On Monday, Ambassador Victoria Kennedy met Upper Austrian Governor Thomas Stelzer. They discussed the strong trade and investment ties between the U.S. and Upper Austria, as well as other issues of common interest including energy security, the war in Ukraine, culture, and young people.
In light of the recent signing of the U.S.-Austrian Apprenticeship’s memorandum of understanding, Ambassador Kennedy also visited Voestalpine, which has an apprenticeship program that is a dual-education model with U.S. operations. There she went on a tour and and got to see the company’s globally renowned program in action.