Alexander Christiani (diplomat)

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Alexander Christiani (born May 31, 1940 Vienna ) is a former Austrian ambassador .

Life

Alexander Christiani attended the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna from 1964 to 1966 . From 1967 to 1981 he was a member of the delegation to the UN General Assembly and from 1981 to 1986 head of the Austrian delegation in West Berlin and consul general. On July 27, 1986, he was appointed Ambassador to Pretoria , where he was accredited from September 17, 1986 to June 23, 1990. He headed the Near and Middle East Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1996.

Later he was ambassador to The Hague and accredited to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). When Wolfgang Schüssel ruled with a coalition of the ÖVP and the Austrian Freedom Party , protests were made. Alexander Christiani was struck off a guest list for an ambassador's dinner on May 10, 2000 with Beatrix (Netherlands) . From 2000 to 2005 he was Ambassador to the Court of St James’s .

Christiani is Vice President of the Austro-British Society , board member of the Austrian Society for Foreign Policy and the United Nations ., Knight of the Sovereign Knights of Malta Order and member of the Rotary Club Vienna.

Awards

  • 2006: Great Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 1979 Thanks and recognition from the Austrian federal government in connection with the Vienna International Center
  • 1978 Commander's Cross of the Luxembourg Order of the Oak Crown
  • 1978 Grand Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria
  • 1993 Grand Cross of the Jordanian Order of Merit
  • 1994 Grand Officer of the Syrian Order of Merit
  • 2000 Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Orange-Nassau

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexander Christiani (* 1940); cf. Presidential Chancellery, APA: Federal President Dr. Fischer congratulates retired ambassador Dr. Christiani's birthday , press release OTS0242 / May 31, 2010 / 3:14 pm / Channel: Politics
  2. ↑ Austria's ambassador not on the Queen's guest list - scandal in The Hague over diplomatic dinner . In: Wiener Zeitung , April 6, 2005. Retrieved on August 14, 2012. 
  3. ↑ Der Spiegel , February 12, 2001, Prince Edward
  4. ↑ Entry in the Central Register of Associations of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (ZVR number: 227967446), accessed on May 19, 2014
  5. ↑ team , oegavn.org, accessed on May 20, 2014
  6. ↑ List of all decorations awarded by the Federal President for services to the Republic of Austria from 1952 (PDF; 6.9 MB)
predecessor Office successor
Johann Plattner Austrian Ambassador in Pretoria
Appointed on July 27, 1986, accredited from September 17, 1986 to June 23, 1990 		Arnold Möbius
Johannes Coreth Austrian ambassador in The Hague from
1999 to 2000 		?
Eva Nowotny Austrian ambassador in London from
2000 to 2003 		Ernst Sucharipa
personal data
SURNAME Christiani, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH May 31, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna