residential basis

- January 2014 – Ambassador of Montenegro in the Portuguese Republic ,on non-residential basis

- December 2013 – Ambassador of Montenegro in the Kingdom of Spain, on non-residential basis

- September 2012 – General Director for Bilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Montenegro

- 2008-2012 - Ambassador of Montenegro in the Republic of Albania

- December 2003-Jun 2006 – Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Serbia and Montenegro, Department for Multilateral Affairs

- May 2000-December 2003 – Head of Montenegrin Mission for Cooperation with UN, in New York

- May 1999-May 2000 – Special Adviser to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro

- 1992 -1998 – Adviser in the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of SFRY (unofficially dismissed because of the pro democratic and pro Montenegrin political orientation)

- 1990-1992 – Adviser in the Office for Research and Documentation, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of SFRY

- 1986-1990 – Vice-Consul in the Consulate General of SFRY in New York

- 1984-1986 – Adviser in the Political Administration for Neighboring Countries of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs of SFRY

- 1981-1984 – Adviser in the Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Montenegro

Other social activities and functions:

- 1999 One of founders of the Petrović-Njegoš Foundation

- 1997 Member of the Executive Board of “Matica Crnogorska” in Belgrade

- 1995 Member of the Board for Restoration of the Montenegrin Orthodox Church

- 1993 Vice President of the Montenegrin Civic Forum – head of the Belgrade branch

- 1990 One of founders of the independent Montenegrin political weekly “Monitor”

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ECUADOR - H.E. Carlos Alberto Játiva Naranjo

Credentials: 16.04.2018

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Date and place of birth: Uruguay, 25 August 1959
Nationality: Ecuador
Marital status: Married
Children: 2

Education
- JD in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
- Attorney, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
- Licensed in law, Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
- Diplom d’etudes superior diplomacy

Career
- 2018: Ambassador of Ecuador to the Republic of Austria and Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the International Organizations in Vienna
- 2017: Under-Secretary of North America and Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- 2016 Director of Regional Integration
- 2015: Director of Bilateral Relations between Mexico and Central America and the Caribbean
- 2009-2015: Ambassador of Ecuador to France
- 2007: Under-Secretary of Multilateral Affairs
- 2008: Under-Secretary of Bilateral Relations
- 2003-2005: Ambassador of Ecuador to Sweden
- 2000-2003: Deputy Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States

Languages
Spanish, English, French, Russian

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IRAK - H.E. Jabir Habeb Jabir Hemaidawi

Credentials: 16.04.2018

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Birthday: Baghdad, 27 July 1955

Education:

• Bachelor of Political Sciences from the College of LAW
and Political Science, University of Baghdad 1980

• PhD in Political Sciences from Great Britain (1986-1991)

Work and experience:
• From 1992 to 2005, I was an Assistant Professor lecturing in the
College of Political Sciences University of Baghdad

• In September 2003, I became the Chairperson of the Political
Thoughts Department in the that College

• In June 2004 I was elected to be the President of the Iraqi Society
of Political Sciences, which is an Organization that includes all
The Political Sciences Graduates in Iraq

• Since July 2004 I became a weekly columnist in the London-based
Middle East Newspaper “Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, this paper is issued
in 14 major Arabic and international capitals on daily basis

• I was elected to be a member of Iraqi Parliament in the 2006 Elections

• A Member of the Constitution Review Committee

• Since May 2010, I was appointed as an Ambassador in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• In March 2010, I was re-elected to be a Member of the Iraqi
Parliament in the 2010 elections

• In January 2012, Appointment as Iraqi Ambassador to Washington DC

• In July 2013, Appointment as Iraqi Ambassador to Tunisia, till Oct 2017

• In February 2018, Appointment as Iraqi Ambassador to the Rep. Austria

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MALAYSIA - H.E. Dato Ganeson Al Sivagurunathan

Credentials: 16.04.2018

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Personal Data

Date of Birth : 13.01.1968

Place of Birth : Kuala Lipis, Pahang Darul Makmur

Languages : Bahasa Malaysia, English, Tamil, Spanish (basic)

