United States Ambassador to Austria
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This 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 I
and World War II
.
The first ambassadors were accredited to the Austrian Empire. In 1867 the empire became Austria–Hungary and the ambassadors were so commissioned. After the resumption of diplomatic relations following World War I, the ambassadors were commissioned to Austria.
For ambassadors to Hungary
after the dissolution of the empire, see United States Ambassador to Hungary
.
The United States Embassy in Austria
is located in Vienna
.
The current ambassador is William Eacho
who was sworn in on August 12, 2009 and presented his credentials on September 14, 2009.
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...
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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...
.
The first ambassadors were accredited to the Austrian Empire. In 1867 the empire became Austria–Hungary and the ambassadors were so commissioned. After the resumption of diplomatic relations following World War I, the ambassadors were commissioned to Austria.
For ambassadors to Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
after the dissolution of the empire, see United States Ambassador to Hungary
United States Ambassador to Hungary
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States to HungaryUntil 1867 Hungary had been part of the Austrian Empire, when the empire became Austria-Hungary. Hungary had no separate diplomatic relations with other nations...
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The United States Embassy in Austria
Embassy of the United States in Vienna
The United States Embassy in Vienna is the main United States diplomatic mission to Austria. The embassy building is located at Boltzmanngasse 16, Alsergrund, Vienna....
is located in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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The current ambassador is William Eacho
William Eacho
William Carlton Eacho, III is the United States Ambassador to Austria. Eacho was nominated by President Barack Obama in June 2009. He was confirmed by the US Senate and sworn in in August 2009. He succeeded David F...
who was sworn in on August 12, 2009 and presented his credentials on September 14, 2009.
Ambassadors
- Henry A. P. MuhlenbergHenry A. P. MuhlenbergHenry Augustus Philip Muhlenberg was an American political leader and diplomat. He was a member of the Muhlenberg Family political dynasty....
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 8, 1838
- Presented credentials: November 7, 1838
- Terminated mission: Left post, September 18, 1840
- Daniel JeniferDaniel JeniferDaniel Jenifer was an American lawyer and statesman from Charles County, Maryland. He graduated from Charlotte Hall Military Academy. He represented Maryland's 1st Congressional district in the U.S. Congress in 1831–1833 and the 7th district from 1835–1841. From 1841–1845 he served as U.S....
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 27, 1841
- Presented credentials: March 30, 1842
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, June 28–July 7, 1845
- Note: From 1845 until 1854 there was no U.S. minister present. The U.S. was represented by a succession of chargés d’affaires.
- William H. Stiles
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointed: April 19, 1845
- Presented credentials: August 5, 1845
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 1, 1849
- James Watson WebbJames Watson WebbGeneral James Watson Webb was a United States diplomat, newspaper publisher and a New York politician in the Whig and Republican parties.-Biography:...
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointed: November 1, 1849
- Presented credentials: February 6, 1850
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 8, 1850
- Charles J. McCurdyCharles J. McCurdyCharles Johnson McCurdy was an American lawyer, diplomat, and Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut from 1847 to 1849.-Early life:...
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointed: September 27, 1850
- Presented credentials: March 14, 1851
- Terminated mission: Had farewell audience, October 12, 1852
- Thomas M. FooteThomas M. FooteThomas Moses Foote was an American diplomat and newspaper editor.He was editor of the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser.From January 5 to October 15, 1850 Foote served as U.S. Chargé to New Granada....
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointed: September 16, 1852
- Presented credentials: December 14, 1852
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, June 25, 1853
- Henry R. JacksonHenry R. JacksonHenry Rootes Jackson was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires
- Appointed: May 24, 1853
- Presented credentials: September 16, 1853
- Terminated mission: Promoted to Minister Resident
- Henry R. JacksonHenry R. JacksonHenry Rootes Jackson was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.-Biography:...
- Title: Minister Resident
- Appointed: June 29, 1854
- Presented credentials: September 28, 1854
- Terminated mission: Left post on or after June 1, 1858
- J. Glancy Jones
- Title: Minister Resident
- Appointed: November 1, 1858
- Presented credentials: —
- Terminated mission: —
- J. Glancy Jones
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: December 15, 1858
- Presented credentials: February 14, 1859
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, November 14, 1861
- Anson BurlingameAnson BurlingameAnson Burlingame wasan American lawyer, legislator, and diplomat, born in New Berlin, Chenango County, New York. In 1823 his parents took him to Ohio, and about ten years afterwards to Michigan...
