| 1978 | Dr. jur., University of Innsbruck |
| 1979 | Diploma in International Relations, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center |
| 1981 | Research Assistant, UNHCR - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva; Certificate International Court of Justice, Research Session, The Hague |
| 1982-1985 | Austrian Deputy Trade Commissioner for Western Africa, Abidjan |
| 1985-1989 | Austrian Deputy Trade Commissioner for Japan, Tokyo |
| 1985 | Diplôme de Hautes Etudes Internationales, IHEID - The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva |
| 1990-1992 | Counsellor, Economic Affairs, Austrian Permanent Mission to the GATT - General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, Geneva |
| 1992-1997 | Deputy Director General, Department for European Integration and Trade Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna |
| 1995-1998 | Co-Chair (trade) of the Joint Session of Trade and Environment Experts, OECD, Paris |
| 1996 | Panelist of a WTO Dispute Settlement Panel (US/Canada - Split Run Editions) |
| 1997-1998 | Minister-Counsellor, Head of the Industrial and Commercial Affairs Section, Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU, EESC Counsellor - European Economic and Social Committee of the EU, Brussels |
| 1998-2002 | Counsellor, ASEM - Asia-Europe Meeting, European Commission, Directorate-General for External Relations, Brussels |
| 2002-2007 | Minister, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Japan, Tokyo |
| 2005 | Adjunct Professor for International Politics, University of Innsbruck (Dozent f. internationale Politik) |
| 2007-2011 | Ambassador of the European Union to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, Bern |
| 2012-2016 | Principal Advisor, Asia-Pacific Department, European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels |
| since 2017 | Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea, Seoul |
| 1987-1991 | Bachelor degree course, Biology, University of Salzburg |
| 1991-1998 | Master degree course, Botany, University of Vienna |
| Staff writer, Falter, Vienna |
| 1999-2005 | Member of the Editorial Staff, Foreign Affairs Section, News, Vienna |
| 1999 | International Media Fellowship, Duke University, Durham, NC |
| 2001 | International Visitors Program, The State Department |
| Lecturer, Danube University, Krems |
| 2006-2012 | Member of the Editorial Staff, Foreign Affairs Section, Die Presse, Vienna |
| 2009 | Lecturer, University of Vienna |
| since 2012 | Deputy Editor in Chief, Wiener Zeitung, Vienna |
| | Master’s degree in Political Management; George Washington University, Washington DC |
| 1988-1996 | Journalist, "Profil", Cash Flow, News, Vienna |
| 1996-1998 | Spokesperson, Austrian Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Hannes Farnleitner, Vienna |
| 2000-2001 | Consultant, crisis management, Control Risks, Berlin |
| 2001-2006 | Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs, Austrian Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel, Vienna |
| 2007-2008 | Head, China office, Austria Wirtschaftsservice, Shanghai |
| 2009-2010 | Spokesperson for Austria's non-permanent membership, UN Security Council, New York |
| since 2011 | Partner, Gaisberg Consulting, Vienna |
