Convocation - Dr Hannes Porias

His Excellency Dr Hannes Porias, Ambassador of Austria will be on his Official Visit to Adelaide on Friday the 25th to Monday the 28th of July 2008 and has kindly offered to address our students at convocation.

Time: 12pm
Date: 25th July 2008
Place: Classroom 1, Ground Floor

1972   Law degree of the University of Vienna
1972 - 1973  Legal practice; High Court Vienna
1974   Solicitor's office; Dr. Pichler, Vienna
1975 - 1979  IIASA (International Institute for Applied Analysis Laxenburg/Austria)
1980   Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1982 - 1986  Embassy of Austria, Ankara, Counsellor
1986 - 1989  Embassy of Austria, Bonn, Minister-Counsellor
1989 - 1997  Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1990 - 1991  Economic and European Union Branch; Head of Section
1991 - 1992   Federal Chancellery; Chief of Cabinet of State Secretary Jankowitsch
1992 - 1997  Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs; Economic and European Union Branch; Head of the Department
1997 – 2001  Ambassador of Austria to Hungary
2001 – 2005  Ambassador of Austria to Serbia and Montenegro
2005 – 2007  Ambassador / Head of Department for South and South Eastern Europe; Southern Caucasus; Central Asia; Austrian National Coordinator of the Central European Initiative
since 25 Oct 2007 Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Commonwealth of Australia (New Zealand – 01.11.2007, Federated States of Micronesia – 13.11.2007, Republic of Vanuatu – 12.02.2008, Republic of Nauru – 18.02.2008)