Johann Sattler (born 12 January 1969) is an Austrian diplomat who served as the EU Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2019 to 2024 and to Montenegro from 2024.
From 1997 to 1998, he worked as a political officer in Sarajevo and Tirana for the European Community Monitoring Mission (ECMM).
[3][4] He then occupied various diplomatic posts such as cabinet member of Erhard Busek, EU Special Representative for South Eastern Europe (Stability Pact) in Brussels (1999–2002), counselor for political affairs at the Austrian embassy in Washington, D.C. (2002–2006) and deputy head of the office of secretary-general Johannes Kyrle at the Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2006–2008).
[3] From 2008 to 2013, Sattler was managing director and publisher for Funke Mediengruppe and Axel Springer in Moscow.
[3] Three years later, outgoing foreign minister Karin Kneissl put him forward for a position in the EEAS, and in September 2019 Federica Mogherini appointed Sattler to succeed to Lars-Gunnar Wigemark as Head of EU Delegation and EU Special Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina.