The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Austria (; ) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Austria. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the president and government of Austria. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in Vienna.
Although the diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on October 17, 1946, this diplomatic post and the embassy were established in 1973.
List of heads of mission Head of mission Tenure Note(s) Reference(s) Domingo Siazon Jr. 1973 – 1986 Chargé d'Affaires (1973–79) and first resident ambassador of the Philippines to Austria (1980–86) Nelson D. Lavinia 1986 – 1992 Reynaldo O. Arcilla 1993 – 1995 Jose Abeto Zaide Jr. 1995 – 1999 Victor G. Garcia III 1999 – 2006 Linglingay F. Lacanlale 2006 – 2010 Lourdes O. Yparraguirre 2010 – 2015 Maria Zeneida Collinson April 30, 2015 – 2017 Maria Cleofe R. Natividad January 8, 2018 – 2023 Presentation of credentials on January 8, 2018 (Austria), September 7, 2018 (Croatia), and February 13, 2019 (Slovakia). Evangelina Lourdes A. Bernas June 20, 2023 – present Presentation of credentials on June 20, 2023 (Austria) and June 27, 2023 (Croatia). Source: Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Vienna
See also Foreign relations of Austria Foreign relations of the Philippines List of ambassadors of Austria to the Philippines
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