About Us

The Australian Embassy in Vienna and Permanent Mission to the UN is accredited to Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Kosovo, Slovakia, Slovenia, and to the International Organisations in Vienna.

Head of Mission

Ambassador Dr Brendon Hammer commenced his appointment in October 2016. Dr Brendon Hammer is the Australian Ambassador to Austria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hungary, Kosovo, the Slovak Republic, and Slovenia. Dr Hammer is Australia’s Resident Representative and Governor on the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and Australia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Vienna, as well as Australia’s Permanent Representative to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) Preparatory Commission.

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Embassy Contact Details

For Embassy office hours, contact details of the Australian Consulate Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canadian Embassy Budapest, Australian Consulate Slovenia, and 24-hour consular emergency service, please refer to the Contact us page.

Embassy Public Holidays 2018

January
Monday, 1 January - New Year’s Day
Friday, 26 January - Australia Day

March
Friday, 30 March - Good Friday

April
Monday, 2 April - Easter Monday

May
Tuesday, 1 May - May Day
Thursday, 10 May - Ascension
Monday, 21 May - Whit Monday
Thursday, 31 May - Corpus Christi

August
Wednesday, 15 August - Assumption

October
Friday, 26 October - Austrian National Day

November
Thursday, 1 November - All Saints

December
Monday, 24 December - Christmas Eve
Tuesday, 25 December - Christmas Day
Wednesday, 26 December - Boxing Day

Embassy Public Holidays 2019

January
Tuesday, 1 January - New Year’s Day
Monday, 28 January - Australia Day (in lieu)

April
Friday, 19 April - Good Friday
Monday, 22 April - Easter Monday

May
Wednesday, 1 May - Labour Day
Thursday, 30 May - Ascension

June
Monday, 10 June - Whit Monday / Queen’s Birthday Holiday
Thursday, 20 June - Corpus Christi

August
Thursday, 15 August - Assumption

October
Friday, 25 October - Austrian National Day (in lieu)

November
Friday, 1 November - All Saints’ Day

December
Wednesday, 25 December - Christmas Day
Thursday, 26 December - Boxing Day
Friday, 27 December - Additional DFAT Holiday

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Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO)
The Counsellor (Nuclear) at the Australian Embassy and Permanent Mission represents ANSTO in the IAEA and Europe.
For further information, please contact Mrs Kath Smith at: kath.smith@dfat.gov.au

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