List of ambassadors of Austria to France

Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to France
Coat of arms of Austria
Incumbent Wolfgang Wagner (as Chargé d'Affaires) since 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Austria, Paris
Style	His Excellency
Inaugural holder	Johann Andreas von Eichhoff
Formation	1919
Website	Austrian Embassy, Paris

The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to France is the Republic of Austria's foremost diplomatic representative in France. As head of Austria's diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and government of Austria to the Prime Minister and the government of France. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and the embassy is located in Paris.[1]

Austrian Ambassadors (since 1919)

Austrian Embassy in Paris, Rue Fabert 6

1919: Establishment of diplomatic relations

• 1919–1925: Johann Andreas von Eichhoff Plenipotentiary to the Supreme Council and to the French Government, from 3 September 1920 Ambassador and Plenipotentiary Minister in Paris.
• 1925–1932: Alfred Grünberger, Extraordinary Ambassador and Minister of Austria in Paris and Madrid
• 1932–1933: Heinrich Schmid, Chargé d'Affaires
• 1933–1933: Otto Günther
• 1933–1936:
• 1936–1938: Alois Vollgruber[2]
• 1938–1945: No diplomatic relations as a result of the Anschluss and World War II
• 1945–1955: There were no official Austrian diplomatic missions abroad due to the occupation (diplomatic contacts via the French High Commissioner, and from 1950 also ambassadors)
• 1946–1946: Norbert Bischoff as representative of the Austrian government to the government in Paris
• ...
• Resumption of relations after the restoration of Austria
• 1950–1953: Heinrich Schmid[3] Envoy 1950-1951 Ambassador 1951-1953[4]
• 1953–1958: Alois Vollgruber[5]
• 1958–1962: Adrian Rotter[6]
• 1962–1969: Martin Fuchs[7][8]
• 1969–1972: Ernst Lemberger[9]
• 1972–1974: Erich Bielka-Karltreu[10]
• 1974–1982: Otto Eiselsberg[11]
• 1983–1988: Eric Nettel[12]
• 1988–1993: Wolfgang Schallenberg[13]
• 1993–1997: Eva Nowotny
• 1997–2002: Franz Ceska[14]
• 2002–2007: Anton Prohaska[15]
• 2007–2011: Hubert Heiss
• 2011–2016: Ursula Plassnik
• 2017–2018: Walter Grahammer
• 2018–2021: Michael Linhart
• 2021–2022: Wolfgang Wagner, Chargé d'Affaires
• 2022–2023: Thomas Schnöll, Chargé d'Affaires
• 2023–present: Wolfgang Wagner, Chargé d'Affaires

Ambassadors of Austria-Hungary

Main article: List of ambassadors of Austria-Hungary to France

See also

• Foreign relations of Austria
• Foreign relations of France

References

1. Österreich, Außenministerium der Republik. "Ambassade d'Autriche à Paris". www.bmeia.gv.at (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2024.
2. (* 1890; † 1976) Alois Vollgruber im Munzinger-Archiv (Artikelanfang frei abrufbar)
3. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°54 du 3 mars 1950, S. 2423.
4. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°302 du 22 décembre 1951, S. 12683.
5. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°165 du 16 juillet 1953, S. 6303.
6. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°105 du 6 mai 1958, S. 4431.
7. Martin Fuchs (* 26. September 1903 in Wien, † 1. Oktober 1969), Diplomat und Widerstandskämpfer, siehe Fuchs Martin, Nachlässe in Österreich - Personenlexikon, OENB
8. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°99 du 25 avril 1962, S. 4251.
9. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°157 du 5 juillet 1969, S. 6860.
10. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°145 du 22 juin 1972, S. 6364.
11. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°221 du 20 septembre 1974, S. 9715.
12. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°100 du 29 avril 1983, S. 1315.
13. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°55 du 5 mars 1988, S. 3007, NOR MAEP8850001E.
14. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°78 du 3 avril 1997, S. 5110, NOR MAEP9750017G.
15. Remise de lettres de créance. In: JORF n°46 du 23 février 2002, S. 3470, texte n°1, NOR MAEP0250005G.

External links

• Official website of the Austrian Embassy, Paris