Etienne Berchtold has been appointed as the new ambassador of Austria to Azerbaijan.
elchi reports that this was informed to “Report” by the Austrian Embassy in Baku.
“It is expected that Etienne Berchtold will begin his duties as the head of the Austrian diplomatic mission in Azerbaijan at the end of August,” the embassy emphasized.
It was noted that before his appointment to Azerbaijan, Berchtold served as the Austrian ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (since August 2022 – ed.).
Previously, he worked as a press secretary for foreign and European policy issues in the Austrian Federal Chancellery for Federal Chancellors Karl Nehammer, Alexander Schallenberg, and Sebastian Kurz.
E. Berchtold is a lawyer by profession.