Before getting together with the Austrians in 🇵🇷, mainly from the Tyrol & Vorarlberg :), stop-over in the 500 year old Casa Alcaldía, encuentro con Primera Dama de San Juan, Doña Maritere González! Era un placer, muchas gracias!

Hoy recibimos la visita de la embajadora de Austria ante los Estados Unidos, Excelentísima señora Petra Schneepauer, en compañía del Cónsul Honorario en San Juan, Augusto Schreiner.

¡Bienvenida! 🇵🇷 🇦🇹

After disastrous Hurricane Maria, 🇵🇷 is now more resilient than ever! Lieutenant Governor & Sec. of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, O. Marrero Diaz, informed me about the measures taken. Focused also on our 🇦🇹🇺🇸 MoU on dual education w. the 🇵🇷 Economic Development Team!

Red Bull Red Bull rocked Washington D.C. this weekend🏎️🏁

With thousands of fans & ☀️, the Red Bull Showrun DC brought the F1 feeling to the US capital. David Coulthardt also shared his fond memories of winning the Austria Grand Prix in 2001 with me. #AustriainUSA

Dear Austrians abroad, don‘t forget to register for the 🇪🇺 elections until April 25! Every vote counts ✉️

Message from FM Alexander Schallenberg ⬇️

Thank you 🇦🇹 Finance Minister ⁦Magnus Brunner⁩ for honoring us with your presence during your short stay for the ⁦World Bank⁩ & ⁦⁦ #IMF spring meetings in DC, 🇺🇸.⁩

Congratulations Alexandra! Very much looking forward to cooperating with you and the talented members of ASciNA!

Remarkable policy speech of our “neighbor”, Czech Prime Minister ⁦Petr Fiala⁩ ⁦Hudson Institute⁩ yesterday! The 🇨🇿Prime Minister confirmed our excellent bilateral relationship and his great cooperation with Austrian Chancellor ⁦Karl Nehammer⁩.

A great „Wiedersehen“ in DC with Malta‘s Foreign Minister ⁦Ian Borg⁩, currently CiO of the OSCE & presiding this month over the UNSC in NY. When I was Ambassador to 🇲🇹, I got to know him as the then Mayor of Dingli, 🇲🇹 - what a career! 🇲🇹 still close to my heart!

Liebe Austrians abroad,

vergessen Sie nicht auf die kommende 🇪🇺-Wahl.

Die Anmeldefrist zur Eintragung in die Wählerevidenz bei Ihrer jeweiligen Gemeinde läuft noch bis 25. April! #Europawahl2024 ✉️

Weitere Infos: bmeia.gv.at/reise-services…

It was a great pleasure for me! Strengthening people-to-people contacts! 🇦🇹🤝🇺🇸

I welcomed visitors from Dallas, TX to Embassy of Austria in the United States, who are on the Elementary DC Fly-In trip with Rep. Beth Van Duyne. It’s always a pleasure showing our guests around the Yoichi Okamoto exhibit. Our youngest guest even told us about her Austrian heritage. 🇦🇹🤝🇺🇸

Time has come to say goodbye to our interns ⁦Embassy of Austria in the United States⁩ - your support over the past months was just great! Thank you!

Welcome to 200 Austrian #HonoraryConsuls from over 90 countries in Vienna.

Honorary Consuls are often the first point of contact for Austrians abroad. Without them, our 🇦🇹 network would not be complete.

Dear Honorary Consuls, we thank you for your valuable work!

So delighted to catch up with the ⁦swarovski⁩ team at the 🇺🇸Headquarter of #Swarovski in NYC. Thank you CEO A.Nasard & General Manager Americas K. Kiofsky for your update on the future development of the successful 🇦🇹 company. I predict a „shiny & sparkling“ future!

It was a unique moment to present Steve Reich, who often is referred to as America’s greatest living composer, with the Austrian Decoration of Honor for Science and Art at the 🇦🇹 Consulate General in NY. The performance of his 3 movement piece “Different Trains” was overwhelming!

A very warm welcome in the 🇺🇸 for a group of the 🇦🇹friends of the Fine Arts, starting their trip in Washington DC, before heading off to New Orleans, Louisiana. Thanks for stopping by!

Great atmosphere, fantastic encounters & excellent location of ⁦⁦Georgetown University‘s ⁩ #Walsh School of Foreign Service‘s 96th Annual Diplomatic Ball ⁦The International Spy Museum⁩. Thank all for organizing this unforgettable event!