50th Anniversary of the first Moonlanding
Full house for our double bill event celebrating the 50th anniversary of NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration ‘s Apollo 11 Moon landing! The…
Opening Ceremony of the 44th UNO-Innsbruck Summer School
Chargé d’Affaires Robin Dunnigan represented the U.S. Embassy Vienna at the opening ceremony of the 44th UNO-Innsbruck Summer School at Congress Innsbruck on June 30.…
Independence Day Celebration
Fantastic summer weather on June 26 at the Independence Day Party at Ambassador Traina’s residence in Vienna.Every year, the U.S. Embassy opens the doors to…
Forward to the Moon
Kenneth Bowersox, deputy associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at NASA and a former astronaut, gave a talk at Vienna’s Natural…
Cultural Icon Award for Elisabeth Gürtler
Yesterday, Ambassador Traina presented Elisabeth Gürtler with the Embassy’s Cultural Icon Award in acknowledgement of her impressive achievements and long friendship with the United States.…
Austrian Delegation at SelectUSA Investment Summit
Ambassador Traina led the largest Austrian delegation ever to the Select USA Investment Summit, which took place this year from June 10-12 in Washington, D.C.…
Ambassador Traina Promotes Entrepreneurship in Graz
Last Friday, the Ambassador was in Styria’s capital, promoting entrepreneurship. He attended an Entrepreneurship Breakfast, to which our co-host Austrian Economic Chambers had invited in…
A Spotlight on Visibility and Growth of LGBTQ Rights
Andrew Reynolds, Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, gave a talk about the odds of LGBTQ politicians compared to their…
Rushan Abbas about human rights violations against Uyghurs in China
In her presentation at the Amerika Haus, Rushan Abbas, Director of Campaign for Uyghur s , detailed various human rights violations against Uyghurs in China’s…
Reception for Austrian Military Members
Ambassador Traina invited members of the Austrian Bundesheer, who previously studied or trained in the United States. In his remarks, the Ambassador stated: “We are…
Diplomats for Equality support the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 20
Embassies, Delegations and Permanent Missions support IDAHOBIT and EuroPride 2019, which will take place in Vienna. We, the Diplomatic Missions of Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile,…
Ambassador Traina speaks at the Entrepreneurship Breakfast at WKO
At the Entrepreneurship Breakfast – at the Wirtschaftskammer- headquarters with co-host Jürgen Roth – Ambassador Traina welcomed the participants, and announced that he will be…
Ambassador Traina at Bilateral Military Exercise
Yesterday, Ambassador Traina visited Bundesheer’s ‘Schwarzenberg’ barracks in Salzburg in style, catching a ride on a Black Hawk! 100 Austrian & U.S. military police are…
Ambassador Traina’s remarks at the “Muslims Against Anti-Semitism” Initiative
Ambassador Trevor Traina was honored to speak at an event celebrating Muslimische Jugend Österreich ‘s program against anti-Semitism. [As prepared] Hello. It is an honor…
Milton Wolf Seminar Reception
Chargé d’Affaires Robin Dunnigan hosted a reception for the participants of the Milton Wolf Seminar on Media and Diplomacy at her residence last night. This…
Speaking of Feminism
Rachel F. Seidman, Director of the Southern Oral History Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a 2018/19 Fulbright Scholar at…
Rededication Ceremony at Mauthausen Memorial
On May 5, 1945, the U.S. 11th Armored Division liberated the Mauthausen Concentration camp. The U.S. Embassy, in cooperation with the Mauthausen Committee Austria, rededicated…
Ambassador Traina visits Vorarlberg
Ambassador Trevor Traina greatly enjoyed his first visit to Vorarlberg. In his meeting with Markus Linhart, Mayor of the province’s capital Bregenz, they discussed strengthening…
