Profile

Benita Ferrero-Waldner

November 2004

• Member of the European Commission in charge of External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy

February 2000 - November 2004

• Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria

4 May 1995 - 3 February 2000

• State Secretary for Foreign Affairs

1993 - 1995

• UN Chief of Protocol

February 1993 - December 1993

• Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Deputy Chief of Protocol

July 1990 - February 1993

• Austrian Embassy
• Paris First Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission
• Chargé d'Affaires a.i.

May 1987 - July 1990

• Austrian Embassy, Paris Counsellor for Economic Affairs

June 1986 - May 1987

• Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Department for Development Co-operation

January - June 1986

• Austrian Embassy, Dakar, Senegal
• First Secretary

September 1984 - January 1986

• Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
• Department of Economic Affairs
• Department of Political Affairs
• Department of Consular Affairs

1 January 1984

• Austrian Embassy, Madrid
• Special Consultancy

1981 - 1983

• Gerns and Gahler, Freilassing/Germany
• Chief Management Assistant

1978 - 1981

• P. Kaufmann Inc., New York
• Sales Director for Europe

1971 - 1978

• Paul Kiefel, Freilassing/Germany (1971-72), Export Department
Gerns and Gahler, Freilassing/Germany Director for Export Promotion

1966 - 1970

• University of Salzburg, study of law (Dr iuris)