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Visiting the White House

Austria in USA - The Latest

Events - Austrian Cultural Forum Washington

The 2018 Austrian Lecture Series

Embassy Announcements & Opportunities

Foreign Policy Press Desk

Austrian Information Zine

Jewish News from Austria

The Embassy

Hours & Holidays

Offices & Departments

About the Chancery

Former Ambassadors to the U.S.

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Contact the Embassy

Representations

Consulates General

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Open Austria - Silicon Valley

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Advantage Austria

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About Austria

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RT @EUCouncil: Did you know that 🇪🇺 EU + 🇯🇵 Japan = 1/3 of 🌏 world's GDP? More key figures on EU-Japan trade in our infographic… https://t.co/SIN4mvGDzA
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Today, Ambassador Wolfgang Waldner spoke at the B'nai B'rith International Diplomatic Encounter Series in Washington, DC about the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2018. He also addressed the past, present & future of Austria's deeply rooted Jewish Community, as well as the friendly bilateral relations with the State of #Israel. Read more: https://bit.ly/2uHHlP3

⛰️ The hills are alive ...
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#Austria's iconic national flower, the #Edelweiss, is beautifully in bloom right now. It prefers rocky limestone places like the plateau "Edelweissboden" in the Hochschwab mountains at 5,900 ft above sea level.
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Not for picking ⚠️ #MondayMotivation

#Immigrants (They Get The Job Done) 🍳

@interlinkbooks‚ #ImmigrantCookbook features Austrian "recipes that Make America Great"👩‍🍳🍽️🇦🇹. Each contributor introduces their dish by discussing its significance in both America & their culture's place of origin.
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Monica Meehan gave her Viennese grandmother's recipe for "irresistible" vanilla shortbread crescents ("Vanillekipferl"). Also, Austrian-American chef Markus Glocker gave a recipe for his roasted beet linzer, a salad dish he serves at his acclaimed restaurant, @batardny.
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Go to http://immigrantcookbook.net for more! #TasteOfAustria in 🇺🇸
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📷 Pic 3: Markus Glocker (c) Artur Ram
Pic 4: Monica Meehan (c) Stacy Horowitz

Remembering #ClaudeLanzmann
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In 2013, the acclaimed French director and journalist attended the Austrian premiere of his #Holocaust documentary "Le Dernier des Injustes" ("The Last of the Unjust") at the Vienna International Film Festival
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📷 (c) @viennale_official, Robert Newald

#Shoah #AskWhy

Happy 242nd, America!
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🔌 Detail of #NamJunePaik's #ElectronicSuperhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii (1995)

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🎬 Ulrich Seidl’s first feature "Hundstage" (#DogDays) from 2001, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, made the Viennese filmmaker internationally known.
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#AustrianFilm #itshot #canicular
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(c) Allegro Film / Petro Domenigg

"The transatlantic relationship is old, deep and solid. When the U.S. and Europe work together, they achieve great things. Where we disagree, we are committed to finding common position." A. Wess Mitchell .
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In his remarks, the Assistant Secretary of State (@statedept) reminded the audience that the U.S. had a valued partner in Austria, concluding his well-wishes with "Ich wuensche Ihnen viel Erfolg" in accent-free German. (📷 2)
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Guests of honor also included Wolfgang Sobotka (📷 4), the First President of the Austrian National Council (i.e. the Speaker of the Austrian House of Representatives at @oeparl). In his remarks, Wolfgang Sobotka laid out Austria's plan for "A Europe that protects", focusing on security and the fight against illegal migration, as well as stability in the European neighborhood, while securing prosperity and competitiveness through digitalization.
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#throwback #eu2018 #kickoff 🎉 (link in bio)

Let us take you to the Planai! Have a first look at our kick-off event of #eu2018at. We celebrate the start of our presidency with Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov of Bulgaria and President of the Council of the European Union Donald Tusk. 👏🎉️ #servuseurope #europalive #regram

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