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Karola PAUL Representative of the UNHCR Vienna, Public Information

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 Education:
1965- 70 University of Marburg and Freiburg, Federal Republic of Germany, University Law Degree (First State Examination)
1970-71 Institut Européen des Hautes Etudes Internationales, France Diploma
1971-73 Post-graduate Civil Service Training (Referendar), Federal Republic of Germany, State Law Degree (Second State Examination)
 
 Professional Experience:
1973-74 Lawyer
1974-79 Civil Servant, Federal Agency for the Recognition of Foreign Refugees, Nuremberg, Federal Republic of Germany
 
 Functions with UNHCR:
1979-82 Associate Legal Officer, UNHCR Branch Office in Bonn, Germany
1982-85 Deputy Representative and Legal Adviser, UNHCR Branch Office in Bonn, Germany
1985-88 Assistant Representative (Legal), UNHCR Branch Office in Mogadishu, Somalia
1988-90 Deputy Representative, UNHCR Branch Office in Manila, Philippines
1991-93 Chief, Promotion of Refugee Law Section, Division of International Protection, UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
1993-95 Deputy Representative, UNHCR Branch Office in Bangkok, Thailand
1995-99 Deputy Director, Bureau for Europe, UNHCR Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland
1999- Representative, UNHCR Branch Office in Vienna, Austria