| 1979-1980 | Forschungsprojekt "Soziale und kulturelle Konflikte in der Donaumonarchie" |
| seit 1982 | Österreichischer Diplomatischer Dienst |
| 1982-1984 | Bundesgeschäftsführer des Management Clubs des Österreichischen Wirtschaftsbundes |
| 1984-1986 | Klubsekretär im Parlamentsklub der Österreichischen Volkspartei |
| 1986-1989 | Leiter des Ministerbüros im Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung |
| 1990-1995 | Generalkonsul der Republik Österreich in Krakau/Polen |
| 1995-1999 | Direktor des Österreichischen Kulturinstitutes in London |
| 2000-2003 | Leiter der Abteilung "Durchführung kultureller und wissenschaftlicher Veranstaltungen im Ausland" (Gesandter) in der Kulturpolitischen Sektion des Bundesministeriums für auswärtige Angelegenheiten |
| 2002-2010 | Botschafts Leiter der Kulturpolitische Sektion im Bundesministerium für europäische und internationale Angelegenheiten |
| 2007 | , 2008 Präsident von EUNIC (European Union National Institutes of Culture) |
| seit 2010 | Botschafter der Republik Österreich im Vereinigten Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland |
| | worked as dramatist and producer of radio plays in the Estonian broadcasting |
| 1958 | wrote his first book after trip to Central Asia and old Islamic centrs in the Kara-Kum Desert |
| | many books and films on more travels followed and were translated into a dozen languages |
| | significantly contributed to the preservation of the Estonian national identity; first to take protest abroad against Soviet plan of mining phosphate in Estonia (later: the "Singing Revolution") |
| 1988 | founded non-governmental Estonian Institute to promote cultural contacts with the West & send Estonian students to study abroad |
| 1990 | appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs after the first non-communist elections |
| | participated in the CSCE Conferences in Copenhagen, New York, |
| | Post Doctoral stdies at the University of Kiel, Germany1994, |
| | Doctoral studies at Latvian Art Academy 1991.-1994., |
| | Studies in Art History at Latvian Art Academy 1982.-1987. |
| | Studies of Phylology at Latvian University 1974.-1979. |
| | Dr. art. - since 1997. |
| | Dr. habil. art.- since 1998. |
| | Editor at Scientific Library of Latvian Academy of Sciences 1979.-1981., |
| | Inspector of the Council for Protections of Monuments of Culture and Environment 1981.-1986., |
| | Lecturer, Docent, Vice-Rector, Chief of the Dept. for Art History, Chief for Dept. for Doctoral studies of Latvian Art Academy - 1986 - up to now. |
| | Minister of Culture 1995.-1996. |
| | Art Theory and history of Latvia in context of European culture, preservation of cultural heritage, church renovation, culture of national minorities of Latvia, public monuments and decorative sculpture in urban environment. |
