Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07VIENNA670
2007-03-19 11:37:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:  

AUSTRIAN MFA GETS A NAME CHANGE

Tags:  PREL OPDC AU 
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OO RUEHAG RUEHAST RUEHDA RUEHDBU RUEHDF RUEHFL RUEHIK RUEHKW RUEHLA
RUEHLN RUEHLZ RUEHPOD RUEHROV RUEHSR RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHVI #0670 0781137
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 191137Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY VIENNA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6637
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
UNCLAS VIENNA 000670

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/AGS: SAINT-ANDRE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OPDC AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIAN MFA GETS A NAME CHANGE


The government of Austria has formally announced a change in
name for the Foreign Ministry. As of March 1, the MFA will
be the Federal Ministry for European and International
Affairs (Bundesministerium fuer Europaeische und
Internationale Angelegenheiten). The Minister will hereby
take the title of the Federal Minister for European and
International Affairs (Bundesministerin fuer Europaeische und
Internationale Agelegenheiten). Informally, we can still
call the Minister "Foreign Minister". The offices will
change as well.
McCaw