List of ambassadors of the Philippines to Austria

President of the Philippines
with the advice and consent of the Commission on Appointments

Term lengthNo fixed termInaugural holderDomingo Siazon Jr.^[1]Formation1973WebsitePhilippine Embassy, Vienna

The ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Republic of Austria (Filipino: Sugo ng Republika ng Pilipinas sa Republika ng Austria, German: Botschafter der Republik der Philippinen in der Republik Österreich) is the Republic of the Philippines' foremost diplomatic representative in the Republic of Austria. As head of the Philippines' diplomatic mission there, the ambassador is the official representative of the president and the government of the Philippines to the president and government of Austria. The position has the rank and status of an ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary and is based at the embassy located in Vienna.

Although the diplomatic relations between the two countries were established on October 17, 1946, this diplomatic post and the embassy were established in 1973.

List of heads of mission

Head of mission	Tenure	Note(s)	Reference(s)
Domingo Siazon Jr.	1973 – 1986	Chargé d'Affaires (1973–80) and first resident ambassador of the Philippines to Austria (1980–86)
Nelson D. Lavinia	1986 – 1992
Reynaldo O. Arcilla	1993 – 1995
Jose Abeto Zaide Jr.	1995 – 1999
Victor G. Garcia III	1999 – 2006
Linglingay F. Lacanlale	2006 – 2010
Lourdes O. Yparraguirre	2010 – 2015
Maria Zeneida Collinson	April 30, 2015 – 2017
Maria Cleofe R. Natividad	January 8, 2018 – 2023	Presentation of credentials on January 8, 2018 (Austria), September 7, 2018 (Croatia), and February 13, 2019 (Slovakia).	^[2]^[3]^[4]
Evangelina Lourdes A. Bernas	June 20, 2023 – present	Presentation of credentials on June 20, 2023 (Austria) and June 27, 2023 (Croatia).	^[5]^[6]
Source: Embassy of the Republic of the Philippines, Vienna^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "The Philippine Embassy". Embassy of the Philippines, Vienna. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ "Ambassador Maria Cleofe Natividad Presents Credentials to Austrian Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen". Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines). January 23, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ "PH Ambassador Presents Credentials to Croatia". Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines). October 9, 2018. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ "PH Ambassador Presents Credentials to Slovak President". Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines). February 19, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ "PH Ambassador Presents Credentials to the Federal President of the Republic of Austria". Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines). June 23, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
^ "Luli Arroyo-Bernas presents credentials as PHL envoy to Austria". GMA Integrated News. July 7, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.