Ambassador to the US Claudia Fritsche of Liechtenstein
Fritsche said the main mission of the Peace Fellows program is to support and expand international service and help students as they disseminate information that advocates for social change.
Fritsche said the Peace Fellows "have a two-fold mission in that they are advocates for the Advocacy Project's work, and at the same time these people who are struggling see these young Americans helping and reaching out.
Although Liechtenstein is one of the smallest countries represented in Washington or at the UN, Ambassador Fritsche has been recognized as a large force in promoting cooperation and mutual support among women diplomats.
Despite womens suffrage being a relatively recent endeavor for Liechtenstein, Ambassador Fritsche has ascended to become one of the worlds top diplomats in a male-dominated industry.
It took a decade, but in December of 2000, Ambassador Fritsche was accredited as non-resident ambassador to the United States and in October 2002, Liechtenstein opened its Washington embassy.
Fritsche is far from alone in her assessment.
Fritsche said that the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action was a crucial element of Liechtenstein's policies on the status of women.
Fritsche expressed her appreciation for the true learning experience of the past three days, and assured members that her delegation had certainly tried to be exhaustive in its replies; indeed, "that had also made US a little bit exhausted.
FRITSCHE expressed her appreciation for the true learning experience of the past three days, and assured members that her delegation had certainly tried to be exhaustive in its replies; indeed, "that had also made US a little bit exhausted.
And even though theyíve come a long way in the five months since they arrived, as the new kid on the block, Fritsche knows the real work is only just beginning.
Fritsche is actually somewhat of an expert at starting from scratch, having begun Liechtensteinís first UN.
I knew from the very beginning that Washington would be completely different from my work in New York,î the ambassador said, noting that the missions in the United Nations were much more mutually dependent on one another for voting and other support, which Fritsche said resulted in a ìdaily and very intense contactî with her colleagues.
Fritsche said that a private sector driven by a free-enterprise mentality coupled with a strong, stable government are some of the reasons behind Liechtensteinís business-friendly atmosphere.
Although not a heavy hitter on the global political scene, Liechtenstein does wield power through its strong ties to the finance industry and its involvement in the United Nations and European organizations, such as the European Economic Area, which Fritsche said is the ìideal definition of our relationship with the European Union.
And although Fritsche said her nation supports the idea of a unified Europeóparticularly one that can act as a ìcounterbalance to the United States, both in the political and in the economic senseîóshe added that full membership into the European Union for such a small state as Liechtenstein is ìrather unrealisticî at this time.
Since December 2000, Ambassador Fritsche was also accredited as non-resident ambassador to the United States.
Before assuming her post as permanent representative of the Principality of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, Ambassador Fritsche was assigned to the Liechtenstein Embassy in Berne/Switzerland in July 1987 as first secretary and charge d'affaires.
Ambassador Fritsche joined the Office for Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Liechtenstein in June 1978 and served in a variety of diplomatic functions, inter alia secretary to the Liechten stein parliamentary delegations to the Council of Europe and to the European Free Trade Association.
n 1988, Ambassador Fritsche was a member of the Liechtenstein organizing committee for the Council of Europe's North-South campaign.
Ambassador Fritsche was the personal secretary to the Liechtenstein Head of Government from 1970 to 1974 and to the Deputy Head of Government from March to August 1974.
Although Ambassador Claudia Fritsche admits to being a ìnatural diplomatî from the time she was a little girl, her handsome husband Manfred Fritsche is happiest running his own international business, playing soccer or standing over the barbecue, even in the snow.
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Claudia Fritsche has served as resident Ambassador in Washington since 1 October 2002.