List of ambassadors of Austria to Japan

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Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Japan
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Incumbent
Sigrid Berka [1]
since 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Embassy of Austria, Tokyo
Style Her Excellency
Website Austrian Embassy, Tokyo

The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to Japan is the Republic of Austria's foremost diplomatic representative in the Japan. 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 Japan. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and the embassy is located in Tokyo. [2]

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Embassy, Tokyo

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Austrian Embassy, Tokyo

The Austrian Embassy is in Moto Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo. In April 2024, Sigrid Berka was designated as the new Austrian Ambassador to Japan. She previously serves as the Ambassador to Slovenia. [3]

Austrian Ambassadors

Appointed /
Accredited		NameTitle / NotesAppointed duringAccredited duringLeft post
1871 Heinrich von Calice Minister Resident Franz Joseph I Meiji oligarchy 1874
1874 Ignaz von Schaeffer Minister Resident1877
1874 Karl von Boleslawsky Chargé d'Affaires 1877
1874 Maximilian Hoffer von Hoffenfels Minister Resident1879
1883 Karl Załuski von Zaluskie Envoy1888
1888 Rüdiger von Biegeleben Envoy Kuroda Kiyotaka 1893
1888 Heinrich von Coudenhove Chargé d'Affaires1893
1895 Christoph von Wydenbruch Envoy Itō Hirobumi 1899
1899 Adalbert Ambró von Adamócz Ambassador1908
1899 Julius Szilassy von Szilos Chargé d'Affaires1908
1909 Guido von Call Ambassador Katsura Tarō 1911
1912 Ladislaus Müller von Szentgyörgy Ambassador1914
1914Breaking off diplomatic relations by Austria-Hungary Ōkuma Shigenobu
1920 Bruno Müller Honorary Consul Michael Mayr Hara Takashi 1925
1926 Ernst Störi Honorary Consul General Ignaz Seipel Wakatsuki Reijirō 1937
1953Resumption of diplomatic relations Julius Raab Yoshida Shigeru
1955 Franz Helmut Leitner Envoy (1955–1957)
Ambassador (1957–1960)		 Hatoyama Ichirō 1960
1961 Friedrich Hartlmayr Ambassador Alfons Gorbach Ikeda Hayato 1966
1967 Otto Eiselsberg Ambassador Josef Klaus Satō Eisaku 1971
1971 Reginald Thomas Ambassador Bruno Kreisky 1975
1976 Franz Weidinger Ambassador Fukuda Takeo 1980
1980 Clemens Weichs an der Glon Ambassador Suzuki Zenkō 1982
1983 Georg Hennig Ambassador Fred Sinowatz Nakasone Yasuhiro 1986
1987 Michael Fitz Ambassador Takeshita Noboru 1990
1991 Erich Maximilian Schmid Ambassador Franz Vranitzky Miyazawa Kiichi 1994
1995 Martin Vukovich Ambassador Murayama Tomiichi 1999
1999 Hans-Dietmar Schweisgut Ambassador Viktor Klima Obuchi Keizō 2003
2003 Peter Moser Ambassador Wolfgang Schüssel Junichiro Koizumi 2006
2007 Jutta Stefan-Bastl Ambassador Alfred Gusenbauer Fukuda Yasuo 2012
2012 Bernhard Zimburg Ambassador Werner Faymann Noda Yoshihiko 2016
2016 Hubert Heiss Ambassador Christian Kern Shinzō Abe 2020
2020 Elisabeth Bertagnoli [4] Ambassador Sebastian Kurz Shinzō Abe 2024
2024 Sigrid Berka Ambassador Karl Nehammer Fumio Kishida

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References

  1. ↑ Österreich, Außenministerium der Republik. "The Ambassador". www.bmeia.gv.at. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ↑ Österreich, Außenministerium der Republik. "Austrian Embassy Tokyo". www.bmeia.gv.at. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Signing of Slovenian-Austrian agreement on new border documents | GOV.SI". Portal GOV.SI. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Außenministerium: Beschluss des Ministerrates über die Besetzung von Leitungsfunktionen im Ausland | Bundesministerium für Europa, Integration und Äußeres (BMEIA), 11.03.2020
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