The Role of the Delegation

• To represent the Union, as appropriate, in the Republic of Korea.
• To inform the European Union on political, social, economic, external relations and trade developments in the Republic of Korea and, in this regard, to maintain contact with the principal players in the fields of politics and public life generally, the economy, business, civil society and higher education.
• To ensure a smooth and fruitful development of bilateral relations in the political, economic, commercial and co-operation fields and to seek to develop and encourage initiatives to promote co-operation under the Framework Agreement
• To monitor and ensure implementation of the EU-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement
• To promote and protect the EU’s interests and values and to spread knowledge and raise awareness of developments in the EU, its policies, purposes and aims with a view to engendering a better understanding of EU affairs and establishing a higher profile for the EU.
• To promote the EU’s policies in all areas.
• To foster close co-operation on EU matters with Member States’ missions via regular meetings at Ambassador, Counsellor, Information and Administration Officer levels.
• To carry out press and information activities in pursuit of the above objectives.

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Michael REITERER

Austrian citizen, born 1954 in Innsbruck

2017-present                       Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the European Union to the Republic of Korea

2012 – 2016                           Principal Advisor, Asia and Pacific Department, European External Action Service (EEAS), Brussels

2007 - 2011                            EU-Ambassador to Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, Bern

2002 - 2006                            Minister, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Commission to Japan, Tokyo

1998 - 2002                            ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Counselor, Department for External Relations, European Commission, Brussels

1997 - 1998                     Minister Counselor, Permanent Representation of Austria to the European Union, Brussels; Counsellor at the European Economic and Social Committee.

1992 - 1997                        Deputy Director General, Department for European Integration and Trade Policy, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna

1996 - 1997                            Co-chair/trade of the Joint Session of the trade and environment experts, OECD, Paris

1996                                         Panelist at the World Trade Organization (WTO)

1990 - 1992                            Counselor, Austrian Permanent Representation to the GATT, Geneva

1989 - 1995                            Negotiator, GATT Uruguay Round, on behalf of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics, Vienna

1985 - 1988                            Deputy Austrian Trade Commissioner for Japan, Tokyo

1982 - 1985                            Deputy Austrian Trade Commissioner for Western Africa, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

1981                                         Trainee, Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Vienna

1980                                         Researcher, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva

2005                                         Adjunct professor for international politics, University of Innsbruck (venia docendi)

1979 - 1981                            Diploma in international relations, Graduate Institute for International Studies, Geneva

1978 - 1979                Diploma in international relations, Johns Hopkins University – School for Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center

1973 - 1978                            Doctorate in law, University of Innsbruck