List of ambassadors of Austria to France explained

Post:	Ambassador
Body:	the Republic of Austria to France
Insignia:	Austria Bundesadler.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Coat of arms of Austria
Department:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Austria, Paris
Incumbent:	Wolfgang Wagner (as Chargé d'Affaires)
Style:	His Excellency
Inaugural:	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)

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

See main article: List of ambassadors of Austria-Hungary to France.

See also

• Foreign relations of Austria
• Foreign relations of France

External links

• Official website of the Austrian Embassy, Paris

Notes and References

1. Web site: Österreich . Außenministerium der Republik . Ambassade d'Autriche à Paris . www.bmeia.gv.at . 31 July 2024 . fr.
2. (* 1890; † 1976) Alois Vollgruber im Munzinger-Archiv (Artikelanfang frei abrufbar)
3. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19500303&pageDebut=02423 Remise de lettres de créance.
4. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19511222&pageDebut=12683 Remise de lettres de créance.
5. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19530716&pageDebut=06303 Remise de lettres de créance.
6. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19580506&pageDebut=04431 Remise de lettres de créance.
7. Martin Fuchs (* 26. September 1903 in Wien, † 1. Oktober 1969), Diplomat und Widerstandskämpfer, siehe Fuchs Martin, Nachlässe in Österreich - Personenlexikon, OENB
8. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19620425&pageDebut=04251 Remise de lettres de créance.
9. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19690705&pageDebut=06860 Remise de lettres de créance.
10. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19720622&pageDebut=06364 Remise de lettres de créance.
11. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19740920&pageDebut=09715 Remise de lettres de créance.
12. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19830429&pageDebut=01315 Remise de lettres de créance.
13. http://legifrance.gouv.fr/jopdf/common/jo_pdf.jsp?numJO=0&dateJO=19880305&pageDebut=03007 Remise de lettres de créance.
14. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000199628 Remise de lettres de créance.
15. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000000409849 Remise de lettres de créance.