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A Welcome from H.E. Eva Nowotny, Ambassador of Austria to the USA |
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Welcome to the pages of the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
The
ties between the United States and Austria reach back to the year 1661,
when Austrian Jesuit missionaries arrived in Pennsylvania, Maryland,
and New York. In 1833, the two countries agreed to exchange diplomatic
representatives. The warm and friendly relationship between The United
States and Austria today has been recently demonstrated again by a
meeting between President George W. Bush and Federal Chancellor
Wolfgang Schüssel at the White House in December, 2005, and again at
the EU-U.S. summit in Vienna in June, 2006. We look back at a lively
transatlantic cooperation in all areas of public life, and look forward
to continuing and further developing our friendship.
We will
strive to do our part to strenghten the transatlantic ties between the
EU and the United States, as well as Austria’s role as a friend and
partner of the U.S. This web site will keep you informed about our many
activities and projects.
Please also refer to this web site
to learn about consular matters like visas and passports, to get
information about our country and its people, as well as the Embassy’s
publications and cultural programs.
I hope you will enjoy your electronic visit,
Sincerely,
Eva Nowotny
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