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 22, 1861
- Presented credentials: —
- Terminated mission: —
- J. Lothrop Motley
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 10, 1861
- Presented credentials: November 14, 1861
- Terminated mission: June 14, 1867
- Note: President Andrew JohnsonAndrew JohnsonAndrew Johnson was the 17th President of the United States . As Vice-President of the United States in 1865, he succeeded Abraham Lincoln following the latter's assassination. Johnson then presided over the initial and contentious Reconstruction era of the United States following the American...
nominated the following eight men to be ambassador to Austria, but the Senate rejected or declined to considerAdvice and consentAdvice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in enacting formulae of bills and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch.-General:The expression is...
them, most likely because of the President’s disputes with the Congress over other issues.- Edgar CowanEdgar CowanEdgar Cowan was an American lawyer and Republican politician from Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate during the American Civil War....
- Frank P. Blair, Jr.
- James W. NesmithJames W. NesmithJames Willis Nesmith was an American politician and lawyer from Oregon. Born in Canada to American parents, he grew up in New Hampshire and Maine...
- John P. StocktonJohn P. StocktonJohn Potter Stockton was a New Jersey politician who served in the United States Senate as a Democrat.Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Stockton was the son of Robert F. Stockton, grandson of Richard Stockton and the great-grandson of Richard Stockton , both prominent New Jersey politicians...
- Henry J. Raymond
- Horace GreeleyHorace GreeleyHorace Greeley was an American newspaper editor, a founder of the Liberal Republican Party, a reformer, a politician, and an outspoken opponent of slavery...
- Samuel S. CoxSamuel S. CoxSamuel Sullivan "Sunset" Cox was an American Congressman and diplomat. He represented both Ohio and New York in the United States House of Representatives, and also served as United States Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.Cox was the grandson of New Jersey Congressman James Cox...
- Henry A. Smythe
- Edgar Cowan
- Henry M. Watts
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 25, 1868
- Presented credentials: September 25, 1868
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, June 1, 1869
- John Jay IIJohn Jay (lawyer)John Jay was an American lawyer and diplomat, son of William Jay and a grandson of Chief Justice John Jay.-Biography:...
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 1869
- Presented credentials: June 1, 1869
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, March 31, 1875
- Note: Ambassadors after 1869 were commissioned to Austria-Hungary.
- Godlove S. Orth
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 9, 1875
- Presented credentials: May 24, 1875
- Terminated mission: Relinquished charge, March 10, 1876
- Edward F. Beale
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 1, 1876
- Presented credentials: August 10, 1876
- Terminated mission: Left post, April 20, 1877
- John A. KassonJohn A. KassonJohn Adam Kasson was a nineteenth century lawyer, politician and diplomat from south-central Iowa. Elected to the U.S...
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: 11, 1877
- Presented credentials: August 30, 1877
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, March 25, 1881
- William Walter PhelpsWilliam Walter PhelpsWilliam Walter Phelps , the son of John Jay Phelps, a successful New York City merchant and financier, was born in Dundaff, Pennsylvania. During his successful banking career in Manhattan, he settled in Teaneck, New Jersey, across the Hudson River...
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 5, 1881
- Presented credentials: June 20, 1881
- Terminated mission: Superseded June 30, 1882
- Alphonso TaftAlphonso TaftAlphonso Taft was the Attorney General and Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and the founder of an American political dynasty. He was the father of U.S...
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 26, 1882
- Presented credentials: June 30, 1882
- Terminated mission: Left post, August 25, 1884
- John M. Francis
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 4, 1884
- Presented credentials: September 11, 1884
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, August 3, 1885
- Anthony M. Keiley
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 29, 1885
- Presented credentials: —
- Terminated mission: —
- Alexander R. Lawton
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 15, 1887
- Presented credentials: August 25, 1887
- Terminated mission: May 15, 1889
- Frederick D. Grant
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 23, 1889
- Presented credentials: May 15, 1889
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, June 8, 1893
- Bartlett TrippBartlett TrippBartlett Tripp was an American lawyer, judge, and diplomat.-Early life and education:...
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 6, 1893
- Presented credentials: June 8, 1893
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, June 18, 1897
- Charlemagne TowerCharlemagne Tower, Jr.Charlemagne Tower, Jr. was an American businessman, scholar, and diplomat.-Biography:Charlemagne Tower was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 1848 to Charlemagne Tower Sr. and Amelia Malvina Tower. He was the first of seven children.He spent his childhood in Orwigsburg and...
