Thomas Stelzer (diplomat)

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Thomas Stelzer (born June 19, 1955) is an Austrian diplomat, who served as the Dean and Executive Secretary of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) until March 2024. [1]

Education

Stelzer holds a doctorate in law from Vienna University, a master of arts in Latin American studies from Stanford University, and a diploma in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center.

Diplomatic career

Stelzer served in a variety of diplomatic and international positions.

Minister-Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York; Delegate to the Committee for Disarmament and International Security (First Committee) of the General Assembly;Austrian Representative to the governing bodies of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA); [2]

Deputy Director of the Austrian Cultural Institute in New York;

Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary of the CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty) Preparatory Commission;

Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations (Vienna),[3] United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Preparatory Commission;

Facilitator and Chair of the Vienna Terrorism Symposiums;

Negotiator of the United Nations Convention against Corruption UNCAC;

Chair of the CTBTO Preparatory Commission;

President of the UNIDO Industrial Development Board.

Vice-Chair of the Second Conference of States Parties of the United Nations Convention against Corruption;

From March 2008 to June 2013 he served as United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs.[4] He was appointed to this position by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in February 2008.[5]

Ambassador to Portugal and Cabo Verde;

Dean and Executive Secretary of the International Anti-Corruption Academy IACA

Family life

Stelzer is married to Portuguese fellow diplomat Vanda Stelzer Sequeira, with whom he has three children.[6]

Decorations and awards

Stelzer has received the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.

References

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