After U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo’s very productive and successful mid-August visit to Vienna, another senior U.S. Government official, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Keith Krach, arrived in Vienna for a series of talks. During his meeting with Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg at the Austrian Ministry of European and …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 30 September, 2020 | Topics: Agriculture, Business, Commercial Affairs, Deputy Chief of Mission, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Environment, Key Officials, U.S. & Austria | Tags: cyber security, cybersecurity, economy, foreign policy, government officials, transatlantic partnership, transatlantic relations
During his visit last week to Vienna, Austria, Secretary Michael R. Pompeo met with Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Minister of Finance Gernot Blümel, and Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg to discuss various topics, including trade and investment ties with Austria, the fight against COVID 19, economic recovery after the pandemic, …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 18 August, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Commercial Affairs, Doing Business in the U.S., Key Officials, Trade, U.S. & Austria, U.S. Secretary of State | Tags: anniversary, antisemitism, Austria to Austin, business, business leader, CEO, coronavirus, COVID-19, discussion, entrepreneurship, exchange program, face masks, foreign policy, Friendship masks, Fulbright, government officials, industry, liberation, Marshall plan, Michael R. Pompeo, politics, President Trump, SelectUSA, student exchange program, transatlantic partnership, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina
Last Friday, Ambassador Traina hosted another one of the so-called Entrepreneurship Breakfasts, which are co-sponsored by the Embassy and the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKOe) and offer Austrian entrepreneurs the opportunity to network and share experiences. Among the guests were representatives of those startups that will take part in the Chamber’s Go Silicon Valley program this year. Ambassador Traina and WKOe-Vice President Jürgen …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 19 February, 2020 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Education, Events, Success Stories | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, A2A, ATA, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, business, business leader, CEO, entrepreneurship, Go Silicon Valley, Jürgen Roth, mentor, startup, Trevor Traina, WKO, WKOe
During his trip to Styria last Week, Ambassador Traina visited the voestalpine site in Kindberg, where he stressed the importance of voestalpine as a highly valued investor in the US. Later that day, he congratulated Rector Martin Polaschek, Karl Franzens-University Graz , on his appointment and spoke with him about additional cooperation opportunities between the University and the US …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 7 October, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Business, Commercial Affairs, Doing Business in the U.S.
A beautiful autumn day for entrepreneurship and coffee. Thanks to Google Austria, Country Director Christine Antlanger-Winter for joining us today at the Entrepreneurship Breakfast and sharing Google’s view of the Austrian digital economy. Hosted in cooperation with the Austrian Wirtschaftskammer at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence in Hietzing, the entrepreneurship breakfast is a great chance for all members …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 23 September, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Events | Tags: 3daystartup, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, CEO, entrepreneurship, foreign policy, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
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. More than 20 delegates, including representatives from multi-national companies with subsidiaries in the U.S., exporters, and dynamic tech startups, attended the most important FDI event in the United States. The …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 12 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S. | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, CEO, entrepreneurship, industry, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina
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 Graz this time, and took the opportunity to meet with some of the participants of our Austria to Austin startup exchange program with 3 Day Startup. In a subsequent panel …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 12 June, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Education | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, A2A, ATA, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, entrepreneurship, investor, mentor, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
At the Entrepreneurship Breakfast – at the Wirtschaftskammer- headquarters with co-host Jürgen Roth – Ambassador Traina welcomed the participants, and announced that he will be leading the Austrian delegation, including eight innovative companies, to The Global Entrepreneurship Summit in The Hague on June 4 and 5. The Ambassador will also be leading the largest Austrian delegation on record to the …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 14 May, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S. | Tags: 3daystartup, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, CEO, entrepreneurship, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
