Jankowitsch, Peter
10 July 1933 (Wien (A))Description Area
Former Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador of Austria (retired)
Secretary General, Austro-French Centre for Economic Rapprochement in Europe
- Educational background:
Degrees of Law and Modern Languages from Vienna
University and the Hague Academy of International Law
- Professional Experience:
1957 Federal Chancellery (Foreign Affairs), Department of International Law
1959 Special Assistant to the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bruno Kreisky
1962 Secretary at the Austrian Embassy, London
1964 Chargé d'Affaires a. i. at the Austrian Embassy, Dakar (first diplomatic post of Austria in French speaking Africa)
1966 Chargé d'Affaires en pied at the Austrian Embassy, Dakar
1967 Director of the Office of Dr. Bruno Kreisky, Chairman of the Socialist Party of Austria
1970 Director of Cabinet of the Federal Chancellor, Bruno Kreisky
1972 Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York
Chairman of the United Nations' Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
1973-1974 Representative of Austria to the Security Council of the United Nations (Non-Permanent Member)
1973 (November) President, Security Council
1977 Chairman of the UN General Assembly's Committee on Economic Affairs
1978 Permanent Representative to OECD, Paris
1979 Vice-Chairman of the International Energy Agency, Paris
1982 Deputy Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and Director of Cabinet in the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1983 Member of the National Assembly (Parliament)
1986 Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria
1987 Member for Lower Austria, Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Austrian National Assembly
1987 Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights of the Socialist International
1990 Minister of State for European Integration and Development Co-operation in the Federal Chancellor's Office
1992 Member for Wien, National Assembly
Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee between the European and the Austrian Parliaments
1993 Permanent Representative to OECD and ESA, Paris
1995 Chairman of the Board, Development Centre, OECD
1997 Deputy Chair, Economic Policy Committee, Socialist International
1998 President, Austrian National Committee for UNISPACE III
1998 President, Supervisory Board, Austrian Space Agency
1999 Chair, Technical Forum &Member of Steering Committee of UNISPACE III
2000 Member, Board of Trustees, Chair Commission VI
2001 International Academy of Astronautics
- Other functions (past and present):
. Honorary President of the Austrian Society for European Affairs
. Chairman of Board/President: Austrian Institute for Latin America; Society Austria-Vietnam; Jerusalem Foundation Austria
. Member of Board/Executive Committee: Vienna Institute for Development and Co-operation; Austrian Society for Foreign Policy and Intern. Relations; Austrian League for the United Nations; Austrian Institute for International Policy; Bruno Kreisky Archives Foundation; ASPEN Institute, Italy; IPS, Roma; Justitia et Pax
. Honorary Member of Board of the International Institute of Space Law
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Jankowitsch, Peter
10 July 1933 (Wien (A))Description Area
Former Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador of Austria (retired)
Secretary General, Austro-French Centre for Economic Rapprochement in Europe
- Educational background:
Degrees of Law and Modern Languages from Vienna
University and the Hague Academy of International Law
- Professional Experience:
1957 Federal Chancellery (Foreign Affairs), Department of International Law
1959 Special Assistant to the Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bruno Kreisky
1962 Secretary at the Austrian Embassy, London
1964 Chargé d'Affaires a. i. at the Austrian Embassy, Dakar (first diplomatic post of Austria in French speaking Africa)
1966 Chargé d'Affaires en pied at the Austrian Embassy, Dakar
1967 Director of the Office of Dr. Bruno Kreisky, Chairman of the Socialist Party of Austria
1970 Director of Cabinet of the Federal Chancellor, Bruno Kreisky
1972 Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York
Chairman of the United Nations' Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
1973-1974 Representative of Austria to the Security Council of the United Nations (Non-Permanent Member)
1973 (November) President, Security Council
1977 Chairman of the UN General Assembly's Committee on Economic Affairs
1978 Permanent Representative to OECD, Paris
1979 Vice-Chairman of the International Energy Agency, Paris
1982 Deputy Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and Director of Cabinet in the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1983 Member of the National Assembly (Parliament)
1986 Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Austria
1987 Member for Lower Austria, Chairman of the Foreign Policy Committee of the Austrian National Assembly
1987 Chairman of the Committee on Human Rights of the Socialist International
1990 Minister of State for European Integration and Development Co-operation in the Federal Chancellor's Office
1992 Member for Wien, National Assembly
Co-Chairman of the Joint Committee between the European and the Austrian Parliaments
1993 Permanent Representative to OECD and ESA, Paris
1995 Chairman of the Board, Development Centre, OECD
1997 Deputy Chair, Economic Policy Committee, Socialist International
1998 President, Austrian National Committee for UNISPACE III
1998 President, Supervisory Board, Austrian Space Agency
1999 Chair, Technical Forum &Member of Steering Committee of UNISPACE III
2000 Member, Board of Trustees, Chair Commission VI
2001 International Academy of Astronautics
- Other functions (past and present):
. Honorary President of the Austrian Society for European Affairs
. Chairman of Board/President: Austrian Institute for Latin America; Society Austria-Vietnam; Jerusalem Foundation Austria
. Member of Board/Executive Committee: Vienna Institute for Development and Co-operation; Austrian Society for Foreign Policy and Intern. Relations; Austrian League for the United Nations; Austrian Institute for International Policy; Bruno Kreisky Archives Foundation; ASPEN Institute, Italy; IPS, Roma; Justitia et Pax
. Honorary Member of Board of the International Institute of Space Law