Johann Sattler

Johann Sattler (born 1969) is an Austrian diplomat. Since September 2019 he serves as the EU Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Johann Sattler
7th EU Ambassador and EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 September 2019[1]
Preceded by	Lars-Gunnar Wigemark

Biography

Johann Sattler studied Political Science and Slavic Studies at the Universities of Innsbruck, Prague and Moscow. In 1996 he graduated from the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna and joined the foreign service of the Republic of Austria. In 1997-1998 he worked as political officer in Sarajevo and Tirana for the European Community Monitoring Mission (ECMM).[2]

He then occupied various diplomatic posts such as Cabinet Member of the EU Special Representative for South Eastern Europe (Stability Pact) in Brussels (1999 - 2002), Counselor for Political Affairs at the Austrian Embassy in Washington (2002 - 2006) and Deputy Head of the Secretary General's Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006 - 2008).[2]

In 2008 he received his doctorate in political science from the University of Vienna.[2]

From 2008 to 2013, Sattler was Managing Director and Publisher for WAZ Media Group and Axel Springer in Moscow. He then headed the Western Balkans Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Vienna for three years. In 2016 he was appointed Austrian ambassador to Albania.[2]

In September 2019 he succeeded Lars-Gunnar Wigemark as EU Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina. [3]

Notes

1. "Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1340 of 8 August 2019 appointing the European Union Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina". 9 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
2. CV, EU Council
3. EWB

External links

• Johann Sattler on Twitter

Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Lars-Gunnar Wigemark	European Union Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina 2019 – incumbent	Incumbent