Elisabeth Kehrer
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Elisabeth Kehrer, born February 15, 1961 in Vienna
, is the Austrian Consul General in Chicago
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In 1984 Kehrer was awarded a Doctorate of Laws (LL.D.) from the University of Vienna
, and during 1984 and1985 undertook postgraduate studies in Comparative Constitutional Law for which she was awarded a "Diplome Superieure" by the University of Paris II in France.
From 1983 to 1986, Kehrer worked as a tutor and assistant professor in the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law within the University of Vienna, and from 1986 to 1988 she worked as a Research Assistant in the Austrian Constitutional Court. From 1988 to 1990 she worked for the Department of International Law in the Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and from 1990 to 1994 was posted as the First Secretary/Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the United Nations in New York. From 1994 to 1997 she was the Counsellor and DCM at the Austrian Embassy in Dublin, and from 1997 to 2001 she was the Head of the Coordination Desk for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union
and European Correspondent in the Political Division of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Vienna.
From 2001 to 2005, Kehrer was the Austrian Consul General at Chicago, before leaving to become the Austrian Ambassador to Malta in 2005, in which post she remained until 2007.
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, is the Austrian Consul General in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
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In 1984 Kehrer was awarded a Doctorate of Laws (LL.D.) from the University of Vienna
University of Vienna
The University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
, and during 1984 and1985 undertook postgraduate studies in Comparative Constitutional Law for which she was awarded a "Diplome Superieure" by the University of Paris II in France.
From 1983 to 1986, Kehrer worked as a tutor and assistant professor in the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law within the University of Vienna, and from 1986 to 1988 she worked as a Research Assistant in the Austrian Constitutional Court. From 1988 to 1990 she worked for the Department of International Law in the Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs, and from 1990 to 1994 was posted as the First Secretary/Counsellor at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the United Nations in New York. From 1994 to 1997 she was the Counsellor and DCM at the Austrian Embassy in Dublin, and from 1997 to 2001 she was the Head of the Coordination Desk for Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
and European Correspondent in the Political Division of the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Vienna.
From 2001 to 2005, Kehrer was the Austrian Consul General at Chicago, before leaving to become the Austrian Ambassador to Malta in 2005, in which post she remained until 2007.