Austria
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- Austria is part of the Europe block
- Austria has participated in 1491 votes since 26 October 1994, most recently on 23 December 2009
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Minority votes in the General Assembly
Sometimes these votes highlight an issue where there is a difference from the majority of the international community.
Austria…
| voted with 16 other nations (out of 181) to abstain on | Draft resolution XXI (resolution 62/42). | 5 December 2007 |
| voted with 17 other nations (out of 181) to abstain on | Draft resolution XX (resolution 61/78). | 6 December 2006 |
| voted with 18 other nations (out of 181) to abstain on | Draft resolution VI (resolution 63/46). | 2 December 2008 |
| voted with 19 other nations (out of 117) to abstain on | Draft resolution I (resolution 56/232). | 24 December 2001 |
| voted with 19 other nations (out of 162) to abstain on | Draft resolution N (resolution 50/70 N). | 12 December 1995 |
| voted with 20 other nations (out of 161) to abstain on | Draft resolution T, as a whole, (resolution 56/24 S). | 29 November 2001 |
| voted with 21 other nations (out of 175) to abstain on | Draft resolution XI as a whole, as amended, (resolution 58/46). [Subsequently, the delegation of Tajikistan informed the Secretariat that it had intended to vote in favour.] | 8 December 2003 |
| voted with 21 other nations (out of 169) to abstain on | Resolution X as a whole (resolution 55/33 X) | 20 November 2000 |
| voted with 21 other nations (out of 164) to abstain on | Draft resolution R (resolution 54/54 Q). | 1 December 1999 |
| voted with 22 other nations (out of 110) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/52/L.12 (resolution 52/24). | 25 November 1997 |
| voted with 23 other nations (out of 171) to abstain on | Draft resolution BB, as a whole, (resolution 57/85). | 22 November 2002 |
| voted with 23 other nations (out of 185) to abstain on | Draft resolution XVIII as a whole (resolution 59/83). | 3 December 2004 |
| voted with 23 other nations (out of 179) to abstain on | Draft resolution XXII as a whole (resolution 60/76). | 8 December 2005 |
| voted with 16 other nations (out of 173) against | Draft resolution II (resolution 51/83). | 12 December 1996 |
| voted with 23 other nations (out of 148) to abstain on | Draft resolution A/50/L.28 (resolution 50/56). | 11 December 1995 |
| voted with 23 other nations (out of 168) to abstain on | Draft resolution I (resolution 51/45 I). | 10 December 1996 |
| voted with 23 other nations (out of 164) to abstain on | Operative paragraph 2. | 9 December 1997 |
| voted with 23 other nations (out of 166) to abstain on | Draft resolution O as a whole (resolution 52/38 O). | 9 December 1997 |
| voted with 24 other nations (out of 130) to abstain on | Draft resolution IV (resolution 60/229). | 23 December 2005 |
| voted with 24 other nations (out of 156) to abstain on | The sixth preambular paragraph of draft resolution B. | 9 December 1997 |
Ambassadors
People who have spoken in the General Assembly or Security Council in the name of Austria. Sometimes ministers or heads of state take the place of the official ambassador of the day.
| Name | Speeches | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Böck | 1 | 26 November 1996 | 26 November 1996 |
| Mr. Carl | 1 | 28 June 2006 | 28 June 2006 |
| Mr. Charwath | 1 | 14 December 2006 | 14 December 2006 |
| Mr. Ebner | 8 | 30 April 2008 | 23 December 2009 |
| Mrs. Ferrero-Waldner | 10 | 29 September 1995 | 23 September 2004 |
| President Fischer | 2 | 15 September 2005 | 24 September 2009 |
| Ms. Freudenschuss-Reichl | 1 | 24 October 2007 | 24 October 2007 |
| Mrs. Haubner | 1 | 2 June 2006 | 2 June 2006 |
| Mr. Heissel | 1 | 18 December 2008 | 18 December 2008 |
| Mr. Herndl | 1 | 29 October 1998 | 29 October 1998 |
| Mrs. Hoenigsperger | 1 | 18 October 1994 | 18 October 1994 |
| Ms. Hönigsperger | 1 | 4 October 1999 | 4 October 1999 |
| Mr. Kargl | 1 | 26 October 1995 | 26 October 1995 |
| Ms. Kdolsky | 1 | 10 June 2008 | 10 June 2008 |
| Mr. Kier | 1 | 28 October 1998 | 28 October 1998 |
| President Klestil | 2 | 23 October 1995 | 6 September 2000 |
| Mr. Kyrle | 2 | 15 October 2009 | 8 December 2009 |
| Mr. Lennkh | 2 | 17 September 1998 | 18 September 1998 |
| Mr. Lichem | 1 | 20 October 2004 | 20 October 2004 |
| Mr. Lutterotti | 1 | 3 November 2006 | 3 November 2006 |
| Mr. Manz | 19 | 9 November 1994 | 18 December 1998 |
| Mr. Marschik | 4 | 19 December 2000 | 27 March 2006 |
| Mr. Mayr-Harting | 48 | 9 December 2008 | 17 December 2009 |
| Mr. Mock | 1 | 29 September 1994 | 29 September 1994 |
| Mrs. Nguyen | 1 | 21 September 2007 | 21 September 2007 |
| Mr. Pfanzelter | 65 | 7 October 1999 | 19 November 2008 |
| Ms. Plassnik | 5 | 20 September 2005 | 26 September 2008 |
| Mr. Schlesinger | 1 | 18 December 1998 | 18 December 1998 |
| Mr. Schmidt | 1 | 20 December 1999 | 20 December 1999 |
| Ms. Schneebauer | 3 | 6 December 1999 | 30 October 2000 |
| Mr. Schussel | 1 | 25 September 1996 | 25 September 1996 |
| Mr. Schüssel | 3 | 25 September 1997 | 9 November 2001 |
| Mr. Spindelegger | 2 | 6 January 2009 | 11 May 2009 |
| Mr. Sucharipa | 47 | 21 April 1994 | 23 December 1998 |
| Mr. Theuermann | 1 | 9 December 1998 | 9 December 1998 |
| Mr. Tuerk | 1 | 26 November 1997 | 26 November 1997 |
| Mr. Wiesenthal | 1 | 20 November 1995 | 20 November 1995 |
| Mr. Wimmer | 1 | 11 September 1999 | 11 September 1999 |
| Mr. Winkler | 3 | 14 September 2006 | 2 October 2008 |
| Mr. Wrabetz | 2 | 26 October 1998 | 7 December 1998 |
