For the third time, a virtual live conversation took place on Facebook as part of our Fall 2020 Virtual Speaker Series. The topic of this issue was “The USA after the Election” and organized and held jointly with the Karl-Franzens University Graz and the Austro-American Society Styria. In this talk, Peter Rough, US political expert ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 3 December, 2020 | Topics: Education, Policy, Political Affairs, President of the United States, U.S. & Austria | Tags: American studies, Austrian-American Society, corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19, cultural exchange, discussion, economy, government officials, politics, President Trump, transatlantic relations, U.S. elections
U.S. Consular Section Vienna offers free delivery of mail-in ballots for all U.S. elections, including the January 5, 2021, runoff election for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats. Information regarding runoff elections, including registration and voting deadlines, can be found at
FVAP.gov . Ballots for the Georgia runoff election must be dropped off at U.S. Consulate Vienna no later ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 25 November, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Messages for U.S. Citizens, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19, elections
On Nov. 15, Austrian government officials announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Tuesday, November 17 until Sunday, December 6 to combat the spread of COVID-19. All retail businesses, shopping centers, schools and offices will close, with the exception of grocery stores, pharmacies, drugstores, post offices, banks, gas stations and “Tabak/Trafik” convenience shops. Restaurants, bars, cafes, museums and ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 16 November, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19
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
Event: Due to COVID-19, Austria is at a State Department Travel Advisory level 4, which means “DO NOT TRAVEL.” Americans wishing to depart should leave immediately via commercial aircraft. U.S. citizens remaining in Austria should be prepared to shelter in place. Whether to depart Austria or remain is a personal decision. Information Regarding Flights to the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 10 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19
The Embassy hosted a virtual live talk and discussion with Dean Cheng, Senior Research Fellow for Asian Studies at
The Heritage Foundation , where he specializes in China’s military and foreign policy, in particular the communist regime’s relationship with its Asian neighbors and the United States. Mr. Cheng discussed China’s foreign policy priorities and efforts to reshape the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 8 July, 2020 | Topics: Business, Events, Human Rights, Policy, Political Affairs, Trade | Tags: Amerika Haus, China, coronavirus, COVID-19, cyber security, cybersecurity, discussion, disinformation, fake news, government officials, politics, uighurs
Event: Due to COVID-19, Austria is at a State Department Travel Advisory level 4, which means “DO NOT TRAVEL.” Americans wishing to depart should leave immediately via commercial aircraft. U.S. citizens remaining in Austria should be prepared to shelter in place. Whether to depart Austria or remain is a personal decision. Information Regarding Flights to the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 2 July, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19
During their meeting in the province’s capital St. Pölten last week, Ambassador Traina discussed with Governor Johanna Mikl-Leitner the economic relations between the United States and Lower Austria and thanked her for the invitation to attend the musical festival at Grafenegg. The Ambassador’s gift of 25,000 friendship masks will be used in the health sector.
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 25 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Emergency Services, U.S. & Austria | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19, Friendship masks
Event: Due to COVID-19, Austria is at a State Department Travel Advisory level 4, which means “DO NOT TRAVEL.” Americans wishing to depart should leave immediately via commercial aircraft. U.S. citizens remaining in Austria should be prepared to shelter in place. Whether to depart Austria or remain is a personal decision. Information Regarding Flights to the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 19 June, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Emergency Services, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19
Ambassador Traina visited Styria last week. During his meeting with Governor Hermann Schützenhöfer, both emphasized the importance of trade relations between the United States and Styria. (And they enjoyed a glass of excellent Styrian wine.) The Ambassador also presented the Governor with 25,000 friendship masks.
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 15 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Emergency Services, U.S. & Austria | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19, face masks, Friendship masks
Ambassador Traina continued delivery of the “Friendship Masks,” a donation of 500,000 masks from the United States to Austria, during a visit to the Austrian province’s capital Eisenstadt. He presented Governor Hans Peter Doskozil with 10,000 cloth masks for use in provincial government service agencies.
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 4 June, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Emergency Services, U.S. & Austria | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19, Trevor Traina
Two days ago, Ambassador Traina delivered the second contingent of friendship masks allocated to Austria’s provinces to Salzburg Governor Wilfried Haslauer. 26,000 of the 500,000 face masks donated by the United States to Austria will be distributed to retirement homes, facilities for disabled people, schools, and kindergartens across Salzburg province. Cesár Sampson, who represented Austria ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 28 May, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Emergency Services, News, U.S. & Austria | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19, face masks, Friendship masks
Ambassador Trevor Traina met Governor Thomas Stelzer in Upper Austria’s capital Linz this week and presented him with 25,000 face masks for his province. These “friendship masks” will be distributed to the communities and provided to kindergartens and schools, for example. At the joint press conference, both the Ambassador and the Governor emphasized the excellent ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 27 May, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, Emergency Services, News, Success Stories, U.S. & Austria | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19, face masks, Friendship masks
On Monday, May 18, American Ambassador Trevor Traina met with Heinrich Himmer, director of the Vienna School Board, to discuss the American Embassy’s donation of half a million high-quality cloth “Friendship” face masks to Austria, including to Austrian elementary and secondary schools. He then visited Enkplatz Middle School where he presented Principle Martina Vogel with ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 18 May, 2020 | Topics: Ambassador, News, Success Stories | Tags: coronavirus, COVID-19, Friendship masks, Trevor Traina
Event: Due to COVID-19. Austria is at a State Department Travel Advisory level 4, which means “DO NOT TRAVEL.” Americans wishing to depart should leave immediately via commercial aircraft. U.S. citizens remaining in Austria should be prepared to shelter in place. Whether to depart Austria or remain is a personal decision. Information Regarding Flights to the ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 14 May, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19
Note: Updated information will be prefaced with (NEW). Event: Due to COVID-19. Austria is at a State Department Travel Advisory level 4, which means “DO NOT TRAVEL.” Americans wishing to depart should leave immediately via commercial aircraft. U.S. citizens remaining in Austria should be prepared to shelter in place. Whether to depart Austria or remain ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 27 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19
Location: Austria Event: On March 14, the Department of State authorized the departure from any diplomatic or consular post in the world of US personnel and family members who have been medically determined to be at higher risk of a poor outcome if exposed to COVID-19. The government of Austria has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine ...
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By U.S. Embassy Austria | 26 March, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Child and Family Matters, Messages for U.S. Citizens, Security & Emergency Messages, U.S. Citizen Services | Tags: corona virus, coronavirus, COVID-19
