On 19 July H.E. Ambassador Johann Brieger presented his credentials to Mr. Martin Kreutner, Dean and Executive Secretary of IACA, as Permanent Representative of the Republic of Austria to the Organization.

Austria ratified the Agreement for the Establishment of IACA as an International Organization in December 2010. The Republic of Austria is also one of the initiating partners of IACA, along with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), INTERPOL, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), and other stakeholders.