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'''Wolfgang Petritsch''' (born 26 August 1947) is an [[Austria]]n [[diplomat]] of [[Slovenes|Slovene]] ethnicity. Between 1999 and 2002 Petritsch served as the international [[High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. Per 2021, he is president of the spooky sounding [[Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation]].
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== Biography ==
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=== Early life and studies ===
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Petritsch was born to a [[Carinthian Slovene]] family in [[Klagenfurt]]; he grew up in [[Ferlach|Glainach]]<ref>[http://www.kleinezeitung.at/nachrichten/politik/2813319/kaerntner-diplomatie-rund-um-welt.story?seite=2 ''Kärntner Diplomatie rund um die Welt'']. Artikel vom 21. August 2011 in der [[Kleine Zeitung|Kleinen Zeitung]]</ref> in a mixed [[Slovene language|Slovene]]/[[German language|German]]-speaking environment. Besides his native tongues, he speaks English, French, and Serbo-Croatian.<ref name=bio>http://www.wolfgangpetritsch.com/</ref>
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Petritsch studied history, German studies, political science and law at the [[University of Vienna]], where he obtained a PhD in 1972. He was also a [[Fulbright Scholar]] at the [[University of Southern California]] in [[Los Angeles]]. From 1977 to 1983 he was secretary and [[press officer]] to Federal Chancellor [[Bruno Kreisky]], about whom he published a biography in 2011.
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=== Diplomatic career ===
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After one year at the Austrian Mission to the [[OECD]] in [[Paris]], between 1984 and 1992 Petritsch served as Director of the Austrian Press and Information Service Agency in the [[United States]] and as [[Minister Plenipotentiary]] to Austria's Permanent Mission to the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City|New York]]. In 1992–1994 he served as Acting Head of the Department for Multilateral Economic Co-operation in the Austrian foreign ministry, as well as in the latter year as Head of Department for Information on European Affairs in the Federal Chancellery, supervising the Austrian Federal Government's information campaign on [[1995 enlargement of the European Union|Austria's accession to the EU]]. Between 1995 and 1997 he headed the Department for International Relations of the [[City of Vienna]].<ref name=ohr>[http://www.ohr.int/?p=63948&print=pdf CV, ohr.int]</ref>
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From 1997 to 1999 he was Austrian Ambassador to the [[Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]]. During the same period, between October 1998 and July 1999, he was also the [[European Union Special Representative]] for [[Kosovo]]. In such a vest he chaired the EU negotiating teams in February and March 1999 at the [[Kosovo]] peace talks in [[Rambouillet]] and [[Paris]].<ref name=ohr/>
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Petritsch served between August 1999 and May 2002 as the international [[High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina]] (OHR). In this role, he was the final authority on the civilian implementation of the 1995 [[Dayton Peace Agreement]]. In 1999–2001 he was also chair of the Succession Commission for the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) in charge of distributing the public assets and liabilities among the successor states (Vienna Agreement, June 2001).<ref name=bio/>
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In the [[2002 Austrian legislative election|2002 Austrian elections]], Petritsch ran with [[Alfred Gusenbauer]]'s [[Social Democratic Party of Austria|SPÖ]], as prospective Foreign Minister. Already before the ballot, he was appointed Austria's [[Permanent Representative]] to the [[United Nations]] in [[Geneva]], on which post he later returned at the beginning of 2008.
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In September 2003, Petritsch, as Austria's Permanent Representative to the [[United Nations Office at Geneva]], to the WTO and to the Conference on Disarmament; he was appointed President of the [[Ottawa Treaty]]'s First Review Conference, or ''Nairobi Summit on a Mine Free World'' taking place in Kenya in 2004.<ref>http://www.nairobisummit.org/</ref>
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In 2004–2005 he chaired the [[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe]] (UNECE) and was in charge of its reform.<ref name=bio/>
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After leaving Geneva, Petritsch went to Paris as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Austria to the [[OECD]] until 2013.<ref name=bio/>
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=== Other positions ===
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From 2005 to 2014 Petritsch chaired the Center for European Integration Studies (CEIS) in [[Geneva]].
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Since 2007 he is President of the [[Paul Lazarsfeld]] Gesellschaft, [[Vienna]]
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From 2008 to 2013 he served as chair of the Board of the [[European Cultural Foundation]] in [[Amsterdam]].
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Since 2009 he is President of the [[Herbert Kelman]] Institute, [[Vienna]].
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From 2010 to 2013 he was Member of the Senior Advisory Group on the International Dialogue on [[Peacebuilding]] and [[Statebuilding]] (g7+), in [[Paris]].
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Later he was appointed Joseph A. Schumpeter Fellow at [[Harvard University]].<ref name=bio/>
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He still serves as the President of the Austrian [[Marshall Plan]] Foundation.<ref name=bio/>
 
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(diplomat, academic)
Wolfgang Petritsch - Buchmesse Wien 2018.JPG
Born1947-08-26
Klagenfurt, Austria
NationalityAustrian
CitizenshipAustrian
Member ofEuropean Leadership Network

Wolfgang Petritsch (born 26 August 1947) is an Austrian diplomat of Slovene ethnicity. Between 1999 and 2002 Petritsch served as the international High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Per 2021, he is president of the spooky sounding Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation.

Biography

Early life and studies

Petritsch was born to a Carinthian Slovene family in Klagenfurt; he grew up in Glainach[1] in a mixed Slovene/German-speaking environment. Besides his native tongues, he speaks English, French, and Serbo-Croatian.[2]

Petritsch studied history, German studies, political science and law at the University of Vienna, where he obtained a PhD in 1972. He was also a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. From 1977 to 1983 he was secretary and press officer to Federal Chancellor Bruno Kreisky, about whom he published a biography in 2011.

Diplomatic career

After one year at the Austrian Mission to the OECD in Paris, between 1984 and 1992 Petritsch served as Director of the Austrian Press and Information Service Agency in the United States and as Minister Plenipotentiary to Austria's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York. In 1992–1994 he served as Acting Head of the Department for Multilateral Economic Co-operation in the Austrian foreign ministry, as well as in the latter year as Head of Department for Information on European Affairs in the Federal Chancellery, supervising the Austrian Federal Government's information campaign on Austria's accession to the EU. Between 1995 and 1997 he headed the Department for International Relations of the City of Vienna.[3]

From 1997 to 1999 he was Austrian Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. During the same period, between October 1998 and July 1999, he was also the European Union Special Representative for Kosovo. In such a vest he chaired the EU negotiating teams in February and March 1999 at the Kosovo peace talks in Rambouillet and Paris.[3]

Petritsch served between August 1999 and May 2002 as the international High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (OHR). In this role, he was the final authority on the civilian implementation of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement. In 1999–2001 he was also chair of the Succession Commission for the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) in charge of distributing the public assets and liabilities among the successor states (Vienna Agreement, June 2001).[2]

In the 2002 Austrian elections, Petritsch ran with Alfred Gusenbauer's SPÖ, as prospective Foreign Minister. Already before the ballot, he was appointed Austria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, on which post he later returned at the beginning of 2008.

In September 2003, Petritsch, as Austria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva, to the WTO and to the Conference on Disarmament; he was appointed President of the Ottawa Treaty's First Review Conference, or Nairobi Summit on a Mine Free World taking place in Kenya in 2004.[4] In 2004–2005 he chaired the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and was in charge of its reform.[2]

After leaving Geneva, Petritsch went to Paris as Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Austria to the OECD until 2013.[2]

Other positions

From 2005 to 2014 Petritsch chaired the Center for European Integration Studies (CEIS) in Geneva. Since 2007 he is President of the Paul Lazarsfeld Gesellschaft, Vienna From 2008 to 2013 he served as chair of the Board of the European Cultural Foundation in Amsterdam. Since 2009 he is President of the Herbert Kelman Institute, Vienna. From 2010 to 2013 he was Member of the Senior Advisory Group on the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding (g7+), in Paris. Later he was appointed Joseph A. Schumpeter Fellow at Harvard University.[2] He still serves as the President of the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation.[2]

 

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References

  1. ↑ Kärntner Diplomatie rund um die Welt. Artikel vom 21. August 2011 in der Kleinen Zeitung
  2. ↑ a b c d e f http://www.wolfgangpetritsch.com/
  3. ↑ a b CV, ohr.int
  4. ↑ http://www.nairobisummit.org/
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