· Member of the Federal Parliament, member of the Finance and Foreign Affairs Committees (1999-2005), currently chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (since 2004)
· Federālā parlamenta loceklis, Finanšu komitejas un Ārlietu komitejas loceklis (1999–2005), šobrīd Ārlietu komitejas priekšsēdētājs (kopš 2004. gada)