
H.E Dr. Etienne Berchtold
Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the United Arab Emirates
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.