Walter Hagg

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Walter Hagg (* 30). December 1948 in Vienna) is an Austrian diplomat; He was the Austrian Ambassador to Luxembourg (2003 to 2007) and Ireland (2007 to 2012).

Live life

Walter Hagg studied law at the University of Vienna from 1968 to 1972. In 1972 he received his doctorate in law and was assistant at the Institute for German Legal History at the University of Vienna with Rudolf Hoke from 1973 to 1974. From 1974 to 1976 Walter Hagg attended the Vienna Diplomatic Academy.

Hagg is also a trained opera singer. He was taught in singing at the Conservatory of the City of Vienna from 1966 to 1972 with Judith Hellwig and from 1972 to 1976 at the Vienna Academy of Music and Performing Arts with Luise Scheit.

He has been married to Aglaë, born Thun and Hohenstein, since 1978 and has a daughter and two sons.

Diplomatic career

After joining the Austrian Foreign Service, Walter Hagg was in the Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs (BMaA) until 1977. There he dealt with bilateral economic relations with Eastern European countries and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). Until 1978 he was sent to the first follow-up meeting of the CSCE in Belgrade, after which he was from 1978 to 1981 at the Austrian Embassy in Rome and until 1984 at the Austrian Embassy in Lagos, where he was assigned first. From 1984 to 1988, Walter Hagg was Deputy Head of the General Secretariat at the Austrian Foreign Ministry and subsequently became Envoy, first from 1988 to 1993 at the Embassy in Rome, where he was in charge of the settlement of disputes regarding the autonomy of South Tyrol, then from 1993 to 1996 at the Embassy in Paris. Returning to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1997 to 2003, he was Head of Department 2 of Section II, which was responsible as a political section for South Tyrol, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Spain, Portugal and the Holy See.

Walter Hagg had his first accreditation as ambassador in Luxembourg, where he became Austrian ambassador from 2003 to 2007 as successor to Christian Strohal. From 2007 to 2012 he was Ambassador to Ireland. His successor there was Thomas Nader.

Awards

1993: Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
1994: Great Honorary Mark for services to the Republic of Austria
2002: Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
2005: Great Tyrolean Eagle Order
2005: Great Silver Medal of Honor for services to the Republic of Austria

Weblinks

The Connoisseur – Culturae Europeae Delectatio. Website of Walter and Aglaë Hagg.

Individual evidence

Ambassador (Republic of Austria)
Austrian Ambassador to Ireland
Austrian Ambassador to Luxembourg
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Grand Cross)
Bearer of the Great Silver Medal of Honor for services to the Repu