Background
Ferrero-Waldner, Benita-Maria was born on September 5, 1948 in Salzburg, Austria.
Ferrero-Waldner, Benita-Maria was born on September 5, 1948 in Salzburg, Austria.
Doctor of Laws, University Salzburg, 1970.
Deputy director export promotion Paul Kiefel, Gerns and Gahler, Freilassing, Germany, 1971-1978. Sales director Europe P. Kaufmann Incorporated, New York York City, 1978-1981. Chief management assistant Gerns and Gahler, Freilassing, Germany, 1981-1983.
Special consultant Austrian Embassy, Madrid, 1984. With Department Economic Affairs, Department Political Affairs, Department Consular Affairs Federal Ministry Foreign Affairs, Austria, 1984-1986, with Department Development Cooperation Dakar, 1986-1987, state secretary for foreign affairs, 1994-1995, federal minister for foreign affairs of Austria, since 2000. 1st secretary of protocol Austrian Embassy, Dakar, Senegal, 1986, counsellor for economic affairs Paris, 1987-1990, 1st counsellor, deputy chief of mission, 1990-1993.
Executive office of secretary general, chief of protocol United Nations Secretariat, New York City, 1994-1995. State secretary foreign affairs Austria, 1995—2000. Federal minister foreign affairs Austria, 2000—2004.
Commissioner external relations and European neighborhood policy European Commission, Brussels, 2004—2009.
Married Francisco Ferrero Campos.