CHRISTINA KOKKINAKIS
Austria, DLG 30 (1993-95)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador of the EU to the OECD, UNESCO and the IEA in Paris and to the Principalities of Andorra and Monaco
- Deputy Managing Director Global and Director for Values and Multilateral Relations, European External Action Service (EEAS)
- Permanent Representative of Austria to the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the European Union
IRENA VOJÁČKOVÁ-SOLLORANO
Germany, DLG 24 (1987-89)
Career Highlight:
- Director General for Management and Reform ad interim, International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- United Nations Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq
SHOURA ZEHETNER-HASHEMI
Austria, DLG 44 (2007-08)
Career Highlight:
- Managing Director, Amnesty International Austria
- Deputy Head of Mission, Austrian Embassy Jakarta/Indonesia
BERND BRÜNNER
Austria, SPIS 06 (2005-06) and MAIS 10 (2006-07)
Career Highlights:
- Secretary General, Federal Chancellery of the Republic of Austria
- Deputy Managing Director, Austrian Development Agency (ADA)
KSENIA LEVUSHKINA
Russian Federation, MAIS 03 (1999-2000)
Career Highlight:
- Vice President Legal VISA CEMEA, VISA
- Senior Associate and Counsel, Baker McKenzie
IREN BORISSOVA
Bulgaria, Diploma Programme 33 (1996-97) and MAIS 1 (1997-98)
Career Highlights:
- Senior Director International Public Policy, Verisign
- Trade Advisor at the Delegation in Washington, European Commission
MAX ALBERTO DIENER SALA
Mexico, Diploma Programme 28 (1991-93)
Career Highlight:
- Founding Partner, DLG Lawyers
- Fiscal Attorney (Undersecretary position), Ministry of Finance of the Mexican Federal Government
RYSZARD SLOMKA
Poland, Diploma Programme 19 (1982-84)
Career Highlight:
- Founder, Polaris Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.
MELITTA ASCHAUER-NAGL
Austria, Diploma Programme 22 (1985-87)
Career Highlights:
- Area Head Education, Culture and Consumer Policy; Arbeiterkammer Wien
BRADLEY KLAPPER
USA, MAIS 7 (2003-04)
Career Highlights:
- Managing Partner, Qorvis Communications
- Senior Vice President of Media Relations, Qorvis Communications
- National Security Editor, Associated Press (AP)
VALON MURTEZAJ
Kosovo, Summer Course 2009
Officer of the National Order of Merit of French Republic, given by the President of the French Republic
Career Highlights:
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kosovo
- Permanent Professor, IESEG School of Management, Paris
HÉLÈNE BAUDET
France; Diploma Programme 23 (1986-88)
Career Highlights:
- Director, EY Global Diversity & Inclusiveness, Ernst & Young (EY)
ANDREI GALBUR
Moldova; Special Course 11 (1998)
Career Highlights:
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
- Ambassador, Embassy of Moldova in Russia
TUDOR ULIANOVSCHI
Moldova; Special Course 25 (2006)
Career Highlights:
- Chief External and Corporate Development Officer, 2050 Fund
- Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of the Republic of Moldova
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation in Geneva (UN, WTO)
- Global Senior VP Government Relations, Grasshopper Energy
BARTHOLD VEENENDAAL
Netherlands; Diploma Programme 19 (1982-84)
Career Highlights:
- Member of the Board, Unichips Food Group
- Senior Vice-President, Schneider Electric
- Senior Executive Vice-President at Sunpartner Technologies
GERHARD DANNINGER
Austria; Diploma Programme 19 (1982-84)
Career Highlights:
- Sales & Marketing Director, PT South Pacific Viscose
- Sales Director, Lenzing AG
Eva Marie HABERFELLNER
Austria; Diploma Programme 6 (1969-71)
Career Highlights:
- Professor, Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences/European School of Business
- Principal, Schule Schloss Salem
- Head of Bildungsinitiative Wirtschaft Verstehen Lernen, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Stiftung
Thomas RESCH
Austria; Diploma Programme 28 (1991-93)
Career Highlights:
- Obermagistratsrat, City of Vienna
Markus RODLAUER
Austria; Diploma Programme 18 (1981-83)
Career Highlights:
- Deputy Director, IMF Asia & Pacific Department
- Deputy Director/Senior Advisor, IMF Western Hemisphere Department
- Deputy Director, IMF Human Resources
- Chief, IMF Mission to China
- Executive Advisor, ESM
GEORGES SANTER
Luxembourg; Diploma Programme 15 (1978-80)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassies of Luxembourg in Vienna, Paris and Berlin
- Head of Delegation, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)
- Secretary-General, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg
Bernhard WRABETZ
Austria; Diploma Programme 25 (1988-90)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Republic of Austria to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Foreign Policy Advisor to the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria
- Ambassador, Embassies of Austria in Lisbon and New Delhi
- Head of Humanitäre Hilfe und Nahrungsmittelhilfe of the Federal Ministry of Austria
BRIGITTE BRENNER
Austria; Diploma Programme 26 (1989-91)
Career Highlights:
- Representative, Inter-Parlimentary Union
- Head of EU and International Services, Austrian Parliament
- President, Austrian National Committee of UNIFEM
Friedrich DÄUBLE
Germany; Diploma Programme 20 (1983-85)
Career Highlights:
- Consultant, Diplo Consult
- Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the International Organizations in Vienna
- Consul General, Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Sao Paulo
- Permanent Representative, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Rome
- Advisor EU Affairs, Office of the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Permanent Representative of the United Nations in Vienna
Myrtha HURTADO RIVAS
Switzerland; MAIS 3 (1999-2000)
Career Highlights:
- Brand Action Ambassador, Brant Action
- Global Head Trademarks, Novartis (Sandoz)
- Head of Group Trademarks, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
- Founder and Executive Director, Leaderching
- Nestle, General Counsel Brands and Marketing Properties
Dieter KOVAR
Austria; Diploma Programme 19 (1982-84)
Career Highlights:
- Advisory Board, SA-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Chief Executive Officer, Schauenburg International
- Managing Director, BASF South Africa & Sub-Sahara
- Secretary to the Minister, Austrian Ministry of Trade and Industry
- Non-executive Director, Wecke & Voigts
ASLAN BAKENOVICH SARINZHIPOV
Kazakhstan; Special Course 11 (1998)
Career Highlights:
- Minister, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- Chairman of the Executive Council of Nazarbayev University
Martin STROPNICKY
Czech Republic; Special Course 1 (1990-91)
Career Highlights:
- Minister, Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic
- Minister, Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic
- Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
- Deputy Prime Minister of the Czech Republic
- Artistic Director, Vinohrady Theatre Prague
- Ambassador, Czech Embassies in Lisbon, Rome and the Vatican
PETER ATHANASIADIS
Austria; Diploma Programme 5 (1968-70)
Career Highlights:
- Independent Consultant, Self Employed
- Commercial Counsellor, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
KAUSHIK BAGCHI
India; Diploma Programme 20 (1983-85)
Career Highlights:
- Chair of History and Historic Preservation department, Goucher College
- Vice-President of Enterprise Sales, IBM India
- Head and Vice-President of Digital Enterprise Platform Group, SAP
- Vice-President of Information Management Asia Pacific, ASG Technologies
GERLINDE MANZ-CHRIST
Austria; Diploma Programme 21 (1984-86)
Honorary Member of the OCEANS Network of the European Commission
Career Highlights:
- Head of Department for Communication and PR, Principality of Liechtenstein
- Managing Partner, Manz-Christ AG
IOANNIS RAPTAKIS
Greece; Diploma Programme 16 (1979-81)
Career Highlights:
- Deputy Director General, National Intelligence Service Greece
- Ambassador, Embassy of the United Kingdom in London
- Ambassador, Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Vietnam and Laos
- Director of Common Foreign and Security Policy and Political Cooperation of the European Union
KARL SCHIEMER
Austria; Diploma Programme 10 (1973-75)
Career Highlights:
- Head of Office of the Chairman, Rohrbach Music Association
- Director, Vorarlberg Regional Health Insurance Fund
FREDERICK SUMMER
Austria; Diploma Programme 11 (1974-76)
Career Highlights:
- Head of Department Legal and Compliance, Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Raiffeisen Bank International AG
YOUNES ALTAMIMI
Jordan; Diploma Programme 7 (1970-72)
Career Highlights:
- Freelance Senior Consultant and Senior Management Consultant, Y.Altamimi co
- Director of Organization and Management Development, Arab Bank
- Deputy Director General, Albaraka Banking Group
- Senior Advisor, Riyadh Bank
- Senior Consultant, United Nations Development Programme
- Senior Advisor, Sudan Cooperative and Development Bank
- Senior Banking Consultant, Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Services
ILONA ANTONISZYN-KLIK
Poland; Diploma Programme 38 (2001-02)
Career Highlights:
- Head of Group Office Warsaw/Board Advisor/Government Relations and Public Policy, Volkswagen AG
- Undersecretary of State (“Deputy Minister”), Ministry of Economy, Poland
MARIE-ROGER BILOA
Cameroon; Diploma Programme 14 (1977-79)
Career Highlights:
- Chairperson, Club Millenium, Paris
- CEO, Chief-editor and publisher, “Africa International”
- Founder, MRB TV
JANINE FINCK
Luxembourg; Diploma Programme 23 (1986-88)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Luxembourg in Rome, London and Copenhagen
- Head of Government Protocol, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg
ALEKSANDAR HEINA
Croatia; Special Course 3 (1992-93)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in the Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Denmark and Iceland
- Director General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Croatia
- Director General, Directorate for Europe and North America
- Assistant Minister, Directorate for Intern. Economic Cooperation
- Head of the Department for Bilateral Economic Relations
MARKUS INGENLATH
Germany; Diploma Programme 31 (1994-96)
Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honor and bearer of the Montgelas Prize 2018 for Bavarian-French relations
Career Highlights:
- Secretary General, Franco-German Youth Office
JAN KICKERT
Austria; Diploma Programme 30 (1993-95)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Austrian Embassy in Zagreb and Rome
- Director General, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria
- Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN, New York
JASNA OGNJANOVAC
Croatia; Special Course 2 (1991-92)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Sofia
- Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Dublin
- Assistant Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Croatia
- Head of the UN Department
- Advisor to the Multilateral Administration
- Deputy Head of the Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the EU and to the UN
JEAN-FRANCIS REGIS ZINSOU
Benin; Diploma Programme 22 (1985-87)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Benin to the UN in New York
VALENTIN ALEXANDROV
Bulgaria; Diploma Programme 12 (1975-77)
Career Highlights:
- Minister of Defence, Bulgaria
FATIMIR CELA
Albania; Special Course 3 (1992-93)
Career Highlights:
- Diplomatic Advisor to the President of the Republic of Albania
- General Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Albania
- Head of the Bilateral Relations Directorate of the Albanian Foreign Ministry
ADUNGA FISSIHA
Ethiopia; Diploma Programme 19 (1982-84)
Career Highlights:
- Lecturer, Arba Minch University
- Ambassador, Embassy of Ethiopia in London
FREDERICK HAMBURGER
Austria, Diploma Programme 6 (1969-71)
Career Highlights:
- Head of Delegation, European Commission
- Director, European Commission
ANNE RUTH HERKES
Germany; Diploma Programme 21 (1984-86)
Career Highlights:
- Board of Directors, Brookfield Business Partners of the Canadian Brookfield Group
- Senior Advisor, ELC Euringer Leadership Consulting
- State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany
- Ambassador, Embassy of Germany in Doha
YUSUF ZIYA IRBEC
Turkey; Diploma Programme 21 (1984-86)
Career Highlights:
- Executive Board Member, Parliamentarians Network on the IMF & World Bank
- Member of the Executive Board, Parliamentarians for Global Action
- Founding President of the International Balkan University, Skopje
- Member of Parliament, Turkey
- President of the Beykent University
- Member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee of the EU and of the EU Harmonization Committee
MICHAEL OLIVER KITZ
Austria; Diploma Programme 19 (1982-84)
Career Highlights:
- CEO, Casinos Austria CAGAST
ROLAND MARXER
Liechtenstein; Diploma Programme 12 (1975-77)
Career Highlights:
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Kulturstiftung Liechtenstein (Cultural Foundation)
- Ambassador and Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Liechtenstein
- Ambassador, Geneva
LEOPOLD MAURER
Austria; Diploma Programme 9 (1972-74)
Career Highlights:
- Head of Delegation, European Commission
- Ambassador, EU Delegation to Montenegro
PETER MOSER
Austria; Diploma Programme 2 (1965-67)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC, Tokyo and Seoul
DRAGANA RADULOVIC
Montenegro; Special Course 18 (2001)
Career Highlights:
- Head of Mission of Montenegro to NATO
- Director-General of the Directorate General for NATO and Security Policy
- Ambassador, Embassy and Permanent Representation in Vienna
MICHAEL REINPRECHT
Austria; Diploma Programme 20 (1983-85)
Career Highlights:
- USC, EU Visiting Fellow & Diplomat in Residence
- Head of Unit, European Parliament
- Advisor to the Director-General, DG External Policies, European Parliament
GERHARD REIWEGER
Austria; Diploma Programme 20 (1983-85)
Career Highlights:
- President, Austrian-Bulgarian Society
- Deputy Director, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Sofia and Bucharest