Family : Married to Gowri Kirubamoorthy and blessed with 1
son Gurubharan Ganeson

Career History

August 2015 – January 2018

January 2015 - Aug 2015

Undersecretary for East Asia Division,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia

Undersecretary for Africa Division,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia
July 2011 - January 2015
Ambassador of Malaysia to Chile (with concurrent accreditation to Ecuador)

January 2008 - July 2011
Undersecretary for Multilateral Political Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia

April 2004 - January 2008
Counselor, Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations, New York

November 2002 - April 2004

Principal Assistant Secretary,
Multilateral Economic and Environment Division,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia

August 2000 - November 2002
Assistant Secretary, Development and Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia

September 1996 - July 2000
Second Secretary and Head of Chancery - Malaysian High Commission in Papua New Guinea

July 1995 - September 1996
Assistant Secretary, East Asia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Career Highlights :

Core Member of the negotiating team with DPRK and Facilitator for the return of the Malaysians detained in Pyongyang on March 2017
Head of Conference Services for the 27th ASEAN Summit and related Summits, Kuala Lumpur in 2016

Spearheaded the establishment of the ASEAN Committee in Santiago, Chile in 2012

Chairman of substantive Committee for the Langkawi International Dialogue, Putrajaya in 2011
Advisor to the Chairman of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group, Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi from 2010 to 2011

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago in 2009

Summit Non-Aligned Movement, Sharm al-Sheikh, Egypt in 2009

Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (Malaysia held the Chairmanship) in May 2009

Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Conference, Havana, Cuba in April 2009

Non-Aligned Movement Ministerial Conference, Tehran, Iran in July 2008

Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Administration of Justice at the United Nations from 2007 to 2011

Chair of the Working Group of the Administration of Justice from 2007 to 2011

Chairman of resumed session of the Sixth Committee of the 61st UN General Assembly in March 2007

Vice Chair of the XX State Parties of the Law of the Sea
In 2007

Vice Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on the criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission in 2006 to 2007
Vice Chair of the Working Group of the Sixth Committee on the criminal accountability of United Nations officials and experts on mission in 2006 - 2007
Vice Chair of the Sixth Committee of the 61st UN General Assembly in 2006
Member of the Committee on the relations with the Host Country from 2004 to 2007
Ninth Conference to the UN of the to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, Milan, Italy in December 2003

Nineteenth session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), Milan, Italy in December 2003

Nineteenth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Milan, Italy in December 2003
Eighteenth session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and Eighteenth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Bonn Germany in June 2003

Eight Conference to the UN of the to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, New Delhi, India in October 2002

Seventeenth and Technological Advice (SBSTA), of UNFCCC, and Seventeenth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), New Delhi, India in October 2002

Sixteenth session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA and Sixteenth session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), Bonn Germany in June 2007

14th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and the 6th Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer, Rome, Italy in November 2003

World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa in August 2002

Commission on Sustainable Development acting
as the preparatory committee for the World Summit on
Sustainable Development from January 2002 to March 2002

Thirteenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, Kuala Lumpur in 2002

Experience,
Exposure and : Represented Malaysia at numerous international
Expertise meetings and conferences on environment, international law, peace-keeping and terrorism and has developed certain level of expertise on these issues

Education Background:

1995 : Diploma in Public Administration,
Institute Tadbiran Awam Negara,
Malaysia

1993 : Advance Diploma in Business and
Management,
Swansea Institute of Higher Education,
University of Wales, UK

1992 : Bachelor of Arts Hons – History,
University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia

Awards : Ahli Ahmad Shah Pahang (AAP), 2011

: Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP), 2015 - which carries the title Dato

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SOVEREIGN ORDER OF MALTA - Ambassador Sebastian Prinz von Schoenaich-Carolath

Credentials: 16.04.2018

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Personal data:
Date and place of birth: 17th September, Vienna, Austria
Nationality: German
Marital status: Married, seven children
Religion: Roman Catholic

