Johann Sattler has been a career diplomat with the Austrian Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs since 1996.

He is currently posted to the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C., where he is responsible for political affairs and public diplomacy. Prior to assuming his position in Washington, Mr. Sattler was a member of the cabinet of the EU Special Envoy for South East Europe in Brussels, Belgium. From 1997–1998, he worked in the analysis unit of the European Union Monitoring Mission in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Johann Sattler holds a Master’s degree in Slavic Languages and Literature and Political Science from the University of Innsbruck, Austria and a Diploma from the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna.

• When Politics and Science Collide (October 5, 2004)