Helmut Böck (diplomat)


Helmut Böck is an Austrian diplomat. On 1 July 2008 he was formally accredited as the Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations in Vienna.
Böck holds a doctoral degree in Law and a translator's diploma for English and Spanish from the University of Innsbruck, Austria, a master's degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and a postgraduate Certificate of Advanced European Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges.
He served as Ambassador to the Republic of Korea and Consul General in Hong Kong. Böck prior to his appointment as Permanent Representative served as Head of the Department for International Organizations at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Austria, from 2005 to 2008.