Employment:
April 2015 – August 2017 - CEO, HETA Asset Resolution AG, Klagenfurt, Austria
August 2012 – April 2015 - CEO, DZ Polska, Warsaw, Poland
August 2002 – July 2011 - CEO, Kölner Bank, Cologne, Germany
April 2011 – July 2022 - Board Member, Berliner Volksbank, Berlin, Germany
June 1996 – March 2002 - CEO, Ulmer Volksbank, Ulm, Germany
January 1994 – May 1996 - Board Member, Ulmer Volksbank, Ulm, Germany
December 1992 – December 1993 - Director, Ulmer Volksbank, Ulm, Germany
October 1990 – November 1992 - Team Head, Corporate Clients, Deutsche Bank Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
January 1990 – September 1990 - Deutsche Bank East Germany, Dresden, GDR
January 1988 – January 1990 - Headquarter Deutsche Bank, Düsseldorf, Germany
October 1983 – December1987 - Trainee and several Branches, Deutsche Bank
March 1981 – February 1982 - Allianz, Paris, France
September 1979 – February 1980 - Siemens South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa
1976 – 1978 - Army, First Lieutenant

Education:
2011 – 2012 - Advanced Management Program, IESE Business School, Barcelona
1978 – 1983 - University of Applied Sciences, Diploma Industrial Engineering (Dipl.Ing.), Munich
1976 – 1978 - Advanced Technical College, Munich

Other activities and functions:
September 2002 – June 2015 - Supervisory Board, Deutsche Malteser gGmbH, Vice Chairman, Cologne, Germany
September 2002 – June 2015 - Federal Trustee Finance, MHD, Cologne, Germany
January 2005 – October 2011 - CCI Cologne, Chairman of Tax Committee, Cologne, Germany
September 2007 – December 2011 - ICC Money and Loan Committee, Berlin, Germany
Since June 1995 - Rotary Member

Languages:
German- mother tongue
English - fluent
French - conversational
Polish - basic

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NORWAY - H.E. Kjersti Ertresvaag Andersen

Credentials: 16.04.2018

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Personal information:
Born: 01.05.1969, Stavanger
Family: Married to Per Christian Roarson Eggen
Three children, born in 2003, 2005 and 2009

Education:
Cand. Polit.-degree. Political Science, Student Scholar Norwegian Institute of Foreign Policy. University of Oslo (1997)

Cand.-Mag.-degree, History, Political Science and Geography. University of Oslo and London School of Economics (1993)

Examen Artium, Stavanger Cathedral School, Stavanger, Norway (1989)

High School Diploma, University High School, Morgantown, West-Virginia, USA (1987)

Work experience

April 2018
Ambassador to the Republic of Austria and Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna

2014
Director General, Department of UN and Humanitarian Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Head of department responsible for UN affairs, humanitarian assistance, human rights, democracy and gender issues. Manages 1/3 of Norway’s development assistance.

2010 - 2014
Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister, Deputy Director General, Secretariat for the Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Chief of Staff to Foreign Ministers Støre, Eide and Brende.

2006 – 2010
Deputy Director General and Assistant Director General, Section for Peace and Reconciliation, Department for UN Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Responsible for Norwegian involvement in various peace and reconciliation efforts and processes.

2002 - 2006
Advisor, Secretariat for the Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Advisor to the State Secretary responsible for UN and humanitarian affairs, bilateral relations to states in Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and for Norwegian involvement in peace and reconciliation processes.

1999 - 2001
Second Secretary, Norwegian Embassy in Berlin, Germany

1997 - 1999
Foreign Service Trainee

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CZECH REPUBLIC - H.E. Ivana Červenková

Credentials: 16.04.2018

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Date and Place of Birth
12 February 1962, České Budějovice

Education
1985 J.D. (Juris Doctor)
1980–1984 Charles University of Prague, Faculty of Law

Career
2018 - Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vienna (Austria)
designated Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Austria

2015-2017 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Minister of Chancery of the Ministry and Head of Chancery Office

2014–2015 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Director General of Section of the Minister and Head of Office of the Minister

2012–2013 Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vienna (Austria)
Chargé d’affaires a.i.

