Emil Brix

Emil Brix (b. 1956 in Vienna) is an Austrian diplomat and historian.

He studied English and History at the University of Vienna. Since 1982, he worked for the Foreign Service of the Republic Austria.

From 1984 till 1986 he was a secretary of the Austrian people's party (ÖVP) and from 1986 till 1989 he worked in the office of the Federal Minister for science and research Hans Tuppy.

From 1990 till 1995 he was general consul in Kraków and from 1995 till 1999 he was manager of the Austrian Institute for Culture in London. Until the beginning of 2010 he was Director/conductor of the politico-cultural section of the Foreign office. Between April 2010 and January 2015 Emil Brix was the Austrian ambassador in London. On January 19th, he assumed office as the Austrian ambassador in Moscow.

Emil Brix is the representative chairman of the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe.

On the 26th of January 2009 Emil Brix was awarded with the golden medal Gloria Artis by Bogdan Zdrojewski, the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, at the galleries of the International Culture Centre in Kraków. This medal is the highest award in Poland, which is received by persons, who rendered outstanding service to Polish culture in an artistic way or for the preservation of the cultural heritage.

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