Georg Sparber
{{Short description|Liechtensteiner diplomat}}
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| office = 3rd Liechtensteiner Ambassador to the United States
| term_start = 2021
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| preceded = Kurt Jaeger
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| birth_place = Liechtenstein
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| spouse = Yvonne
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| education = University of Lausanne (PhD)
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Georg Sparber is a Liechtensteiner diplomat who serves as Liechtenstein's ambassador to the United States and Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States.
Early life and education
Georg Sparber was born in Liechtenstein. He attended University of Lausanne, Sorbonne University and Rutgers University before graduating from the University of Lausanne with a doctorate of philosophy.{{Cite news |title=Georg Sparber Ambassador CV |work=Liechtenstein Embassy in the United States |url=https://www.liechtensteinusa.org/page/ambassadors-cv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516125429/https://www.liechtensteinusa.org/page/ambassadors-cv |archive-date=16 May 2022}}
Career
Sparber started working for the Office of Foreign Affairs in 2009, and worked at the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein in New York from 2010 to 2014. He served as the Deputy Head of Mission at the Liechtenstein Embassy in Vienna from 2014 to 2016. He also served as the Deputy Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
He became the Deputy Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in January 2017. During his tenure he supported the self-determination of the Sahrawi people.{{Cite news |date=16 November 2020 |title=Liechtenstein calls for realization of self-determination, appointment of Personal Envoy on Western Sahara |work=Sahara Press Service |url=https://www.spsrasd.info/news/en/articles/2020/10/16/27884.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516130532/https://www.spsrasd.info/news/en/articles/2020/10/16/27884.html |archive-date=16 May 2022}} He became Liechtenstein's ambassador to the United States in 2021.