Identifier
Created
Classification
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09VIENNA314
2009-03-18 09:06:00
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Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
MFA Legal Affairs Director New National Anti-Trafficking
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SUBJECT: MFA Legal Affairs Director New National Anti-Trafficking
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1.(U) At the March 10 cabinet meeting, the GOA appointed MFA Legal
Affairs Director Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger as the new National
Coordinator to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings. In this new
position, Tichy-Fisslberger will coordinate cooperation between
Austrian government agencies and NGOs, promote public awareness
raising programs, and expand assistance projects in source
countries. The appointment of a National Anti-Trafficking
Coordinator is the latest in a series of GOA anti-trafficking
measures in recent years. The GOA created an Anti-Trafficking Task
Force in November 2004 and adopted a National Action Plan against
Trafficking in 2007.
2.(U) In a first statement upon her appointment, Tichy-Fisslberger
noted that "sensitizing" the public and government agencies was a
prime goal. "Austria's legal framework is sufficient, but we must
keep reminding all players of the extent of the problem of
trafficking in human beings," noted Tichy-Fisslberger.
3.(U) The 51-year old Tichy-Fisslberger was previously posted in
Dublin, London and Brussels and has extensive experience in European
Union matters. She is married to an Austrian diplomat and has a
14-year old daughter.
Comment
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4. (SBU) The Embassy has had contact with Tichy-Fisslberger on the
visit to Austria of a PKK leader (reftel),and GOA issuance of
temporary visas for Iranian religious minorities seeking refugee
status in the U.S. She does not appear to be a hands-on, activist
manager, and has come across as aloof in previous contacts.
5. (SBU) While certainly qualified, the well-connected
Tichy-Fisslberger has so far not been a key actor in the
anti-trafficking scene, and it is not clear what effect her
appointment will have. Anti-trafficking activists had been
skeptical regarding the appointment of a new National Coordinator to
Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, noting that the GOA would not
want a person from outside the government.
YAP
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STATE FOR EUR/AGS, G/TIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SOCI KTIP PREL PGOV PHUM KWMN AU
SUBJECT: MFA Legal Affairs Director New National Anti-Trafficking
Coordinator
REF: 07 VIENNA 2932
THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT
ACCORDINGLY. NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION.
1.(U) At the March 10 cabinet meeting, the GOA appointed MFA Legal
Affairs Director Elisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger as the new National
Coordinator to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings. In this new
position, Tichy-Fisslberger will coordinate cooperation between
Austrian government agencies and NGOs, promote public awareness
raising programs, and expand assistance projects in source
countries. The appointment of a National Anti-Trafficking
Coordinator is the latest in a series of GOA anti-trafficking
measures in recent years. The GOA created an Anti-Trafficking Task
Force in November 2004 and adopted a National Action Plan against
Trafficking in 2007.
2.(U) In a first statement upon her appointment, Tichy-Fisslberger
noted that "sensitizing" the public and government agencies was a
prime goal. "Austria's legal framework is sufficient, but we must
keep reminding all players of the extent of the problem of
trafficking in human beings," noted Tichy-Fisslberger.
3.(U) The 51-year old Tichy-Fisslberger was previously posted in
Dublin, London and Brussels and has extensive experience in European
Union matters. She is married to an Austrian diplomat and has a
14-year old daughter.
Comment
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4. (SBU) The Embassy has had contact with Tichy-Fisslberger on the
visit to Austria of a PKK leader (reftel),and GOA issuance of
temporary visas for Iranian religious minorities seeking refugee
status in the U.S. She does not appear to be a hands-on, activist
manager, and has come across as aloof in previous contacts.
5. (SBU) While certainly qualified, the well-connected
Tichy-Fisslberger has so far not been a key actor in the
anti-trafficking scene, and it is not clear what effect her
appointment will have. Anti-trafficking activists had been
skeptical regarding the appointment of a new National Coordinator to
Combat Trafficking in Human Beings, noting that the GOA would not
want a person from outside the government.
YAP