Dr. Etienne Berchtold took up his duties as Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the United Arab Emirates in August 2022.
At the Federal Chancellery, he previously worked as a Foreign and European policy spokesperson for Federal Chancellors Karl Nehammer, Alexander Schallenberg, and Sebastian Kurz.
Before that, he worked as a spokesperson for Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, as well as an employee at the Permanent Representation to the EU in Brussels and for Shell Austria GmbH.
He holds a background in law and diplomacy.