Kurt Jaeger (born 25 November 1961) is a Liechtensteiner diplomat who served as Liechtenstein's

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to the United States.

Early life

Kurt Jaeger was born on 25 November 1961, to Kurt Julius Jaeger in Grabs, Switzerland. From 1973 to 1979, he attended a Jesuit boarding school in

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, Austria, and later attended a high school in

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, Switzerland from 1979 to 1980, before graduating from a high school in

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, Liechtenstein in 1982. From 1982 to 1984, he attended the

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. In 1987, he graduated from the

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with a law degree. In 1989, he graduated from

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with a

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degree. He married Laurette and had one son with her, Fabian Jaeger.

Career

After graduating from McGill University he worked for Avtec as legal counsel. In 1990, he joined the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Aviation where he enforced international air transport regulation and later served as the executive assistant and general counsel to the director general in 1994. In 1996, he worked at a private law practice in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. In 1997, he became the secretary to the board of the directors and general counsel to the CEO of

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. In 2000, he became the vice president of Atraxis Management Services and later became the vice president for aeropolitical affairs for

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in 2001.

Diplomacy

In 2005, he became a member of the board of the Surveillance Authority (ESA) of the

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representing Liechtenstein. In 2016, he was appointed to serve as the second ambassador to the United States following the retirement of

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. He arrived in Washington, D.C. in August and presented his credentials to President

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on 16 September 2016.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaeger, Kurt 1961 births 21st-century Liechtenstein politicians Ambassadors of Liechtenstein to the United States Liechtenstein diplomats Living people McGill University Faculty of Law alumni University of Fribourg alumni

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