Background
Tuerk, Helmut was born on April 24, 1941 in Linz, Austria.
Tuerk, Helmut was born on April 24, 1941 in Linz, Austria.
Juris Doctor, U. Vienna, 1963; postgraduate, College Europe, Bruges, Belgium, 1963-1964.
Delegate, United Nations General Assembly, 1966, 74-76, 82-92;
with international law department, Federal Ministry Foreign Affairs, 1965-1967, 72-78;
minister-counselor, Austrian Embassy, Bonn, Germany, 1978-1982;
deputy secretary general foreign affairs, 1991-1993;
Austrian ambassador to the United States, Washington, since 1993. Delegate United Nations Conference Territorial Asylum, 1976, United Nations Conference Succession States inRespect of State Property, Archives and Debts, 1983, 2d World Conference to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination, 1983. Led Austrian delegation to Human Rights Commission United Nations, 1987, 89.
Head Austrian delegation, 1989. Chairman 6th committee 44th United Nations General Assembly. Agent European Commission HumanRights and European Court for Human Rights Austrian Federal Government, 1982-1993.
Member Permanent Court Arbitration, the Hague, since 1986.
M. Monika Tuerk; 3 children.