Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal served as the

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for Public Information at the United Nations from August 2012 to January 2015, succeeding

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. He is also the United Nations Coordinator for Multilingualism, a position in which he coordinates the issue of

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throughout the

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. Previously, as the spokesperson and head of the Department for Communication and Information of the

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, he collaborated with approximately 100 national offices abroad to design, develop and implement an integrated and coherent message. Prior to his appointment with the UN, Launsky-Tieffenthal held a variety of posts in which he oversaw the formulation of communications strategies with the application of various media tools. He was Head of Department for Press and Information at the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs from September 2007 to August 2012. From 2005 to 2007, he was Head of Department for Crisis Management and Citizens Services, Federal Ministry for Foreign Affairs,

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, Austria. In this position, he was involved in crisis management and negotiating international agreements. His posts with the Austrian Foreign Service included a stint as consul-general in Los Angeles, California, United States, from 2000 to 2004. From 1996 to 2000, he was Deputy Chief of Mission of the Austrian Embassy in New Delhi, India.Pass Blue 8 August 2012
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, Saudi Arabia. Before joining the Austrian Foreign Service, he worked for the

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in London, United Kingdom, and the Investkredit Bank in Vienna, Austria.

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UN Secretary-General Appoints Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal of Austria Under-Secretary-General for Communications, Public Information, 31 May 2012

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