Michael Linhart
Austrian diplomat & politician (born 1958)
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- Michael Linhart ( Austrian German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaeːl ˈlɪnhart] ; born 31 August 1958) is an Austrian diplomat and politician who was appointed as the new Austrian Ambassador at Berlin on 15 December 2021.
- He attended high school in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg and graduated in 1976.
- Linhart received his doctorate degree in law in Vienna in 1985 and was qualified for legal practice in the same year.
- Two years later he became first secretary and was transferred to Damascus, Syria, assuming the role of deputy head of the embassy.
Michael Linhart (Austrian German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaeːl ˈlɪnhart]; born 31 August 1958) is an Austrian diplomat and politician who was appointed as the new Austrian Ambassador at Berlin on 15 December 2021. Before that, he served as minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Austria in the Schallenberg government from 11 October to 6 December 2021, ambassador of the Republic of Austria to France from 2018 to 2021 and Secretary-General at the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018.
Early life
Michael Linhart was born on 31 August 1958 in Ankara, Turkey, where his father was a diplomat at the Austrian embassy. He attended high school in Feldkirch, Vorarlberg and graduated in 1976. After spending a year in the Austrian Armed Forces for military service, he began reading law in the University of Salzburg and the University of Vienna in 1977. Linhart received his doctorate degree in law in Vienna in 1985 and was qualified for legal practice in the same year.
Diplomatic career
In 1986, Michael Linhart joined the diplomatic service in the Foreign Ministry and was deployed to the Austrian Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Two years later he became first secretary and was transferred to Damascus, Syria, assuming the role of deputy head of the embassy. He then was promoted to counsellor in 1992 and was sent to Zagreb, Croatia where he remained until 1995.
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