Alfons M. Kloss

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Alfons M. Kloss (born September 19, 1953 in Graz ) is an Austrian lawyer and diplomat . He has been President of the Pro Oriente Foundation since 2018 .

Life

Alfons M. Kloss was born in 1953. He graduated in 1971 in Salzburg and was established in 1976 after studying law at the University of Salzburg doctorate . Kloss is married and has three children.

Kloss entered the service of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 1979 . After working in New Delhi , Helsinki , Bonn and Milan , he became Deputy Head of the Austrian Presidential Office in 1997 . In 2001 he was accredited as the Austrian ambassador to Italy . In 2007 he was appointed advisor for European and international affairs to Federal President Heinz Fischer . From 2011 to 2018 he was Austrian Ambassador to the Holy See , the Republic of San Marino and the Sovereign Knights of Malta Order . In 2018 he was appointed President of the Pro Oriente Foundation at the suggestion of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn .

Kloss is a holder of various domestic and foreign decorations, among them the Great Golden Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria and the Papal Order of Pius .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vatican Ambassador Kloss says goodbye to the ORF website. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ New President of "Pro Oriente" takes office. Catholic Church Austria , October 1, 2018, accessed on March 23, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Federal Chancellor's answer to the inquiry. (PDF, 6751 KB) 10542 / AB XXIV.GP. Republic of Austria - Parliament , April 23, 2012, p. 55 , accessed on March 23, 2020 (Gold Medal of Merit to Alfons M. Kloss, awarded in 1984). Available at: Orders and decorations to former domestic and foreign members of the government and other personalities (10542 / AB). Republic of Austria - Parliament .;
predecessor Office successor
Günter Birbaum Austrian ambassador to Italy
2001–2007 		Christian Berlakovits
Martin Bolldorf Austrian Ambassador to the Holy See
2011–2018 		Franziska Honsowitz-Friessnigg
personal data
SURNAME Kloss, Alfons M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian diplomat
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz