MA in Latin American Studies, Stanford University; diploma in International Relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Centre, Johns Hopkins University; doctorate in Law, Vienna University. Formerly: Deputy Director, Austrian Cultural Institute, New York; Special Assistant to Executive Secretary, CTBTO Preparatory Commission; Minister-Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Austria to UN, New York. Austrian Representative to governing bodies of UNDP, UNICEG and UNFPA; Delegate, Committee for Disarmament and International Security, General Assembly; since 2001, Permanent Representative of Austria to UN, Vienna, United Nations Industrial Development Organization; International Atomic Energy Agency and Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission; 2002-07, Facilitator and Chair, Vienna Terrorism Symposiums. Since 2008, current position.