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Dr. Willy KEMPEL Former Head, Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU; Head, Department III.5, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of the Repubic of Austria, Vienna

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1985 Legal Adviser, Family Court Vienna
1986 Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs: Protocol and Eastern Europe Departments
1987 Austrian Embassy Kinshasa (then Zaire): Stage (security and development policies regarding nine Central African countries)
1987-1991 First Secretary, Austrian Permanent Mission to the United Nations and Specialised Organisations, Geneva (environment and disarmament issues)
1991-1994 Counsellor and alternate to the Ambassador, Austrian Embassy Tel Aviv
1994-1997 Counsellor and Deputy Head of the Middle East Department, Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1997-1999 Counsellor, Deputy Head of the Department for Arms Control and Disarmament as well as of the Austrian Permanent Mission
  to the IAEA and the CTBTO, Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
1999-2003 Minister, alternate, Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union
2003-2007 National detached expert/ diplomatic rank minister, European Commission, DG Relex
2007-2010 Head of Office of the Ministry of the Interior, Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU,
2010-2011 Minister, senior adviser regarding Lisbon Treaty, relations with the European Parliament, EU information, Post-
  Fukushima policies, Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of the Republic of Austria
since 2011 Deputy Head, Department COREPER I affairs and economic relations with EU Member States; EU information, Post-
  Fukushima policies
since 2012 Head, Department COREPER I affairs and economic relations with EU Member States; EU information

Mitgliedschaften

PUGWASH
EUROPEAN POLICY CENTER
ROTARY

Publikationen

The Protection of the Ozone Layer: The London Protocol
The Basel Convention on Hazardous Waste
Biological Weapons in the Global Context
The EU and Us

Auszeichnungen

Technical University of Vienna, Honorary Citizen
Tel Aviv University, Peace Award