1. Johann Sachs Honorary Professor (УГАЭС) Ministerialrat MMag. DDr. hc. Johann M. S A C H S Director General for Foreign Economic Relations of the Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth Hoping to be able to participate in the 50-Years Hohenlehen Meeting I hesitated to cancel until today (3.7.11). But as guests from abroad will visit me beginning August, unfortunately it is not possible. I really regret very much.

2. Date and place of birth: 18th March, 1944, Scheibbs / Niederösterreich (Lower Austria) Education and degrees held: - Mag. iur. (Master of Law): Vienna University - Mag. rer. soc. oec. (Master of Social Sciences and Economics) - Johann-Kepler-University, Linz and Vienna University of ---------- - Economics - post-graduate studies at Vienna and Athens Universities - teaching certificate for legal and economic subjects at ------------- - secondary and high business schools, Vienna University of ------ - Economics - Dr. hc. (Doctor honoris causa), Russian State University for ----- - Vocational Education, Ufa - Dr. hc. (Doctor honoris causa), State University of Economics, -- Minsk - Honorary Professor at the Russian State Academy for ------------ Economics and Services (УГАЭС) Our Johann Sachs is that: German poet 1494-1576 - Is it he? – No!

3. Our Johann Sachs is that: Occupational history - till 1976: Research Associate and Associate Lecturer for --- - the History of European Law / Canon Law / Public Church - - Law at Johann-Kepler-University, Linz - from 1974: Directorate General for Foreign Trade in the ---- - Ministry of Trade/Economy, in various capacities (countries - desk officer, head of sub-division, head of division) - from 1990: Deputy Vice Minister (Sektionsleiter- -------------- - Stellvertreter) for Foreign Economic Policy and European -- - Integration - from 1996: Director General for Foreign Economic ----------- - Relations - retired in 2010

4. German poet 1494-1576 - Is it he? – No! Our Johann Sachs is that: Special tasks: - Chief Negotiator of numerous foreign economic -- - state treaties (with all USSR successor states, --- - with Balkan and Arab states) - Chairman of Joint Economic Government ---------- - Commissions - Member of the senate of the supreme disciplinary - commission at the Federal Chancellery

5. German poet 1494-1576 - Is it he? – No! Our Johann Sachs is that: Awards and decorations: Austrian: Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver Grand Decoration of Honour Decoration of Merit in Gold Military distinguished service medal 2nd and 3rd class Military service medals silver and bronze

6. German poet 1494-1576 - Is it he? – No! Our Johann Sachs is that: Awards and decorations: - Magistral Knight of the Sovereign Military Hospitaller ------ - Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta - Grand officer of the Jordan Independence Order ------------ - Mongolian Order of Friendship ----------------------------------- - Order "Peter the Great" of the Russian National ------------ - Committee for State Decorations ------------------------------- - Gold medal of Tomsk University ---------------------------------- Tomsk jubilee medal ------------------------------------------------- Jubilee medal of the Republic of Bashkortostan -------------- Russian Decoration of Merit for the execution of duties ----- Award by the government of Belarus ---------------------------- Romanian award ------------------------------------------------------ Award by the state tourism administration of Ukraine ------- Honorary Insignia "The Golden Scythian Pectoral" of the -- Ukrainian National Committee of the International ----------- Chamber of Commerce ---------------------------------------------- Ukrainian Decoration of Merit for conscientious --------------- implementation of economic policy

7. Our Johann Sachs is that on the left hand with his team in the Ministry of Trade/Economy

8. This is our Johann Sachs: Since about 44 years married to Margarete, teacher at the Federal Institute for Deafs, actually housekeeping. Hobbies: 1) country / people / arts / culture: Aegean area, Siberia, Central Asia including Mongolia 2.) Mountaineering, sports with huskies and horses 3.) Life in a mountain village (1250 m) at Zirbitzkogel In our common domestic home live besides my wife and me 3 safed cats (Amadeus, Daphni, Böacky) and one Siberian husky, whom I rescued from a Portuguese killing station, 2 Haflinger horses, rescued as well, are accomodated in vicinity. From some foreign universities I have invitations to hold courses / seminars, but at present I would like to have some „private life“ (for reading, writing, painting). Moreover I should decide for an operation of a hip.