Helmut Freudenschuss
Helmut Freudenschuss (born February 27, 1956 in Bregenz , Vorarlberg ) is an Austrian diplomat .
After graduating from the BG Bregenz, Helmut Freudenschuss studied law and Spanish at the University of Innsbruck and Salzburg and international economic relations in London .
From 1979 to 1981 he was a university assistant at the Institute for Public Law and Political Science at the University of Innsbruck and then completed a research stay in the Human Rights Directorate of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. He has been with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1981 and was in the Western Europe and America Department from 1981 to 1982. He was then responsible for human rights issues and was Secretary to the Secretary General for Foreign Affairs.
From 1985 to 1993 he was employed in the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York and, at the same time, he was Austria's Alternating Representative in the United Nations Security Council. Furthermore, in 1992 he was chairman of the working group on remote sensing and from 1987 to 1992 head of the Austrian delegation in various committees (peacekeeping operations, space, information issues, etc.).
In February 1993 he was appointed to the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry, initially an employee of the Political Director, then head of Section II.1a (Coordination) of the Political Section. In 1994 he was the European correspondent and from 1999 to 2004 Ambassador to Beirut.
From 2004 to 2008 he was ambassador to Pretoria , South Africa .
Since 2008 he was Head of Division II.11 - Sub-Saharan Africa; African Union (AU).
Since the end of January 2011 he has been the foreign policy advisor to Federal President Heinz Fischer and since April 1, 2015 he has also been cabinet director in the Austrian Presidential Chancellery.
Since May 2017 he has succeeded Thomas Nader as Ambassador in Dublin , Ireland .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Change of leadership in the presidential office - Ambassador Dr. Helmut Freudenschuss new cabinet director. In: ots.at. March 31, 2015, accessed June 2, 2016 .
- ↑ CV on the website of the Austrian Foreign Ministry
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Herbert Amry |
Austrian ambassador in Beirut 1999 to 2004 |
Eva Maria Ziegler |
| Kurt Spallinger |
Austrian ambassador in Pretoria from 2004 to 2008 |
Otto Ditz |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Joy shot, Helmut |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bregenz , Vorarlberg |