European Union



5045/11

PRESSE 1

Nieuwe Oostenrijkse permanente vertegenwoordiger bij de Europese Unie

De Raad van de Europese Unie is in kennis gesteld van de benoeming door de Oostenrijkse regering van ambassadeur Walter GRAHAMMER tot permanent vertegenwoordiger van Oostenrijk bij de Europese Unie.

De heer GRAHAMMER is op 11 januari 2011 in functie getreden.

(Curriculum vitae in bijlage).

BIJLAGE

Curriculum Vitae

Walter Grahammer
born on 19th August 1953
Married, two children

Positions held in recent years:

2010

Director General for European Integration and Economic Affairs in the Federal Ministry of European and International Affairs

10/2004 - 2009

Deputy Permanent Representative of Austria to the European Union

2003 - 2004

Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vienna Deputy Chief of Cabinet of the Federal Minister Benita Ferrero-Waldner

2001 - 2003

Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vienna
Head of the Department for European Council and General Affairs/Foreign Affairs Council, COREPER II, WTO, OECD

1999 - 2001

Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vienna
Head of the Division of Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, Economic Relations with the Gulf States and Africa

1996 - 1999

Austrian Embassy in Belgium, Permanent Representation of Austria to the WEU and NATO
Minister Plenipotentiary, Deputy Head of Mission

1993 - 1996

Austrian Embassy in Luxemburg
Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission

1992 - 1993

Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vienna
Integration and Economic Affairs

1991 - 1992

Austrian Embassy in Czechoslovakia
Attaché

1990 - 1991

Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vienna
Legal and Consular Department

Previous work experience:

1985 - 1989

Austrian Embassy in Algeria, Commercial Department

1984 - 1985

Teacher for German in St. Quentin (France)

1978 - 1984

Teacher for French and Italian in Bad Ischl

Education:

1972 - 1978

University of Salzburg, Institute of Romance Philology, Mag. phil.

1973 - 1974

University of Reims (October 1973 - February 1974)

1975

Università per Stranieri, Perugia (April - June 1975)

1976 - 1977

Assistant for German at the Lycée Toulouse-Lautrec, Toulouse