At Amerika Haus, Ambassador Trevor Traina welcomed 20 new Austrian entrepreneurs into the Austria to Austin community. This summer, these entrepreneurs will spend two weeks in Austin, Texas for a series of intense entrepreneurship workshops with 3DayStartup. While in Austin, participants will not only work on starting their own businesses, but get an in-depth look …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 5 April, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Education, Events | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, A2A, ATA, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, business, entrepreneurship, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
Ambassador Traina invited to another “Entrepreneurship Breakfast” in his residence and offered, in cooperation with the Wirtschaftskammer, Austrian Entrepreneurs the opportunity to network and exchange ideas. The guests also learned about the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) and Select USA Summit , the Austria to Austin Student Startup Program of the Embassy, and the WKÖ Accelerator Program Go Silicon …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 15 March, 2019 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Economic Affairs, Events | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, CEO, entrepreneurship, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKO, WKOe
The U.S. Embassy hosted the kick-off event for participants in this year’s GoSiliconValley accelerator program administered by the Wirtschaftskammer. In his welcome remarks Ambassador Trevor Traina emphasized the importance of networking. About 80 Austrian start-ups had applied for the program. The lucky 16 winners will get the opportunity to go to the U.S., work on …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 5 March, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Education, Events | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, CEO, entrepreneurship, foreign policy, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, WKOe
Ambassador Traina visited the Vienna Business School this week and gave a talk about his experiences as an entrepreneur. Later the Ambassador met with the students in charge of the school’s practice company Arte Fakt. Ambassador Traina thanked the students for the demonstration of the functions and departments of the company. “I was very impressed …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 28 February, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Doing Business in the U.S., Education, English Language Learning | Tags: entrepreneurship, foreign policy, industry, SelectUSA, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina
Ambassador Traina traveled to the industrial powerhouse of Upper Austria to visit two of the largest Austrian investors in the United States, voestalpine and Miba. Together, voestalpine and Miba employ thousands of Americans in plants from Texas to Wisconsin to Georgia, investing over $1 billion in the U.S. economy, not only investing in American manufacturing, …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 30 January, 2019 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Commercial Affairs, Commercial Opportunities, Deputy Chief of Mission, Doing Business in the U.S., Trade | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, CEO, Christoph Ederer, F. Peter Mitterbauer, Herbert Eibensteiner, industry, investor, Laakirchen, Linz, Matthias Pastl, Miba, Peter Mitterbauer, SelectUSA, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina, voestalpine, Wolfgang Eder
Ambassador Trevor D. Traina was the featured guest speaker at the monthly meetup of the “Young Entrepreneurs of Vienna,” a network founded by the Austria to Austin alumni Stefan Salcher and Florian Ott. The Ambassador shared his experiences as a serial entrepreneur, investor, and Silicon Valley insider, and encouraged the group to expand their ideas and think beyond the …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 16 November, 2018 | Topics: Alumni, Ambassador, Business, Doing Business in the U.S., Education, Events | Tags: 3daystartup, 3DS, A2A, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin, CEO, entrepreneurship, industry, investor, mentor, startup, transatlantic relations, Trevor Traina
Ambassador Traina hosted a group of ‘Go Silicon Valley’ alumni at the residence for a discussion on mentorship and support for Austrian entrepreneurs, tips on breaking into the U.S. market, and his experience as a serial entrepreneur. Go Silicon Valley is an initiative run by Austrian Trade within the Austrian Economic Chambers and Open Austria. …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 10 September, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Doing Business in the U.S., Events | Tags: Aussenwirtschaft Austria, CEO, entrepreneurship, foreign policy, industry, investor, Jürgen Roth, mentor, SelectUSA, startup, student exchange program, Trevor Traina, WKOe
Ambassador Traina hosted his first entrepreneurship breakfast at his residence. These meetings are a cooperation with the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. The goal is for Austrian entrepreneurs to have a chance to talk about their projects and to network. Ambassador Traina, himself an experienced entrepreneur, gave a talk about his own experiences, problematic situations and …
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 31 August, 2018 | Topics: Ambassador, Business, Commercial Opportunities, Doing Business in the U.S., Events | Tags: A2A, ATA, Aussenwirtschaft Austria, Austria to Austin