2010–2014 Embassy of the Czech Republic in Vienna (Austria)
Deputy Head of Mission

2006–2010 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Head of Department of International Law

2001–2006 Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bern (Switzerland)
Head of Consular Section

2000–2001 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Advisor to the Deputy Minister of the Multilateral Section

1999–2000 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Advisor to the General Director of the Legal and Consular Section

1995–1999 Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bonn (Germany)
Counsellor, Political Section

1992–1995 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Head of Unit, Department of International Law

1991–1992 Ministry of Justice
Desk Officer, Department of International Law

Languages
Czech, English, German, French

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CÔTE d´IVOIRE - H.E. Roger Albéric Kacou

Credentials: 08.01.2018

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BIOGRAPHY

Date of birth: 15 May 1953 in Côte d’Ivoire
Nationality: Ivorian
Marital status: Married, 4 children

EDUCATION

1976 – 1979
Master of Professional Studies, MPS ‘79
School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University,
Ithaca, New York

1975 – 1976
Master of Economic Sciences
University of Cocody (Université de Cocody),
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

1971 – 1975
Bachelor of Economic Sciences
University of Cocody (Université de Codody), Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

LANGUAGES

French and English: Fluent
Spanish: Good knowledge

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

• Senior Management Program, INSEAD Fontainebleau France
• Casino Management Program
• Situational Leadership Programs
• Senior Leadership Programs
• Stephen Covey – 7 Habits of highly effective People

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Famous hotelier with a large regional experience:
• Skills in leadership
• Hotel management
• Skills in Finances
• Strategic plan
• Budget settings and Goals
• Marketing Policy
• Human Resources Management
• Performances Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

11/2012 – 01/2017
Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

09/2010 – 11/2012
Senior Vice President Africa;
Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts

07/2008 – 06/2010
Vice President Hotel and Leisure Development Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Blue City Company

06/2003 – 06/2008
Operations Director for Africa and General Manager InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi Kenya;
Member of Board, KHPL (Owning Company);
InterContinental Hotels Group, MEA

07/1999 – 06/2003
Regional Vice President Operations for East Africa and General Manager at InterContinental Hotel, Nairobi Kenya

06/1991 – 06/1999
Regional Vice President Operations for West and Central Africa, General Manager at Hotel Ivoire InterContinental, Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire

09/1984 – 06/1988
General Manager of Golf Hotel InterContinental; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

02/1982 – 09/1984
Administration Manager of Hotel Ivoire InterContinental; Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

09/1982 – 01/1982 Operation Analyst of Hotel InterContinental Geneva; Geneva, Switzerland

06/1979 – 06/1980
Management Trainee, Assistant Financial Controller Hotel InterContinental, New York USA

HONORARY TITLES

• Commander in the National Order of Côte d’Ivoire
• Officer of Wissam Alaouite of the Kingdom of Morocco
• Knight of the Ivorian Order of Merit
• Long-service Award, Côte d’Ivoire
• Vice President of Africa Travel Association (ATA)
• Counsellor, Member of the Economic and Social Office of Côte d’Ivoire
• Foreign Trade Advisor of France
• President of French Business Club of Kenya
• Member of Rotary Club
• Member of « La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs »
• Member of the Brotherhood of Knights of Tastevin (La Confrérie des Chevaliers de Tastevin)

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PHILIPPINES - H.E. Maria Cleofe R. Natividad

Credentials: 08.01.2018

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BIOGRAPHY

Born on 29 November 1959 in Pasig, Philippines
Single, 2 Children

Education

1999
National Defense College of the Philippines, Master in National Security Administration,
1990
University of Oxford, U.K. Foreign Service Program
1988
The National Institute for Public Administration, Malaysia
1984
The American University, Washington D.C., USA, Master of Arts in International Affairs
1980
Maryknoll College, Quezon City, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies

Professional Career

2017
Ambassador Extraordinary Plenipotentiary of the Philippines to the Republic of Austria with concurrent jurisdiction over Republic of Croatia, Republic of Slovenia and Slovak Republic

Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations Office in Vienna (UNOV), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

2014- 2017
Assistant Secretary, Office of European Affairs; Senior Special Assistant, Office of the Undersecretary for International Economic Relations, DFA-Manila

2011-2014
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Philippines, Berlin Federal Republic of Germany

