Eva Nowotny (born 17 February 1944 in

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) is chair of the Board of the

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. She has been Austrian ambassador to

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(1992–1997), to the

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(

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) (1997–1999), and to the United States. From 1983 to 1992, Nowotny served as foreign policy advisor to the Austrian chancellors Fred Sinowatz and Franz Vranitzky. She was an assistant professor at the

from 1969 to 1973. Eva Nowotny is married to Thomas Nowotny, a retired diplomat, author and lecturer on international relations. She is a member of the Advisory Council of

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. She has one daughter and two grandchildren. On 25 January 2008 she rang the

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opening bell in celebration of the

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