Michael Linhart
Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs
Dr. Michael Linhart born on 31st August 1958 in Ankara
1976
Graduation in the Jesuit High School “Stella Matutina” in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg
1976 – 1977
Service in the Austrian Federal Army; Officer of reserve
1977 – 1985
Law Studies, Graduation to Dr. of Law and Judicial year
January 1986
Entry into service at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1986 – 1988
Service at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in different directorates (OSCE, Consular Affairs, Multilateral Economic Affairs), as well as at the Austrian Embassy in Addis Abeba
1988 – 1992
Deputy Head of Mission at the Austrian Embassy in Damascus
1992 – 1995
Deputy Head of Mission at the Austrian Embassy in Zagreb
1995 – 2000
Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Wolfgang Schüssel
2000 – 2000
Cabinet of the Federal Chancellor, Foreign Affairs Advisor to Chancellor W. Schüssel
2000 – 2003
Austrian Ambassador in Damascus
2003 – 2007
Director General of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation
2007 – 2012
Austrian Ambassador in Athens
2012 - 2013
Director General, Department for Development Cooperation at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
08 – 11/2013
Deputy Secretary General at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
08/2013-06/2018
Secretary General for Foreign Affairs at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
08/2018-10/2021
Austrian Ambassador in Paris
Since 10/2021
Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs
1976
Graduation in the Jesuit High School “Stella Matutina” in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg
1976 – 1977
Service in the Austrian Federal Army; Officer of reserve
1977 – 1985
Law Studies, Graduation to Dr. of Law and Judicial year
January 1986
Entry into service at the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1986 – 1988
Service at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in different directorates (OSCE, Consular Affairs, Multilateral Economic Affairs), as well as at the Austrian Embassy in Addis Abeba
1988 – 1992
Deputy Head of Mission at the Austrian Embassy in Damascus
1992 – 1995
Deputy Head of Mission at the Austrian Embassy in Zagreb
1995 – 2000
Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Wolfgang Schüssel
2000 – 2000
Cabinet of the Federal Chancellor, Foreign Affairs Advisor to Chancellor W. Schüssel
2000 – 2003
Austrian Ambassador in Damascus
2003 – 2007
Director General of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the operational unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation
2007 – 2012
Austrian Ambassador in Athens
2012 - 2013
Director General, Department for Development Cooperation at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
08 – 11/2013
Deputy Secretary General at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
08/2013-06/2018
Secretary General for Foreign Affairs at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
08/2018-10/2021
Austrian Ambassador in Paris
Since 10/2021
Austrian Federal Minister for European and International Affairs
Sessions
Ministerial Meeting
To mark the Freedom Online Coalition’s (FOC) 10th anniversary, Finland, as the Chair, is organising a virtual FOC 10th Anniversary Ministerial Meeting on 3 December 2021, hosted by Pekka Haavisto, the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Ministerial, the culmination of Finland’s FOC Chairship, is an important opportunity to raise the visibility of the Coalition and to set the FOC's goals and vision for the 2020s.
Terms of Service
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