HEINZ LUDWIG SOMMERBAUER
Austria; Diploma Programme 18 (1981-83)
Career Highlights:
ERNST SUCHARIPA
Austria; Diploma Programme 9 (1972-74)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy in London
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation in New York (UN)
- Director, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
ELISABETH ZUK-MAYERHOFER
Austria; Diploma Programme 2 (1965-67)
Career Highlights:
- Director, Federal Press Service Austria
CELSO LN AMORIM
Brazil; Diploma Programme 3 (1966-68)
Career Highlights:
- Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance Member
- Chief Advisor, Presidency of Brazil
- Minister of Defense, Brazil
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brazil
- Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Brazil
- Ambassador, Embassy of Brazil in London
- Chair, Unitaid
Werner ANDRÄ
Austria; MAIZE 1 (1996-98)
Career Highlights:
- Judge at the Federal Administrative Court of the Republic of Austria
- Secretary General, Land & Forestry Companies Austria
ILSE BARTENSTEIN
Austria; Diploma Programme 18 (1981-83)
Career Highlights:
- General Manager, Lannacher Heilmittel GmbH
- CEO, Gerot Pharmazeutika GmbH
- Board Member of the Landesmuseum Joanneum GmbH, the Industriellenvereinigung Steiermark, and the Eco-Social Forum Steiermark
- Economic Parliament of the Styrian Chamber of Commerce: Delegates of the Industry Division
- WKÖ: Trade Association of the Chemical Industry
- Member of the 1st University Council of the Medical University of Graz
CHRISTIAN BERLAKOVITS
Austria; Diploma Programme 9 (1972-74)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Algiers and Rome
- Director-General, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria
- Head of Civil Service and the Legal and Consular Section of the Austrian Foreign Policy
EMIL BRIX
Austria; Diploma Programme 17 (1980-82)
Career Highlights:
- Director, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in London and Moscow
- Director General, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria
ALEXANDER CHRISTIANI
Austria; Diploma Programme 1 (1964-66)
Knight of the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Pretoria, The Hague and London
- Vice-President, Austro-British Society
- Head of the Department Middle East in the State Department
- Accredited to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Board Member of the Austrian Society for Foreign Affairs and the UN
HERBERT CORDT
Austria; Diploma Programme 8 (1971-73)
Career Highlights:
- Board Member, Austrian Postal Savings Bank
- Board Member, Austrian Länderbank AG
- Board Member, Aprilzi Foundation – social projects
- CEO, Cordt & Partner
- Chairman Supervisory Board of RHI
FILIP CUMPS
Belgium; Diploma Programme 12 (1975-77)
Career Highlights:
- Consul General, General Consularte of Belgium in St.Petersburg
- Ambassador, Embassy of Belgium in Jakarta, Kiev, Riga and Vilnius
WENDELIN ETTMAYER
Austria; Diploma Programme 4 (1967-69)
Career Highlights:
- Member of Parliament, Austria
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Helsinki and Ottawa
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation in Strasbourg (Council of Europe)
- Interior, Education and Constitutional Committees
- Vice Chairman of the Court of Auditors Committee
- Security spokesman for the ÖVP in the Nationalrat
- Head of the Department of Bilateral and Multilateral Foreign Economic Relations in the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
RAFIK FISCHER
Luxembourg; Diploma Programme 20 (1983-85)
Career Highlights:
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rivertree Investment Funds
- Non-Executive Director, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of KBLepb Investment Funds
- Chairman of the Board of Directors of EFA
- Vice Chairman, Quintet Private Bank (Europe)
INGEBORG GABRIEL
Austria; Diploma Programme 11 (1974-76)
Career Highlights:
- Professor & Head of the Department of Social Ethics, University of Vienna
- Vice Dean, Faculty of Catholic Theology, University of Vienna
KOLINDA GRABAR-KITAROVIC
Croatia; Special Course 5 (1994)
Career Highlights:
- International Olympic Committee
- President of the Republic of Croatia
- Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, NATO
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Croatia
- Ambassador, Embassy of Croatia in Washington, DC
ISABEL GÜNTHER
Germany; Diploma Programme 39 (2002-03)
Career Highlights:
- Academic Director, ETH Nadel Center for Development and Cooperation
- Professor and Head of the Center for Development and Cooperation, ETH Zurich
- Founder & Spokesperson, ETH for Development
AHMED HAGGAG
Egypt; Diploma Programme 2 (1965-67)
Career Highlights:
