Nine Austrian startups were selected to venture out on a unique journey to be challenged, accelerated and pushed beyond their limits in a four week long GoUSA (formerly GoSiliconValley) Startup Landing Zone program in San Francisco.
Austrian Finance Minister Magnus Brunner Visits Washington
Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg Meets with Representatives of Five Major Jewish Organizations in New York
Austrian Minister of Energy Leonore Gewessler Visits Washington and Pittsburgh, Meets with U.S. Counterparts
Dr. Jonathan Singerton Presents New Book, "The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy"
ReFocus Austria at the 2022 SelectUSA Investment Summit
Each June, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration organizes an investment summit to promote foreign direct investment (FDI) in the United States. Bringing together investors, companies, and government officials, it provides ample opportunities to network—also for the Austrian companies participating at this year’s SelectUSA Summit in National Harbor, MD on 26-29 June, 2022.
Railway Day USA Workshop at the Austrian Embassy
Dr. A. Wes Mitchell Delivers Annual Botstiber Lecture
President of the Austrian Federal Council in Washington, DC, Philadelphia, PA, and New York, NY with Delegation
Christine Schwarz-Fuchs, the President of the Austrian Federal Council (Bundesrat) visited the U.S. with a delegation of colleagues from 16 – 20 May 2022. Also in the delegation were Vice President of the Austrian Federal Council Günther Novak, leader of the Austrian Social Democrats (SPÖ) in the Federal Council Korinna Schumann, leader of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) in the Federal Council Andrea Eder-Gitschthaler, and leader of the Green Party in the Federal Council Claudia Hauschildt-Buschberger.
Austrian Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner Visits U.S. for Signing Ceremony as Austria Formally Joins SPP
From 10-13 May 2022, Austrian Minister of Defense Klaudia Tanner traveled to the U.S. to meet with her U.S. counterparts. Tanner’s trip began in Washington, DC, where she met with U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hick at the Pentagon on May 10 to discuss the U.S.-Austrian defense relationship in light of the changing security landscape in Europe.
Governor of Lower Austria Johanna Mikl-Leitner Visits Texas, Colorado, and California
University of Vienna Alumni Chapters in Los Angeles and New York City
The University of Vienna has opened two new alumni chapters in Los Angeles/ San Diego and New York City.
The 2022 Annual Botstiber Lecture with Dr. A. Wess Mitchell
Austrian Finance Minister Magnus Brunner in Washington
Annual Meeting of the Austrian Studies Association
The Austrian Marshall Plan Center for European Studies at The University of New Orleans hosted the Annual Conference of the Austrian Studies Association from April 12-15, 2022.
Ambassador Weiss gives talk at the University of Virginia's Center for Politics
ReFocus Austria in the United States
From April 11-13, 2022, Digital and Economic Affairs Minister Margarete Schramböck, together with General Secretary for Labor Eva Landrichtinger, met with politicians, researchers, and members of the Austrian-American business community in three US cities: Cambridge, MA, Washington, DC, and Linwood, NC.