List of ambassadors of Austria to the United Kingdom

Ambassadors of Austria to the United Kingdom

Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the United Kingdom
Coat of arms of Austria
Incumbent Bernhard Wrabetz since 2023
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy of Austria, London
Style	His Excellency
Inaugural holder	Georg von und zu Franckenstein
Formation	1920
Website	Austrian Embassy, London

The Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the United Kingdom is the Republic of Austria's foremost diplomatic representative in the United Kingdom. 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 the United Kingdom. The position has the rank and status of an Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and the embassy is located in London.^[1]

History

Since 1677 there has been an Austrian legation in London, which was upgraded to an embassy in 1860. Since 1866, the Austrian ambassador at the Court of St. James has been 18, Belgrave Square.

Ambassadors of the Republic of Austria

1920–1938: Georg von und zu Franckenstein
1946–1950: Heinrich Schmid
1952–1955: Lothar Wimmer
1955–1966: Johannes, Prince of Schwarzenberg
1966–1970: Josef Schöner
1970–1975: Wilfried Platzer
1975–1978: Kurt Enderl
1979–1982: Heinrich Gleissner
1982–1987: Reginald Thomas
1987–1993: Walter Magrutsch
1993–1996: Georg Hennig
1997–2000: Eva Nowotny
2000–2003: Alexander Christiani
2004–2005: Ernst Sucharipa
2005–2010: Gabriele Matzner-Holzer
2010–2015: Emil Brix
2015–2018: Martin Eichtinger
2018–2023: Michael Zimmermann
2023–present: Bernhard Wrabetz^[2]

Ambassadors of Austria-Hungary

Prior to the formation of the Republic of Austria, the Habsburg Monarchy, Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, also sent diplomatic representatives to the Court of St James's in London.^[3]

References

^ Österreich, Außenministerium der Republik. "History of the Austrian Embassy". www.bmeia.gv.at. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
^ Österreich, Außenministerium der Republik. "The Ambassador". www.bmeia.gv.at.
^ "Representation of the Austrian Empire and the Austro – Hungarian Monarchy in the United Kingdom (1815 – 1920)". www.mfa.gov. 12 June 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2024.