Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details,such as the order of precedence at official processions,table seatings at state dinners,the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented,and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
Martin Vukovich is a former Austrian diplomat.
Nanguyalai Tarzi –was a high-ranking Afghan diplomat who was the Afghan Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the United Nations office and other international organisations in Geneva. Tarzi has been the Ambassador of Afghanistan to India,and before that he was Permanent Representative to United Nations at Geneva and Afghan Ambassador to Switzerland,Ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan and Director of the United Nations Information Centres (UNIC) in Tehran,Iran. From 1980s to 1990s,Tarzi was Permanent Observer of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to the United Nations,Geneva,Switzerland and United Nations,Vienna,Austria and Senior Political Adviser and Deputy Permanent Observer of OIC to the United Nations,New York,United States of America. In the 1970s,Tarzi was the Afghan Diplomat in Washington D.C.,United States of America.
Wegger Christian Strømmen is a Norwegian diplomat and politician who is Political Director of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko is a Russian diplomat. He served as the Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom between January 2011 and August 2019. Since August 2019,he has been rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is a former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia. While working at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow,he was in charge of multilateral diplomacy. A graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1976,he later gained a Doctor of Law degree. Yakovenko holds the diplomatic rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary,and speaks Russian,English and French.
The 1955 Austrian State Treaty ended the four-power occupation and recognized Austria as an independent and sovereign state. In October 1955,the Federal Assembly passed a constitutional law in which "Austria declares of her own free will her perpetual neutrality." The second section of this law stated that "in all future times Austria will not join any military alliances and will not permit the establishment of any foreign military bases on her territory." Since then,Austria has shaped its foreign policy on the basis of neutrality.
An agricultural attaché is a diplomat who collects,analyzes,and acts on information on agriculture,agribusiness,food,and other related spheres in a foreign country or countries. Agricultural attachés may be directly employed by the sending country's agriculture ministry,or they may be employed by the foreign ministry. Typical activities of an agricultural attachéinclude reporting on crop conditions,food availability,domestic agricultural policy and the foreign trade outlook in agricultural commodities;negotiating food aid agreements and agricultural credit lines;implementing agricultural technical assistance programs;facilitating professional contacts,exchanges,and technology transfer;assisting in negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements;and promoting the exports of agricultural and food products. In many cases,agricultural attachés may also bear responsibility for issues related to the environment,food security,food safety,fisheries,forestry,and indeed anything related to rural areas and the rural economy.
Sameh Hassan Shoukry is an Egyptian diplomat who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt since 2014. Previously,Shoukry served as the Ambassador of Egypt to the United States from 2008 to 2012. He was appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs on 17 June 2014.
The Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United Nations is the chief of mission of the United States Mission to the European Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations at the United Nations Office at Geneva. The full official title of the position is The Representative of the United States of America to the European Office of the United Nations,with the rank of Ambassador. The office was established in 1958 by 22 U.S.C. §287 :US Code - Section 287(e):Representation in Organization. The Representative has the rank of Ambassador and reports directly to the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. The office is sometimes referred to as ambassador but the correct title is representative for organizations.
Hans Peter Manz is an Austrian diplomat. He is the son of Austrian diplomats and grew up in Vienna. Hans Peter Manz graduated from the Theresian Academy in Vienna and then studied law receiving a doctorate from the University of Vienna in 1977. From 2011 to 2015 Dr. Manz served as Austrian Ambassador to the United States of America,succeeding Dr. Christian Prosl. During his distinguished diplomatic career,Dr. Manz served in a variety of positions,including inter alia,foreign policy advisor to the Chancellor of Austria. His overseas postings included Tehran,Bern and New York City.
The foreign relations of the State of Palestine have been conducted since the establishment of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964. In November 1988,the PLO's Palestinian National Council declared the independence of the State of Palestine and in 1994 the PLO established the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) following the Oslo Accords. The PLO Executive Committee performs the functions of the government of the State of Palestine. Currently,the PLO maintains a network of offices in foreign countries and also represents the PNA abroad.
Phạm Bình Minh is a Vietnamese politician who is currently a Deputy Prime Minister since 2013. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 2011 to 2021. Phạm is also a member of Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam headed by General Secretary Nguyễn PhúTrọng.
Päivi Luostarinen is a Finnish diplomat. She has been employed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs since 1981 and served as Finnish Ambassador at the Finnish Embassy in London from September 2015 until June 2019.
Kai Sauer is a Finnish diplomat. He is the current Under-Secretary of State,Foreign and Security Policy,in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.
David Zalkaliani is a Georgian career diplomat serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia since 21 June 2018. On January 21,2021,he was appointed as Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia.
Audra Plepytė is a Lithuanian career diplomat,ambassador. Since May 2021 she is Lithuanian Ambassador to the United States of America and to the United Mexican States.
Martin Weiss is an Austrian career diplomat who currently serves as Ambassador of Austria to the United States. He previously served as Austrian Ambassador to Israel and Cyprus.
Oleg Viktorovich Krivonogov was a Soviet and Russian diplomat. He served in various diplomatic roles from 1961 onwards,and was Ambassador of Russia to Luxembourg between 1997 and 2001.
Michael Linhart is an Austrian diplomat and politician who was appointed as the new Austrian Ambassador at Berlin on 15 December 2021. Before that,he served as minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Austria in the Schallenberg government from 11 October to 6 December 2021,ambassador of the Republic of Austria to France from 2018 to 2021 and Secretary-General at the Federal Ministry for Europe,Integration and Foreign Affairs from 2013 to 2018.
Horst Grunert was a German diplomat who served as the second Ambassador of East Germany to the United States from 1978 to 1983 and as ambassador to Austria from 1983 to 1986.
