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07VIENNA670
2007-03-19 11:37:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vienna
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UNCLAS VIENNA 000670
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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