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BRAZIL - H.E. Nelson Antonio Tabajara de Oliveira

Credentials: 05.05.2022

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Born in Rio de Janeiro in 1957
Married, two children

EDUCATION

1983: graduated from the Brazilian Diplomatic Academy (lnstituto Rio Branco)
2007: presented his master's thesis at the Foreign Ministry's High Level Studies for Diplomats (''New Threats, Old Vulnerabilities: the new concept of hemispheric security and the Latin-American development agenda")

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2018-2022: posted as Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden and to the Republic of Latvia (non-resident)
2018-2019: Under Secretary-General for Multilateral Affairs and for European and North American Political Affairs
2015-2018: Special Adviser and Director-General of the Department for Defense and Security Affairs
2013-2015: Press Secretary and Special Adviser to the Foreign Minister
2011-2013: Director-General of the Department for Central America and the Caribbean
2008-2011: posted to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, Switzerland
2005-2008: posted to the Brazilian Permanent Missions to the Organisation of American States - OAS in Washington, USA
2003-2006: Head of the Division for the Organization of American States
1999-2001: posted to the Embassy of Brazil to Stockholm, Sweden
1996-1999: Head of the Division for the Antarctic, the Law of the Sea and Outer Space Affairs
1993-1996: posted to the Embassy of Brazil to New Delhi, India
1990-1993: posted to the Embassy of Brazil to Santiago, Chile
1987-1990: posted to the Embassy of Brazil to the Holy See, Vatican

Ambassador Tabajara was decorated by His Holiness the Pope John Paul II, with the Saint Gregory Magnus Order, and by the His Majesty the King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf, with the Order of the Polar Star. He has also received the Grand Cross of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Order of Rio Branco), as well as; Brazilian Orders of Merit from the Navy, Anny, Air Force, the Ministry of Defense and the Joint Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, among other decorations.

Fotos: Peter Lechner und Daniel Trippolt/HBF

Credentials: 28.11.2019

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Date and place of birth: 16. 02.1969, Misurata, Libya
Status: Married, with 2 sons and 2 daughters

Job Profile

2000-2003
Cabinet of the Libyan Foreign Minister, African Unity, Tripoli, Libya

2003-2007
Cabinet of the Foreign Minister

March 2007-Dec. 2011
Diplomat at the Libyan Embassy Brussels, in Charge of the dossier of cooperation between Libya and the European Union, and in Charge of the dossier of the African Group

Oct. 2010-Dec. 2011
Head of the Consulate Section at the Libyan Embassy Brussels

Feb. 2012-Sept. 2013
Cabinet of the Foreign Minister

Oct. 2013-Dec. 2014
Head, Office of the Deputy Foreign Minister

Jan. 2015 -Feb. 2018
Director of the European Affairs
Department/ Libyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs

March 2018- 27 Nov. 2019
Charge d'Affairs a.i., Libyan Embassy, Vienna, Austria

Activities
- Rapporteur of the National Team for International Cooperation in the field of Security, Justice and Rule of Law (2013-2014)
- Head of the National Migration Group (2017-2018)
- Member of the negotiating team between Libya and the European Union (2008-2011)

Education
- Bachelor, French Language
- Bachelor, Business Administration
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration

Training Courses
- Protocol and Relations, Jordan 2001
- Leadership methods, Beirut 2006
- Negotiation, Tripoli 2012
- Peace building, Tripoli 2014
- Reports writing, Tripoli 2015

Skills
- English language knowledge
- Computer literate

Fotos: Carina Karlovits und Clemens Schwarz/HBF

CUBA - H.E. Loipa Sánchez Lorenzo

Credentials: 28.11.2019

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Date and place of birth: 2 March 1967, Havana, Cuba
Married, one son.

Languages: English and French, with knowledge of Russian and Slovak

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in International Political Relations from the Raúl Roa García Higher Institute of International Relations in 1990
Bachelor’s Degree in Law from the University of Havana in 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

November 2019:
Ambassador of Cuba to the Republic of Austria with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Slovenia and to the Republic of Croatia

2017- October 2019:
Official with the rank of Ambassador at the Europe and Canada Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2011-2016:
Ambassador of Cuba to the Slovak Republic

2011:
Minister-Counselor at the Department of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs &
Vice-Chair of the Bureau representing Latin America and the Caribbean in the 50th session of the UN Committee for Programme and Coordination

2010:
Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of Cuba to Italy and the International Organizations based in Rome & Member of the Cuban delegation to the FAO World Summit on Food Security, to the Committee on Food Security, and to the sessions of the World Food Programme (2009)
Vice-President of the Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean at the 50th Session of the Committee for Programme and Coordination.