2009-2011
Consul General, Philippine Consulate General, Frankfurt, Germany
Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul General, Philippine Embassy, Berlin, Germany

2004- 2008
Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary; Special Assistant, Office International Economic Relations; Director then Executive Director, Office of European Affairs, DFA-Manila

2002-2004
Minister, Philippine Mission to the United Nations and Other International Organizations and the World Trade Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

2000-2002
Minister and Consul General, Philippine Embassy, Vienna, Austria

1997-2000
Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary, DFA-Manila

1993-1997
First Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy, Tokyo, Japan

1989-1993
Second Secretary and Consul, Philippine Embassy, Canberra, Australia

1987-1989
Director, Office of ASEAN Affairs; Office of American Affairs, DFA-Manila

Languages
Filipino, English, German

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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VIETNAM - H.E. Le Dung

Credentials: 08.01.2018

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BIOGRAPHY

Date of birth: 31 October 1961

Home Province: Son Tay town, Ha Noi

Education: Bachelor of International Relation, Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam;
Advanced Political Theory Training; Advanced Public Administration Training;

Education and work

1978-1983
Studied at the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam

1983-1984
Desk Officer, News Bulletin Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1984-1986
Military Service, Department of Logistics for Air Force, Ministry of National Defense

1986-1989
Desk Officer, Department of Information and Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1989-1992
Attaché, Viet Nam Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York, US

1992-1996
Desk Officer, Department of Information and Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1996-1999
First Secretary, Vietnamese Embassy in US

1999-2003
Deputy Director General, Department of Information and Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

July-November 2003
Acting Director General, Department of Information and Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2003-2009
Director General, Department of Information and Press, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2009-2013
Consul General of Viet Nam in Houston, US

September 2013 to December 2017
Director General, Department of Europe, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

January 2018 to date
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to Federal Republic of Austria and Republic of Slovenia; Permanent Representative of the S.R of Viet Nam to United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna

Foreign language: English

Married with 2 children

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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NEPAL - H.E. Prakash Kumar Suvedi

Credentials: 08.01.2018

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BIOGRAPHY

Date of Birth: June 18, 1964

Educational Qualifications:

• M.A. International Relations, International University of Japan, Minami Uonuma-shi, Niigata-ken, Japan;
• M.A. Economics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal;

Professional Experiences:

• Ambassador to Austria, November 2017;
• Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Vienna; Permanent Representative to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization; Permanent Representative to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization; Resident Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency; December 2016;
• Joint Secretary, South Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, November 2014 –;
• Joint Secretary, General Administration Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, April 2013-;
• Joined Foreign Service of Nepal in July 1988. Served in various Geographic Divisions, Protocol Division and Administration Division;
• Served in Nepalese Embassies in Moscow, (First Secretary 1995-1999), Riyadh (Counsellor 2005-2008) and Copenhagen (Minister Counsellor 2009-2013).

Professional Trainings:

• US-South Asia Leader Engagement Program, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Executive Education, April 2016.
• Advance Security Course (ASC), Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, HI, USA, August-September 2008;
• Singapore Experience of Development, Singapore Foreign Ministry, 2000;
• International Public Law, The Hague Summer School, 1992;
• Diplôme, Institut International d’Administration Publique, Paris, France 1992.
Professional Trainings

Languages: Nepali (native), English, French, Hindi
Marital Status: Married; one daughter and one son

Fotos: Peter Lechner/HBF

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POLAND - H.E. Jolanta Róża Kozłowska

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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Born: April 21, 1957

Education:

Albert- Ludwigs – Universität Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
1992: Masters – Ethnology, Musicology and Contemporary History (concentration in German History);
Maria Curie Skłodowska – University, Lublin, Poland
1983: Diploma in music, Completed studies in musical education in the Department of Education and Psychology;

Professional Career:

