04/02 '00 14:15 FAX +43 1 260605899 _UNIS VIENNA J «= — " ""~~ @001/001 UNITED NATIONS NATIONS UNIES ^ ^ . Information Service Service (Tinformation 111111 VEREINTE NATIONEN 1 Informationsdienst r 8 2000 J'J JUl FEB-42000 L EQSG/CEHL FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION TO: Mr. Iqbal S. Riza DATE: 4 February 2000 Und er-Secretary-General Chef de Cabinet Executive Office of the Secretary-General UN Headquarters Nev/ York Fax No: 103-2155 FROM: Ingiid Lehmann O Director ' PAGE: 1 OF UN Information Service, Vienna At noon today, Friday, February 4^ 2000, Austrian President Thomas Klestil swore in the new Austrian government, which is based on a coalition of the conservative People's Party (OVP) and tiie Freedom Party (FPO). The new Chancellor is Wolfgang ScMssel (OVP, former Foreign. Minister). Mr. Jorg Haider is not a member o.'f the new government, he remains Governor of Carmthia. Chancellor Mr. Wolfgang Sohussel (OVP) Vice Chancellor Mrs. Susanne Riess-Passer (FPO) Foreign Affairs Mrs. Benita Ferrero-Waldner (OVP) Finance Mr. Karl-Heinz Crasser (FPO) Defense Mr. Herbert Scheibner (FPO) Infrastructure Mr. Michael Schmid (FPO) Social Affairs Mcs. Elisabeth Sicld (FPO) Justice Mr. Michael Kittger (FPO) Agriculture Mr. Wilhelox Molterer (OVP) Education Mrs. Elisabeth Gehrer (OVP) Domestic Affairs Mr. Ernst Strasser (OVP) Economics Mr. Martin Bartenstein (OVP) Best regards. cc: Mr. Hogen Mr. Arlacchi. Mr. Eckhard INTERNATIONALES ZEN1 RUM WIEN POSTFACH 500, A-1400 WIEN, OSTERREICH TEL: 26060/4666/4677 FAX: Z6060-589S 04/02 '00 FRI 07:12 [TX/RX NO 6047] II001 Thursday 03 of Feb 2000, +1 212 953 1302 ->212 963 1921 Page 1 of 3 PERMANENT MISSION OF AUSTRIA TO THE UNITED NATIONS MISSION PERMANENTE DE L'AUTRICHE AUPRES DES NATIONS UNIES 823 United Nations Plaza, 8th Floor New York, New York 10017 Telephone: (212) 949 1840 Telefax; (212) 953 1302 internet address: [email protected] To / Pour: Mr. Paulose Peter Protocol and Liaison Service Fax-No.: 963 1921 Date / Date: 03-02-2000 From / De: Daisy Rutherfurd, Assistant Tel.-No.: 212-210 9860 to Ambassador Pfanzelter FAX-No.: 212-953 1302 Pages: 2 Please find attached the list of the members of the Austrian government which will be sworn in on Friday, 4 February 2000, for your information and future reference. Best regards, Daisy 03/02 '00 THU 19:00 [TX/RX NO 8088] Thursday 03 of Feb 2000, +1 212 953 1302 ->212 963 1921 Page 2 of 3 Government Federal Republic of Austria 4 February 2000 Federal Chancellor Wolfgang SCHUSSEL Deputy Chancellor and in charge of Women Affairs Susanne RIESS-PASSER State Secretary in the Federal Chancellery Ulrike BAUMGARTNER-GABITZER Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER * Federal Minister of Finance Karl-Heinz GRASSER State Secretary in the Ministry of Finance Stephan KOREA/ Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Martin BARTENSTEIN State Secretary in the Ministry for Economic Affairs (in charge of Tourism) Mares ROSSMANN Federal Minister of the Interior Ernst STRASSER Federal Minister for Social and Generation Affairs Elisabeth SICKL State Secretary in the Ministry for Social and Generation Affairs (in charge of Health Questions) Reinhart WANECK Federal Minister for National Defence Herbert SCHEIBNER Federal Minister for Education, Science, Cultural Affairs and Art Elisabeth GEHRER Federal Minister for Infrastructure Michael SCHMID Federal Minister of Justice Michael KRUGER Federal Minister for Agriculture and the Environment Wilhelm MOLTERER 03/02 '00 THU 19:00 [TX/RX NO 8088].