- Special Envoy of the President of Egypt
- Secretary General, African Society
PETER HOHENFELLNER
Austria; Diploma Programme 2 (1965-67)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Havana and Beirut
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation in New York (UN)
- Deputy Director, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Vienna
- Director of the Department for International Organization, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
- Minister Counsellor, Austrian Embassy in Budapest
- Charge d'Affaires, Austrian Embassy in Algiers
VALENTIN INZKO
Austria; Diploma Programme 9 (1972-74)
Career Highlights:
- High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, UN
- European Union Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Ljubljana and Sarajevo
EVGENI IVANOV
Bulgaria; Diploma Programme 20 (1983-85)
Career Highlights:
- Executive Director, Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation in Brussels (EU)
FERNAND KARTHEISER
Luxembourg; Diploma Programme 23 (1986-88)
Career Highlights:
- Member of Parliament, EU Luxembourg
- Ambassador, Embassy of Luxembourg in Washington, DC and Berlin
- Member of Parliament, Luxembourg
- National President, ADR
SHIGEO KATSU
Japan; Diploma Programme 11 (1974-76)
Career Highlights:
- Regional Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, World Bank Group
- President of Nazarbayev University, Astana
- Chairman of the Board of Directors, Tsesnabank JSC
WOLFGANG LANZ
Austria; Diploma Programme 1 (1964-66)
Career Highlights:
- Commercial Counsellor, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
IGOR LUKSIC
Montenegro; Special Course 14 (1999)
Career Highlights:
- Professor, University of Donja Gorica
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Montenegro
- Prime Minister, Montenegro
- Minister of Finance, Montenegro
- Director, PwC
GABRIELE MATZNER
Austria; Diploma Programme 5 (1968-70)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Bratislava, Tunis and London
- Deputy Director of the Diplomatic Academy
- Board of Associations such as the Peace University Stadtschlaining, the Theodor Kramer Society, the Londoner Wiener Library, and the Vienna Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe.
FERDINAND MAYRHOFER-GRÜNBÜHEL
Austria; Diploma Programme 3 (1966-68)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Ljubljana and Budapest
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation in Vienna (UN and OSCE)
KARL M. MILLAUER
Austria; Diploma Programme 19 (1982-84)
Career Highlights:
- Managing Director, KMM Consulting GmbH
- CEO, Aquarion AG
- Senior Vice President, Aquatech
- CEO, Christ Water Technology Group
- Chief Financial Officer, Wolford AG
- Member of the Supervisory Board at AIT
- Member of the Supervisory Board, Frequentis AG
JEANNE MOULOT GUEHE
Côte d’Ivoire; Diploma Programme 13 (1976-78)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Côte d'Ivoire in Madrid and Canberra
BRIGITTE ÖPPINGER-WALCHSHOFER
Austria; Diploma Programme 18 (1981-83)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in United Kingdom, Ethiopia, Pretoria -accredited in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Swaziland-, and India -accredited in Bhutan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka
- Managing Director, Austrian Development Agency
- Head of the Sub-Saharan Africa Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Permanent Representative of Austria to the African Union (AU)
- Head of the Internal Audit of the Foreign Ministry in Vienna
- Headed the Austrian Development Cooperation (ADC)
DANIEL OSPELT
Liechtenstein; Diploma Programme 18 (1981-83)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation in Strasbourg (Council of Europe)
DIETER PLATZER
Austria; Diploma Programme 24 (1987-89)
Career Highlights:
- Director, Office of the Carinthian State Government
RENÉ POLLITZER
Austria; Diploma Programme 18 (1981-83)
Career Highlights:
- Cabinet Director, Office of the Federal President of the Republic of Austria
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Athens and Rome
ERNST PORPACZY
Austria; Diploma Programme 1 (1964-66)
Career Highlights:
- Board Member, Pharmig
- CEO, Abbott Pharma
- CEO, BYK
- CEO, Altana Pharma
GEORGIOS D. POUKAMISSAS
Greece; Diploma Programme 14 (1977-79)
Career Highlights:
- PhD, Hellenic Republic
- Ambassador, Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Kyiv, Bucharest and Chișinău
- Secretary General, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece
- Director, Division for Eastern Europe and Eurasia of the Ministry Foreign Affairs of Greece
GERHARD PUTMAN-CRAMER
Netherlands; Diploma Programme 10 (1973-75)
Career Highlights:
- Deputy Director, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN
- Ambassador, Permanent Observer of the PAM to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva
- Director, DIHAD International Scientific Advisory Board
VIRGILJO REYES, JR
Philippines; Diploma Programme 12 (1975-77)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of the Philippines in Pretoria and Rome
BARBARA SATTLER
Austria; Diploma Programme 41 (2004/05)
Career Highlights:
- Professorship for the Philosophy of Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Ruhr-University Bochum
- Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, University of St. Andrews
- Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Yale University
JOHANN SATTLER
Austria; Diploma Programme 31 (1994/95)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Tirana
- CEO, WAZ Russia
- Special Representative and Ambassador of the EU in Bosnia and Herzegovina
HEINZ DAMAGE
Austria; Diploma Programme 20 (1983-85)
Career Highlights:
KARL SCHRAMEK
Austria; Diploma Programme 10 (1973-75)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Budapest, Dakar -accredited in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali and Sierra Leone-, Brussels and Damascus
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation in Brussels (NATO) and Head of the Austrian Mission
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation at the OECD, Paris
- Director of the Local Austrian Cultural Institute
- Head of the Department of Arms Control and Disarmament, Non-proliferation in the Foreign Ministry
- Represented Austria in the Permanent UN Disarmament Conference (UNCD) in Geneva, in the UN Disarmament Committee (CD) in New York, and in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna
- Vice President, Austrian-Syrian Society
GEORG SCHRAMEL
Austria; Diploma Programme 12 (1975-77)
Career Highlights:
- Commercial Counsellor, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
HANS-DIETMAR SCHWEISGUT
Austria; Diploma Programme 12 (1975-77)
Career Highlights:
- Secretary General, French Centre for Rapproachment in Europe
- Ambassador and Head, Delegations of the EU to Japan as well as to the People's Republic of China and Mongolia
- Ambassador, Permanent Representation in Brussels (EU)
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Tokyo and Beijing
- Director General, Federal Ministry of Finance, Austria
SOUREN G. SERAYDARIAN
Syrian Arab Republic; Diploma Programme 4 (1967-69)
Career Highlights:
- Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, UNMIL, UN
JUTTA STEFAN-BASTL
Austria; Diploma Programme 7 (1970-72)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Ljubljana, Delhi and Tokyo
ELHADJ AMADOU SY
Senegal; Diploma Programme 19 (1982-84)
Career Highlights:
- UNICEF, Regional Director of East & Southern Africa
- CEO. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Deputy Executive Director, UNAIDS, UN
- Chair of the Board, Kofi Annan Foundation
- Co-Chair, GPMB
TOMASZ TARABA
Poland; Diploma Programme 8 (1971-73)
Career Highlights:
- Chairman of the Board, Volksbank International Croatia
- Director, Alpine Leasing
MAMADOU TINE
Senegal; Diploma Programme 21 (1984-86)
Career Highlights:
- Cabinet Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Senegal
HÜNER TUNCER
Turkey; Diploma Programme 12 (1975-77)
Career Highlights:
- Professor, Middle East Technical University Ankara
- Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at Hacettepe University
ELISABETH UDOLF-STROBL
Austria; Diploma Programme 21 (1984-86)
Career Highlights:
- Head of Section V "Cultural Heritage", Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs
- Director-General, Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy, Austria
- Minister, Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs
ROBERT VAN EMBDEN
Netherlands; Diploma Programme 16 (1979-81)
Career Highlights:
- Head Task Force MH17, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ambassador, Embassies in Kingshasa, Asmara and Bogota
RANKO VUJACIC
Serbia; Diploma Programme 13 (1976-78)
Career Highlights:
- Director, Operational Support Services Branch, UNIDO, UN
- Director, Diplomatic Academy of Montenegro
HANS WINKLER
Austria; Diploma Programme 5 (1968-70)
Career Highlights:
- Director, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna
- State Secretary, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria
- Permanent Representative of Austria to the Council of Europe
MICHAEL CARPENTER
Austria; Diploma Programme 18 (1981-83)
Career Highlights:
- Ambassador, Embassy of Austria in Budapest and London
- Cabinet Director, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria
- Director General, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, Austria