2007-2010:
Counselor at the Department of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2007-2011:
Counselor and Minister-Counselor in the Directorate of International Organisations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & participated in the 64th and 65th sessions of the United Nations, the 42nd session of the Commission on Population and Development (2008) and the 12th Commission on Science and Technology for Development (Geneva)

2003-2007:
Counselor at the Embassy of Cuba to Ethiopia, Djibouti and the African Union

2000-2003:
First Secretary of the Department of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Expert of the Committee for Programme and Coordination of the 55th and 56th sessions of the United Nations General Assembly

1999-2003:
Second and First Secretary in the Directorate of International Organisations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & conducted 12 official missions to UN Headquarters (55, 56, 57 United Nations General Assembly & participated in the III International Conference for the Pacific Use of Outer Space (Vienna) and the G-77 High Level Conference on Science and Technology (Dubai).
She was an International Expert of the Committee for Programme and Coordination (42nd and 43rd sessions).

1999:
Official at the Department of Multilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1996-1998:
Third Secretary of the Embassy of Cuba to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union

1995: Third Secretary of the Embassy of Cuba to Russia and Latvia

1990-1994:
Diplomatic attaché at the Europe Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

She has received the Enrique Hart medal.

Fotos: Carina Karlovits und Clemens Schwarz/HBF

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Birthday: 01 July 1957 Sulaimaniya / IRAQ
Marital status: Married / Two Daughters

Education:
1978 BSc. Chemistry / Sulaimaniya University Iraq
1991 Vocational Diploma / Advanced Information Technology Tehran
1997 Diploma in Spanish Language and Culture / Spain
1999 Diploma / International Relations and Diplomatic Issues / Italy

Positions and Works:
2019 March Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Austria
2017–2018 Ambassador, Head of the Department of Europa in the Iraqi MOFA
2013–2017 Ambassador of Iraq to the Kingdom of Sweden
2010–2013 Ambassador of Iraq to Brazil
2009–2010 Ambassador in the Iraqi Foreign Ministry
2005–2009 Member of Parliament in Kurdistan Region Iraq

Affiliation:
1978 Member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)
1992 Member of Human Rights Committee of the Iraqi National Congress
1994 Member of Founding Board of the Kurdish-Spanish Cultural Association
1998 Member of the Founding Board of Kurdish Relief Committee

Languages:
Kurdish (m. tongue) , Arabic, English, Farsi, Spanish, Italian & Portuguese

Fotos: KARLOVITS/HBF, HEINSCHINK/HBF, BAUER/HBF

Credentials: 06.11.2018

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Date of birth: October 21, 1960

He is married to Mrs. Monica Fontenoy Miranda and they have three children.

STUDIES

2010-2013
Diplomatic Academy of Peru Master's Degree in International Law with reference to “International Treaties”

1997-1998
École Solvay, Free University of Brussels, Belgium Post-Graduate Course in International Trade

1978-1985
Universidad de Lima, Graduate of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences

1981-1984
Diplomatic Academy of Peru
Bachelor and Bachelor's degree in International Relations and professional qualification of diplomat

WORK EXPERIENCE

2018
Ambassador of Peru to the Republic of Austria and concurrent in Slovakia and Slovenia

2016 - 2018
Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2012 - 2016
Ambassador of Peru to the Republic of El Salvador and concurrent in Belize

2011
Ambassador of Peru to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

2010
Director General, World Trade Organization and International Economic Negotiations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2009
Director General of the South American Community and of the Andean Community, Under-secretariat of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2008-February 2009
Director of Negotiations of Free Trade Agreements. Trade, Under-secretariat for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2003- June 2008
Embassy of Peru in Uruguay - Minister and Head of Chancellery

2003-June 2008
Permanent Representation of Peru to the Latin American Integration Association and MERCOSUR Alternate Representative of Peru

2000-2003
Director of Trade Promotion, Executive Office for Economic Promotion, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1995-2000
Embassy of Peru to the Kingdom of Belgium concurrent with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - Minister Counsellor, Head of Chancellery

1995-2000
Representation of Peru to the European Union - Minister Counsellor, Head of Chancellery

1995
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Office of the Deputy Minister of International Economy - Head of the Coordination Unit

1993-1994
Manager of Business Promotion, Lima Chamber of Commerce

1993-1994
Executive Director of the Euro Centre for Cooperation Business, European Union Al-Invest Programme

1993-1994
Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce - Peru Chapter

1992
Coordinator of the Economic Promotion Centre Business, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

1988-1992
Embassy of Peru to the Federal Republic of Germany - First Secretary, Head of the Department of Economic and Trade Affairs

1986-1988
Embassy of Peru in Australia, Third Secretary

1984-1985
Human Resources Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Third Secretary of Chancellery

1983-1984
Directorate of Political and Diplomatic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Department of North, Central America and the Caribbean - Third Secretary of Chancellery

ACADEMIC ACTIVITY

2010
Universidad San Martín de Porras
Professor of the course "International Relations"

Universidad del Pacífico
Professor of the course "International Trade Negotiations"

2009-2010
Centros Académicos de la Asociación de Exportadores (ADEX) (Academic Centers of the Exporters Association)
Professor of the course "International Trade and Integration"
Professor of the course "International Trade Negotiations”

2008-2010
Diplomatic Academy of Peru
Professor of the course "Diplomatic Communication"

2002-2003
Centros Académicos de la Asociación de Exportadores (ADEX) (Academic Centers of the Exporters Association)
Professor of the course "International Trade Negotiations"

MISSIONS

He has organized numerous trade missions and participated as delegate of Peru in the meetings of CELAC, UNASUR, MERCOSUR (Forum Consultation and Political Coordination - FCPC), ALADI, Andean Community, Pacific Arc and Pacific Alliance.

