Austrian Ambassador to the United States
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Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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The United States first established diplomatic relations with Austria in 1838 during the time of the Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
. Relations between the United States have been continuous since that time except for two interruptions during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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For ambassadors before 1918, see Austro-Hungarian ambassadors
Austro-Hungarian ambassadors
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Austria-Hungary from the formation of the Dual Monarchy in 1867 until it was dissolved in 1918.For a background to the diplomatic service of Austria-Hungary, including the types of diplomatic representation, see Austro-Hungarian Foreign Service.- France :A...
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The Austrian Embassy in the United States is located in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
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Ambassadors
- Edgar L. G. Prochnik
- Title: Chargé d'affaires a.i.
- Presented credentials: 2 December 1921
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Presented credentials: 7 May 1925
- Terminated mission: AnschlussAnschlussThe Anschluss , also known as the ', was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938....
with Germany, 13 March 1938
- Ludwig Kleinwaechter
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 26 November 1946
- Presented credentials: 4 December 1946
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 6 December 1951
- Presented credentials: 19 December 1951
- Max Loewenthal
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 5 February 1952
- Presented credentials: 13 February 1952
- Karl GruberKarl GruberKarl Gruber was an Austrian politician and diplomat. During World War II, he was working for a German firm in Berlin. After the war, in 1945 he became Landeshauptmann of Tyrol for a short time...
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 3 March 1954
- Presented credentials: 10 March 1954
- Wilfried Platzer
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 9 April 1958
- Presented credentials: 18 April 1958
- Ernst Lemberger
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 12 October 1965
- Presented credentials: 16 November 1965
- Karl GruberKarl GruberKarl Gruber was an Austrian politician and diplomat. During World War II, he was working for a German firm in Berlin. After the war, in 1945 he became Landeshauptmann of Tyrol for a short time...
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 18 June 1969
- Presented credentials: 1 July 1969
- Arno Halusa
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 1 September 1972
- Presented credentials: 7 September 1972
- Karl Herbert Schober
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 2 March 1977
- Presented credentials: 23 March 1977
- Thomas KlestilThomas KlestilThomas Klestil was an Austrian diplomat and politician. He was elected the tenth President of Austria in 1992 and was re-elected to the position in 1998...
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 8 January 1982
- Presented credentials: 13 January 1982
- Friedrich Hoess
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 30 November 1987
- Presented credentials: 21 December 1987
- Helmut Tuerk
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 4 February 1993
- Presented credentials: 14 April 1993
- Peter Moser
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 19 April 1999
- Presented credentials: 19 April 1999
- Eva NowotnyEva NowotnyEva Nowotny is the Austrian ambassador to the United States. She was previously the Austrian ambassador to France and to the Court of St. James's . From 1983 to 1992, Nowotny served as foreign policy advisor to the Austrian chancellors Fred Sinowatz and Franz Vranitzky...
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 22 October 2003
- Presented credentials: 4 December 2003
See also
- Austria–United States relationsAustria–United States relationsAustria – United States relations are bilateral relations between Austria and the United States.The U.S. Embassy in Austria is located in Vienna. Since June 2009, the U.S. Ambassador-designate to Austria is William Eacho, III....
- United States Ambassador to AustriaUnited States Ambassador to AustriaThis is a list of Ambassadors of the United States to Austria.The United States first established diplomatic relations with Austria in 1838 during the time of the Austrian Empire. Relations between the United States have been continuous since that time except for two interruptions during World War...
- Foreign relations of AustriaForeign relations of AustriaThe 1955 Austrian State Treaty ended the four-power occupation and recognized Austria as an independent and sovereign state. In October 1955, the Federal Assembly passed a constitutional law in which "Austria declares of her own free will her perpetual neutrality." The second section of this law...