2015-2017: CEO, Fundacja Uniwersytecka (Branch of KUL, the Catholic University in Lublin), Stalowa Wola, Poland
2014-2015: Foreign Affairs Advisor to the Marshal, Office of the Marshal of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Rzeszów, Poland
2009-2012: Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Cologne, Germany
2010-2012: Dean of the Consular Corps in North Rhine Westphalia, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Cologne, Germany
2005-2009: Co-Founder, Orenda Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland organizing Polish-German cultural and education events
2005-2006, Project Leader for International Projects, Adam Mickiewicz Institute, Warsaw, Poland
2003-2004: Director of the Festival Office, Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival, Cracow and Warsaw, Poland. Organized the 7th and 8th editions of the festival
Since 2003: Founding Member, Ludwig van Beethoven Association, Cracow, Poland
1998-2002: Consul General, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Munich, Germany
1994-1998: Vice Consul and Consul for Cultural Affairs, Consulate General of the Republic of Poland, Munich, Germany
1993-1994: Director for Foreign Contracts, Editions Spotkania sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
1992-1993: Senior Advisor, Bureau for National Minorities, Ministry of Culture and the Arts, Warsaw, Poland

Other:

1992: Initiated the city partnership between Kazimierz Dolny, Poland and Staufen im Breisgau, Germany.
Organized the Polish Culture Weeks in Freiburg and Staufen, Germany.
From 1984: Founding member of the GFPS e.V.- Association for Supporting Academic Stays of Polish Students in Germany (1984), a student-led crowdfunding organization supporting academic exchanges.
From 1984: Co-Founder and Vice President of the Deutsch-Polnisches Zentrum in Freiburg, Germany
From 1977: active in democratic opposition movements, including Solidarity, KOR (the Committee for the Defense of Workers), the Provisional Committee of the Independent Professional Union of Farmers and the Young Poland Movement

Interests:
Foreign policy, history, music, ecological farming;

Languages:
German, English, Russian

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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TAJIKISTAN - H.E. Idibek Kalandar

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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BIOGRAPHY

Date of birth:
2 January 1968

Education:

- Foreign Languages Department, Dushanbe Pedagogical University (1992),
- Area Studies, MA, Tsukuba University, Japan (2004)

Career:

1995-1999, Third Secretary, Personnel Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1999-2004, Second Secretary, Asia and Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2004-2005, First Secretary, Head of Section, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2005-2008, Second Secretary, First Secretary, Embassy of Tajikistan to Austria

2008-2009, First Secretary, Advisor, Europe and Americas Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2009-2011, Head of Section, International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2011-2014, First Secretary, Permanent Mission of Tajikistan to the United Nations

2014-2017, Head of the Department for International Organization, MFA Tajikistan

September 2017, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Tajikistan to Austria/Permanent Representative to the OSCE, United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna

Languages:
Tajik, Russian, English, Japanese

Married, has 3 children

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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ITALY - H.E. Sergio Barbanti

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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BIOGRAPHY

Date and place of birth
August 28, 1957, Milan - Italy

Education

March 1985
University of Rome “La Sapienza” – Master in Law “magna cum laude”

Professional Studies

November 1987
MFA - Deputy Head, Africa Dept. and responsible for restructuring of the foreign debt of African countries

August 1990
Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Italy in Harare (Zimbabwe)

December 1994
Deputy head, Press and Information Service; permanent observer at the OAS at the Embassy of Italy in Washington

August 1998
MFA . Deputy Officer in Charge for NATO issues, Directorate General for Political Affairs

December 2002
Diplomatic Advisor to the Minister for Public Administration and Civil Service

December 2004
Consul General in Madrid

January 2009
Ambassador of Italy in Podgorica (Montenegro)

April 2016
MFA. Deputy Inspector-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rome

Since November 2017
Ambassador of Italy to the Federal Republic of Austria

Ambassador Barbanti speaks English, Spanish and French.

He is a Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic and he is bearer of the Order of the Montenegrin Flag .

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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AFGHANISTAN - H.E. Khojesta Fana Ebrahimkhel

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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BIOGRAPHY

In 2017, Ambassador Khojesta Fana Ebrahimkhel has been appointed as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to the Republic of Austria and as Permanent/Resident Representative to the United Nations and other International and Regional Organizations in Vienna.

Madam Ambassador shall represent Afghanistan in Austria and five other countries covered by the Afghan Embassy in Vienna, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Liechtenstein, and Slovenia and promote the multilateral agenda with the Vienna-based organizations including CTBTO, IACA, IAEA, ICMPD, INCB, OSCE, UNIDO, UNOV/UNODC.

