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This article lists the ministers of foreign affairs of Austria, from 30 October 1918 up to today. During the time of the Anschluss to Nazi Germany from 1938 to 1945, Austria had no government in its own right. The current Austrian foreign minister is Alexander Schallenberg, who took office on 6 December 2021.
A member of the Schallenberg family and a graduate of the College of Europe, [1] Schallenberg was a career diplomat who became a mentor to Kurz when the latter became foreign minister. Kurz appointed him director of strategic foreign policy planning and head of the European department. [2] Schallenberg joined the cabinet as foreign minister in ...
Karin Kneissl (born 18 January 1965) is an Austrian diplomat, journalist, and politician. She served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2017 and 2019. Prior to assuming her government position, she was a lecturer.
Schallenberg served as chancellor for less than two months in late 2021 after Sebastian Kurz resigned, before passing the job to Nehammer and returning to the Foreign Ministry. The anti-immigration, euroskeptic and Russia-friendly Freedom Party won Austria’s parliamentary election in September, but was initially shunned by other parties.
Ministry of European and International Affairs: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BMEIA [6]) Ministry of Finance: Ministry of Finance (BMF [7]) Ministry of the Interior: Ministry of Interior Affairs (BMI [8]) Ministry of Justice: Ministry of Justice (BMJ [9]) Ministry of Arts, Culture, Public Service and Sports: Ministry of Arts and Public Service ...
Former Austrian Foreign Minister and close friend of Putin Karin Kneissl moved to Russia and transported her ponies to St. Petersburg. Her ponies were delivered on a Russian Defense Ministry plane.
(Reuters) - Former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl will move to St. Petersburg to work at an academic centre there which she heads, the Russian TASS state news agency reported on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (German: Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten, abbreviated BMEIA, colloquially Außenministerium) is the government ministry of Austria responsible for diplomatic missions and immigration, the administration of foreign policy, and the maintenance of the country's relations with international organisations, especially the ...