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 Austria Addendum: Curriculum Vitae of Mr. Franz KARASEK 83.235 02.2 CM(83)181 - 2 - Addendum CURRICULUM VITAE of Mr. Franz KARASEK Born on 22 April 1924 in Vienna; 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 Leopold Figl 1953-56 Secretary to Federal Chancellor Julius Raab 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 Josef Klaus 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.