In partnership with the Centre for German Jewish Studies at the University of Sussex, the ACF London presents this lecture in memory of Vienna-born Evi Wohlgemuth. Former Austrian Ambassador in London, Dr Eva Nowotny will give this year’s lecture. She will discuss some of the most pressing issues Europe faces as well as the transatlantic relationship, Europe’s role in the world and challenges of global governance. Ambassador Eva Nowotny is President of the Austrian UNESCO Commission and Chair of the Board of the University of Vienna.

Dr Nowotny studied history and German philology and literature at the University of Vienna, and entered the Austrian Foreign Service in 1973. Following some time in Cairo and a position as Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Austria to the UN, she served as Austrian Ambassador in London, Paris and Washington.