COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONSEIL DE L'EUROPE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS

Strasbourg, 17 January 1984 Restricted CM(83)181

CMD001964 Addendum

ELECTION OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL

Letter from the Permanent Representative of

Addendum: Curriculum Vitae of Mr. Franz KARASEK

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CURRICULUM VITAE of Mr. Franz KARASEK

Born on 22 April 1924 in ; married to Gertrud (n§e Hnolik); 2 children

Languages: French, English, Russian

Law studies at the University of Vienna (Doctor of Law); International law studies in Paris

1950 Appointment to the Ministry for Foreign Affairs 1952-53 Secretary to Federal Chancellor 1953-56 Secretary to Federal Chancellor 1956-60 Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Paris 1960-64 Counsellor at the Austrian Embassy in Moscow 1964-66 Head of the Private Office of Federal Chancellor 12OO-/U Director General £01. Fuifeigii Cultural Relations at tuc Federal Ministry of Education 1970-79 Member of Parliament 1970 Member of the Steering Committee of the House of Europe, Vienna 1972 Joint editor of the quarterly journal of economic affairs and contemporary history "Europaische Rundschau", Vienna

International duties

1970-72 : Substitute member of the Austrian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 1972-79 : Member of the Austrian delegation 1973-74 : Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 1974-76 : General Rapporteur of the Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly 1974-79 : Chairman of the Committee on Culture and Education of the Parliamentary Assembly

1970-79 : Member of the Austrian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly 1972-79 : Member of the Austrian delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (1976-79, Chairman of the Committee on Legal, Parliamentary and Human Rights Questions)

1979 : 8 May - was elected Secretary General of the Council of Europe Took up duties on 1 October 1982 : 16 October - was awarded the Robert Schuman Gold Medal