Biographical Information for Benita Ferrero-Waldner

Benita Ferrero-Waldner has been nominated by Austria as a candidate for the post of Director General of UNESCO. Here are some facts about her:

Born on 5 September, 1948 in Salzburg, Austria - married to Professor Francisco Ferrero Campos

November 2004

Member of the European Commission in charge of External Relations and European Neighbourhood Policy

February 2000 - November 2004

Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Austria

4 May 1995 - 3 February 2000

State Secretary for Foreign Affairs

1993 - 1995

UN Chief of Protocol

February 1993 - December 1993

Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs Deputy Chief of Protocol

July 1990 - February 1993

Austrian Embassy, Paris
First Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Mission,
Chargé d'Affairs a.i.

May 1987 - July 1990

Austrian Embassy, Paris
Counsellor for Economic Affairs

June 1986 - May 1987 Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Department for Development Co-operation

January - June 1986

Austrian Embassy, Dakar, Senegal
First Secretary

September 1984 - January 1986

Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Department of Economic Affairs; Department of Political Affairs;
Department of Consular Affairs;

1 January 1984

Austrian Embassy, Madrid
Special Consultancy

1981 - 1983

Gerns and Gahler, Freilassing/Germany
Chief Management Assistant

1978 - 1981

P. Kaufmann Inc., New York
Sales Director for Europe

1971 - 1978

Paul Kiefel, Freilassing/Germany (1971-72), Export Department
Gerns and Gahler, Freilassing/Germany
Director for Export Promotion

1966 - 1970 University of Salzburg, study of law (Dr iuris)

Check out:

• Benita Ferrero-Waldner's questionnaire responses when seeking her current EU position
• Her entry on Wikipedia
• Her profile on the EC website
• The Benita Ferrero-Waldner for UNESCO Facebook site
• Benita Ferrero-Waldner, la 'LIonne Souriante"
  
• "UNESCO: A New Vision for the 21st Century" by Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
• "UNESCO: Powerhouse of Cultural Dialogue" by Dr. Benita Ferrero-Waldner
• A talk she presented in 2006 titled "Intercultural dialogue: the media’s role"
• Interview by EuroNews (video, 2007)
• "Empowering Women, Ensuring Stability," video for a conference in 2008 organized by Benita Ferrero-Waldner)

A Video of a Presentation by Benita Ferrero-Waldner (in English)