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Foreign Ministry: Appointment of the new Director of the Diplomatic Academy
Vienna, 24 March 2009 – Foreign Minister Dr. Michael Spindelegger appointed former State Secretary Dr. Hans Winkler as future Director of the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna.
Bernhard J. Holzner © HOPI-MEDIA
Director Hans Winkler
Hans Winkler will take the helm at this long-established Austrian institution on 1 April. He will be succeeding the Czech diplomat and former Ambassador to Austria Jiri Grusa, who has headed the institution since March 2005.
Until December 2008, Hans Winkler served as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs, and prior to that he had headed the International Law Department in the Foreign Ministry and had also been Ambassador to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. One of the tasks of the Diplomatic Academy is to prepare graduates from Austrian and foreign colleges or universities for a career in the diplomatic service, in international organisations, or in international business.
Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs
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