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 1, 1897
- Presented credentials: June 18, 1897
- Terminated mission: Had farewell audience, February 9, 1899
- Addison C. Harris
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: January 12, 1899
- Presented credentials: April 13, 1899
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, April 29, 1901
- Robert S. McCormick
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 7, 1901
- Presented credentials: April 29, 1901
- Terminated mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Note: From 1902 to 1917 ambassadors to Austria bore the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
- Robert S. McCormick
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 27, 1902
- Presented credentials: June 26, 1902
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, December 29, 1902
- Bellamy StorerBellamy Storer (1847)Bellamy Storer was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of Bellamy Storer and uncle of Nicholas Longworth...
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 26, 1902
- Presented credentials: January 3, 1903
- Terminated mission: Left post, February 8, 1906
- Charles S. Francis
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 22, 1906
- Presented credentials: May 29, 1906
- Terminated mission: Presented recall, April 1, 1910
- Richard C. Kerens
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: December 21, 1909
- Presented credentials: April 12, 1910
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 28, 1913
- Frederic Courtland PenfieldFrederic Courtland Penfield-Biography:He was born in Connecticut, on April 23, 1855 to Daniel Penfield and Sophia Young. He was the United States vice consul in London in 1885.He married Katharine Albert McMurdo Welles in 1892...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 28, 1913
- Presented credentials: September 26, 1913
- Terminated mission: Left post, April 7, 1917
- Note: The United States declared war on Germany April 6, 1917. Ambassador Penfield departed Austria the following day, April 7. Austria-Hungary severed diplomatic relations with the United States on April 9. Joseph C. Grew was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when Austria-Hungary severed relations. Although a date is not recorded, the embassy would have been closed almost immediately and all diplomatic personnel would have departed or been expelled. Normal diplomatic relations were resumed in 1921.
- Arthur Hugh Frazier – Career FSO
- Title: Chargé d'Affaires pro tem
- Appointed: Not commissioned
- Presented credentials: November 25, 1921
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 21, 1922
- Note: After resumption of diplomatic relations, the embassy was downgraded to a legationLegationA legation was the term used in diplomacy to denote a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an Ambassador, a legation was headed by a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary....
and the title of the chief of mission was downgraded to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary and remained as such until 1952.
- Albert Henry Washburn – Political appointee
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 10, 1922
- Presented credentials: June 19, 1922
- Terminated mission: Died at post, April 29, 1930
- Gilchrist Baker Stockton – Political appointee
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: January 22, 1930
- Presented credentials: May 15, 1930
- Terminated mission: Left post, September 21, 1933
- George H. Earle, 3rdGeorge Howard Earle IIIGeorge Howard Earle III was an American politician. He was great-grandson of noted abolitionist and philanthropist Thomas Earle, grandson of Philadelphia lawyer George H. Earle, Sr., and son of Philadelphia lawyer and "financial diplomat," George H. Earle, Jr. Earle served as the U.S...
– Political appointee- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 24, 1933
- Presented credentials: September 27, 1933
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 25, 1934
- George S. MessersmithGeorge S. MessersmithGeorge Strausser Messersmith was a United States ambassador to Austria, Cuba, Mexico and Argentina. Messersmith also served as the head of the U.S. Consulate in Nazi Germany during the rise of the Nazi party....
– Career FSO- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 7, 1934
- Presented credentials: May 23, 1934
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 11, 1937
- Grenville T. Emmet – Political appointee
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 13, 1937
- Presented credentials: September 14, 1937
- Terminated mission: Died at post, September 26, 1937
- Note: John C. Wiley was serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim when Austria was annexed to GermanyAnschlussThe Anschluss , also known as the ', was the occupation and annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany in 1938....
, March 13, 1938; he closed the legationLegationA legation was the term used in diplomacy to denote a diplomatic representative office lower than an embassy. Where an embassy was headed by an Ambassador, a legation was headed by a Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary....
in Vienna, April 30, 1938.
- Note: Diplomatic relations with Austria were broken during World War II but resumed in 1946.
- John G. Erhardt – Career FSO
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 3, 1946
- Presented credentials: September 7, 1946
- Terminated mission: Left post, June 27, 1950
- Walter J. Donnelly – Career FSO
- Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 20, 1950
- Presented credentials: October 25, 1950
- Terminated mission: Promoted to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Note: In 1951 the legation in Vienna was upgraded to an embassy and the chief of mission gained the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.
