Thomas Stelzer

Thomas Stelzer (born June 19, 1955) is an Austrian diplomat, who served as the Dean and Executive Secretary of the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) until March 2024.

Education Stelzer holds a doctorate in law from Vienna University, a master of arts in Latin American studies from Stanford University, and a diploma in international relations from the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, Bologna Center.

Diplomatic career Stelzer served in a variety of diplomatic and international positions.

Minister-Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York; Delegate to the Committee for Disarmament and International Security (First Committee) of the General Assembly;Austrian Representative to the governing bodies of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA);

Deputy Director of the Austrian Cultural Institute in New York;

Special Assistant to the Executive Secretary of the CTBTO (Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty) Preparatory Commission;

Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations (Vienna), United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Preparatory Commission;

Facilitator and Chair of the Vienna Terrorism Symposiums;

Negotiator of the United Nations Convention against Corruption UNCAC;

Chair of the CTBTO Preparatory Commission;

President of the UNIDO Industrial Development Board.

Vice-Chair of the Second Conference of States Parties of the United Nations Convention against Corruption;

From March 2008 to June 2013 he served as United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. He was appointed to this position by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in February 2008.

Ambassador to Portugal and Cabo Verde;

Dean and Executive Secretary of the International Anti-Corruption Academy IACA

Family life Stelzer is married to Portuguese fellow diplomat Vanda Stelzer Sequeira, with whom he has three children.

Decorations and awards Stelzer has received the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.