Austrian Decoration Awarded

from left: Willy Kiekens, Alternate Executive Director at IMF; Ewald Nowotny, Governor of the Austrian National Bank; Ms. Rita Kiekens

On October 10, 2013, the Governor of the Austrian National Bank, Ewald Nowotny, presented Willy Kiekens with the Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Services to the Republic of Austria. The decoration was conferred during an evening reception at the Austrian Ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C. Around 100 guests, including family, friends and colleagues, attended the evening celebration.

Willy Kiekens, Alternate Executive Director at IMF; Ewald Nowotny, Governor of the Austrian National Bank; Mrs. Rita Kiekens