OTHER STUDIES

2000
Improvement Course of the Diplomatic Academy

2000
Senior Management Diploma, University of Piura

2005
Fifth Short Course on Trade Policy for the ALADI Member Countries

2005
Course on the Dispute Settlement System in the WTO

2007
Public Budget Specialization Program,
National School of Control, Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic

LANGUAGES

English, German, Italian and French

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

- Order of the “Merit for Distinguished Services", in the Grade of "Grand Cross", by the Republic of Peru
- National Order "José Matías Delgado", in the Grade of Grand Cross, Silver Plate, El Salvador
- Order of the “Merit for Distinguished Services”, by the Federal Republic of Germany
- Order "Peruvian Cross of Naval Merit", in the Grade of "Great Cross" - White Distinctive, by the Peruvian Navy
- Order of the “Merit Peruvian Diplomatic Service José Gregorio Paz Soldán”, in the grade of Grand Cross, by the Republic of Peru

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Member of the Peruvian Silver Board of Trustees

Fotos: HBF/Karlovits, Bauer und Heinschink

SUDAN - H.E. Mirghani Abbaker Altayeb Bakhet

Credentials: 06.11.2018

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Date of birth: 27.07.1957
Place of birth: Nyala-Southern Dafur, Republic of the Sudan

Marital status: Married and father of five children

Languages: Arabic (mother tongue), English

Academic Qualifications:

- Masters Degree, Political Science
Middle East University, Amman, Jordan- June 2008

- Ceftificate in Intemational Relations
Cligendale Institute, The Hague, Netherlands, May 2004

- BSC-Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
University of Khartoum, Republic of the Sudan, November 1985

Diplomatic Assignments:

Oct. 8, 2018
Ambassador designate of the Republic of the Sudan
to the Federal Republic of Austria

Nov. 2016 - Aug. 2018
Director General, Human and Financial Resources
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Sudan

July 2015 - Nov 2016
Ambassador, Director of the Subregional Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Sudan

Sept. 2O11 - June 2015
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
to the Islamic Republic of Iran

August 2008 - June 2011
Ambassador, Director of Real Estate Department
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Sudan

Oct. 2006 - Aug. 2008
Promoted to Ambassador 2007
Deputy Head of Mission - Baghdad, Republic of Iraq
resident in Amman -Jordan

Aug.2004 - Oct.2006
Minister Plenipotentiary - Charge D' Affairs
Sudan Embassy in Baghdad, Republic of Iraq

2003 - 2004
Deputy Director of European Depaftment
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Sudan

2000
Minister Plenipotentiary
Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan
Kuala Lumpur, Maiaysia

1995-1996
Office Director of H.E. State Minister
Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin

1994 - 1995
First Secretary, Protocol & Intemational Organizations
Departments, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Republic ofthe Sudan

1990-1994
Second Secretary,Embassy of the Republic of the
Sudan, London , United Kingdom

1985-1990
Architect, Ministry of Education, Projects Department
Sanaa, Yemen

Political forums' participations

Intemational Maritime Conference, London 1992

OIC Ministers of Foreign Affairs Meeting, Konakri, Ghinee 1995

OIC Summit ,Kualampur - Malaysia 2000

Arab League Summit -Khartoum 2006

Smart partenership conference in Langkawi-Malaysia -2000

Many political, cultural and social local and international conferences in
Khafioum, London, Kula Lumpur, Baghdad and Amman

Accompanied the State Minister and other official delegations to different
countries like Egypt , Saudi Arabia , Syria, UAE ,Thailand ,Singapore, France,
Italy, The Netherland, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Tanzania and also
attended many official meetings .

Fotos: HBF/Karlovits, Bauer und Heinschink

UZBEKISTAN - H.E. Sherzod Asadov

Credentials: 06.11.2018

Born on May 4th, 1981 in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan

Married, three children

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in International Economic Relations and a Master’s Degree in Geopolitics from the University of World Economy and Diplomacy, Tashkent

Career

2007
Joined the diplomatic service

2007-2008
Referent, Attaché, General Department for analysis and strategy of the foreign policy; Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan

2008-2012
Attaché, Third Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Singapore

2012-2014
Second Secretary, First Secretary, Department for Cooperation with the Structures of the Commonwealth of Independent States, Collective Security Treaty Organization and Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2014-2015
Head of the Division for Cooperation with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2015-2017
Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan

2017-2018
Counsellor, Chargé d'affaires a.i., Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan in the Republic of Austria,
Permanent Representative to the United Nations, OSCE and other International Organizations in Vienna

06.11.2018
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Republic of Austria, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, OSCE and other International Organizations in Vienna

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

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

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

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