Ambassador Ebrahimkhel started her diplomatic career in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2006, first as Deputy Chief of Staff, then as Chief of Staff and Advisor to the Minister. She later served as Counsellor at the Afghan Embassy in Washington, D.C., where she also acted as Chargé d’Affaires a.i., as well as Director-General of the Office of Human Rights and Women’s International Affairs. She also founded the Afghan Women Diplomats’ Association.

Prior to her diplomatic career, Ambassador Ebrahimkhel worked as an attorney in the office of the Attorney-General in Kabul, as a crime investigator in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul, and – later, in Germany – campaigned as a social activist for Afghan refugees and for women’s rights, actively participated in the German-Afghan Association, the German Lawyers’ Association, and Germany’s International Women’s Club, while acting as a lecturer and panelist, and published articles on women’s rights.

Ambassador Ebrahimkhel holds a bachelor degree in Political Science, with specialization in Law and Diplomacy, from Kabul University, Afghanistan and studied German, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics at Karlsruhe University, Germany, from where she also obtained a Certificate in Social Sciences. Further training includes diplomacy courses and management seminars in Malaysia and the United States.

She is fluent in Dari and Pashto, as well as in German and English.

Ambassador Khojesta Fana Ebrahimkhel is married to Mr. Abdul Naser Ebrahimkhel and they have four children.

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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LEBANON - H.E. Ibrahim Assaf

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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BIOGRAPHY

Born on 05.04.1968
Married, 3 children

Education:

Holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy.

1993: Graduated from the “National Institute of Administration” in Beirut

Professional Career:

Since November 2017:
Ambassador of Lebanon to Austria and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna

2012-2017:
Counsellor and Chargé d’Affaires of Lebanon in Bahrain

2010-2011:
“Security Council Political Coordinator” of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations in New York

2008-2009:
The Directorate General of the Presidency of the Republic of Lebanon

2000-2006:
Permanent Mission of Lebanon in New York. Between 2005 – 2006 he was Deputy Permanent Representative and Chargé d’Affaires of the mission

1996-2000:
Secretary of Embassy and then Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. of the Embassy of Lebanon in Sierra Leone

1994-1995:
Attaché at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants in Beirut

Publications:
In 2009, he published a Book entitled “The Last Assassination”, regarding UN Documents on the Investigation of Rafic Hariri Assassination.

Languages: Arabic, English, French

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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PORTUGAL - H.E. António de Almeida Ribeiro

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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BIOGRAPHY

Ambassador António de Almeida Ribeiro was born in Lisbon on 22/08/55. He is married to Isabel Cordovil de Almeida Ribeiro and has two sons.

He graduated in 1976 from the Faculty of Law (Legal and Political Sciences), University of Coimbra.

He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979 where he held a wide variety of positions.

1979 Attaché of Embassy, MFA

1981 Adviser for International Relations at the Office of the President of the Republic

1983 Embassy of Portugal in Rome; Alternate Representative to FAO

1986 Auditor of the NATO Defence College

1988 Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy in Praia (Cape Verde)

1991 Adviser to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation

1992 Head of Cabinet of the Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs

1994 Consul-General in London

1998 Deputy DG for Bilateral Relations at the MFA

1999 DG for Administration at the MFA

2002 Ambassador in Argentina; non resident Ambassador to Bolivia and Paraguay

2007 Ambassador to Egypt; non resident Ambassador to Jordan and the Sudan

2009 Ambassador to the EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) and Permanent Representative to the WEU.

2010 Full Rank Ambassador

2011 DG for External Policy at the MFA (Political Director)

2011 Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2013 Ambassador to the Holy See

2013 Ambassador to the Sovereign Order of Malta

2017 Ambassador of Portugal to Austria (designate)

2017 Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations (Vienna)
Resident Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Governor from Portugal on the Board of Governors
Permanent Representative to the Preparatory Commission to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO)

