Background
HINTEREGGER, GERALD was born on November 12, 1928 in Weiz, Austria.
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GERALD HINTEREGGER
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University of Graz, Austria, 1947-1950, Translator’s exam. University of Mississippi, United States of America, 1950-1951, Bachelor of Arts. University of Graz, 1951-1955, Doctor of Philosophy Linguistics.
University of Vienna, 1955-1956, Dr Law. Spoken languages: German, English, French, Russ, Spanish.
Career
Joined Austrian diplomatic service 1957. Deputy Chief of Mission, Washington, District of Columbia 70. Chef de Cabinet, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1970-1975.
Ambassador to Spain 1975-1978, to Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics 1978-1981.
Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative, Vienna 1981-1987.
Executive Secretary United Nations Economics Commission, for Europe (Electrical and Computer Engineering) since 1987. Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1989-1990.
Membership
Member The Curatorium, Foundation PRO ORIENTE, Vienna. Advisory Council, Austrian Institute for International Politics. Associate Member of the Board, International Enterprise Foundation, Geneva.
Connections
Spouse Christa, National of Austria.
