Claudia
REINPRECHT

Claudia Reinprecht has served in the Austrian Foreign Ministry since March 2004. After diplomatic postings in Brussels, Amman/Jordan, Hong Kong/China, and Paris, Ms. Reinprecht was appointed Chief of Unit for Transport, Telecommunication, Digital, Tech and Innovation Diplomacy, serving as the Austrian Foreign Ministry’s focal point for digital and tech diplomacy. Having studied in Salzburg/Austria and Salamanca/Spain, she holds a Master’s and PhD in Law with a focus on international public law, international criminal law, and refugee law, as well as a General Executive MBA from the Austrian Business School LIMAK in Linz. Throughout her diplomatic career, she has worked on a broad range of issues in multilateral and bilateral foreign policy — in particular emerging and disruptive technologies, human rights, information, communication and media, cultural and science diplomacy, foreign economic relations, international justice and home affairs, including counterterrorism. Ms. Reinprecht served as Austria’s Ambassador to UNESCO in Paris and as Consul General of Austria in Hong Kong and Macao. Prior to that, she was Policy Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Austria, Dr. Michael Spindelegger, advising him on international law and human rights, foreign cultural diplomacy, and development policy.