He is awarded, among others, with the following decorations:
- Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Christ
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Portugal
- Grand Cross of the Pian Order of the Holy See
- Grand Cross of the Order “Libertador San Martín” of Argentina
- Grand Cross of the Order of the Independence of Jordan
- Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Peru
- Grand Cross of the “pro Merito Melitensi” Order of the Sovereign and Military Order of Malta
- Commander of the Order of Merit of Austria
- Commander of the Order of Leopoldo II of Belgium
- Commander of the Order of the Republic of Egypt
- Commander of the Order of the Phoenix of Greece
- Officer of the Order of Merit of Italy
- Knight of the “Legion d’ Honneur” of France

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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SLOVENIA - H.E. Ksenija Škrilec

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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BIOGRAPHY

Date and place of birth: 26th August 1966, Murska Sobota

Education and Qualifications

2010 Andrássy University Budapest
Interdisciplinary PhD Studies in International Relations (Absolutorium)

1994-1997 University of Economics, Budapest Institute for International Studies
(BIGIS); Master in International Relations and Diplomacy

1985-1990 Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Faculty of Arts
Masters in Hungarian and German Philology

1985-1986 Friedrich Schiller University, Jena, Exchange Semester

1981-1985 Secondary Arts School Franc Miklošič, Ljutomer

1973-1981 Bilingual Primary School Drago Lugarič, Lendava

Work Experience

11 Sept 2017 Ambassador Designate of the Republic of Slovenia to the Republic of Austria

2014-2017 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia
to the Republic of Bulgaria with residence in Budapest

2013-2017 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of
Slovenia to Hungary

2011-2013 Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Minister
Plenipotentiary, Head of Global Challenges Department

2010-2011 MFA, Department for Economic Promotion; Team Leader for
Business Delegations

2004-2010 Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia, Budapest, also accredited to
Moldova, Bulgaria; Economic Counsellor. Chargé d'Affaires (Jun-Sept 2006,
Dec 2008-May 2009)

2002-2004 MFA, Department for Neighbouring Countries; Counsellor, Desk for
Austria, Coordinator for Slovenian-Austrian Historians and Lawyers
Expert Group

1998-2002 Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia, Budapest, also accredited to Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria; First/Second Secretary (Press, Culture, Minorities,
Education, Protocol)

1992-1998 Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia, Budapest, Attaché

1991-1992 Eurocom Corporate PR, Düsseldorf, Representative Office Budapest
Assistant to the Representative in Hungary

Additional Information
Languages: Slovenian, Hungarian – mother tongue, German, English, Serbo-Croat –
fluent written and spoken, Spanish – intermediate

Mother of two children
Studied Piano at Lendava Music School (1974-1981)
Special interests: arts, classical music, literature

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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SWITZERLAND - H.E. Walter Haffner

Credentials: 05.12.2017

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BIOGRAPHY

Walter Haffner was born in 1958 in the city of Zurich.

He studied History and American and English Literature at the University of Zurich, where he graduated in 1985.

In 1987 he joined the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and subsequently served as trainee in Bern and Strasburg. He returned to the headquarters in 1989 where he was assigned to the Protocol Section.
In 1991 he was transferred as Deputy Head of Mission to Teheran. In August 1994 he was transferred to Washington, where he served as Cultural Attaché and by 1997 was raised to the position of Counsellor.

From July 1998 until September 1999, as the first male Diplomat in the Swiss Foreign Service, he took an unpaid educational leave to look after his four kids, one dog and one rabbit.

In October 1999 he reintegrated the Foreign Ministry’s Human Resources Department, where he was promoted Deputy Head of Personnel in June 2000. In July 2002 he was appointed Deputy Chief of the Centre for Analysis and Prospective Studies of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs with the title of Minister.

From March 2005 to February 2008 he was Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Switzerland in Berlin. In March 2008 he was appointed Ambassador of Switzerland to the State of Israel, where he served until June 2012.

From July 2012 until February 2013 he served as Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republics of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. In March 2013 he was appointed Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republic of Turkey.

Since October 2017 he is Ambassador of Switzerland to the Republic of Austria. Ambassador Haffner has four children and is married to Tamar Haffner.

Fotos: Harald Minich; Peter Lechner/HBF

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