- Walter J. Donnelly – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 16, 1951
- Presented credentials: November 28, 1951
- Terminated mission: Left post, July 19, 1952
- Llewellyn E. Thompson, Jr.Llewellyn ThompsonLlewellyn E. "Tommy" Thompson Jr. , was a United States diplomat. He served in Sri Lanka, Austria, and for a lengthy period in the Soviet Union where his tenure saw some of the most significant events of the Cold War....
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 17, 1952
- Presented credentials: September 4, 1952
- Terminated mission: July 9, 1957
- H. Freeman Matthews – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 5, 1957
- Presented credentials: September 4, 1957
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 25, 1962
- James W. Riddleberger – Career FSO
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: October 23, 1962
- Presented credentials: December 12, 1962
- Terminated mission: Left post, May 10, 1967
- Douglas MacArthur IIDouglas MacArthur IIDouglas MacArthur II was an American diplomat.MacArthur was the son of Captain Arthur MacArthur III and Mary McCalla MacArthur, and was named for his uncle, General Douglas MacArthur. He was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. He married Laura Louise Barkley on August 21, 1934, the daughter of future...
– Career FSO- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 5, 1967
- Presented credentials: May 24, 1967
- Terminated mission: Left post, September 16, 1969
- John P. Humes – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: September 26, 1969
- Presented credentials: October 29, 1969
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 6, 1975
- Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr. – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: March 25, 1975
- Presented credentials: April 2, 1975
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 31, 1977
- Milton A. WolfMilton A. WolfMilton Albert Wolf was an American real estate developer from Cleveland, Ohio.He was a Jewish community leader, a Democratic Party contributor, and served as U.S. Ambassador to Austria from 1977 to 1980...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 23, 1977
- Presented credentials: September 5, 1977
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 2, 1980
- Philip M. KaiserPhilip Mayer Kaiser-Education:Born in New York City, Kaiser graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1935. He was also a Rhodes Scholar in 1936 at Balliol College. During this time, he studied labor history.-Family:...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: February 19, 1980
- Presented credentials: March 25, 1980
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 2, 1981
- Theodore E. Cummings – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: June 20, 1981
- Presented credentials: September 2, 1981
- Terminated mission: Died in Los Angeles, March 30, 1982
- Helene A. von DammHelene A. von DammHelene von Damm was a Republican political figure, diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Austria.An emigrant from Ulmerfeld, Austria herself, originally named Helene Winter, her father died from tuberculosis when she was 12 years old...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: May 10, 1983
- Presented credentials: June 22, 1983
- Terminated mission: Left post, January 15, 1986
- Ronald S. Lauder – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: April 16, 1986
- Presented credentials: May 7, 1986
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 27, 1987
- Henry Anatole Grunwald – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: December 23, 1987
- Presented credentials: January 20, 1988
- Terminated mission: Left post, January 1, 1990
- Roy M. HuffingtonRoy M. HuffingtonRoy Michael Huffington was an American oilman originally from Tomball in Harris County, Texas, who later served as United States Ambassador to Austria.-Early career:...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 6, 1990
- Presented credentials: September 11, 1990
- Terminated mission: Left post, March 1, 1993
- Swanee Grace HuntSwanee HuntSwanee Grace Hunt , Eleanor Roosevelt Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, is the founding director of the at the Kennedy School, and former United States Ambassador to Austria....
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 4, 1993
- Presented credentials: December 16, 1993
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 18, 1997
- Kathryn Walt Hall – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 19, 1997
- Presented credentials: December 11, 1997
- Terminated mission: Left post July 10, 2001
- Lyons Brown, Jr. – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 5, 2001
- Presented credentials: December 19, 2001
- Terminated mission: Left post, October 5, 2005
- Susan Rasinski McCawSusan McCawSusan Rasinski McCaw is a former U.S. Ambassador to Austria. She was sworn in on November 30, 2005. United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice presided over the ceremony. McCaw officially assumed her post as Ambassador after presenting her diplomatic credentials to Austrian President Heinz...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: November 2, 2005
- Presented credentials: January 9, 2006
- Terminated mission: November 25, 2007
- Charles A. Gargano – Political appointee
- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: —
- Presented credentials: —
- Terminated mission: —
- David F. Girard-diCarloDavid F. Girard-diCarloDavid F. Girard-diCarlo is an American lawyer and former diplomat.Girard-diCarlo received his bachelor's degree from Saint Joseph's University and studied law at the Villanova University School of Law...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: July 1, 2008
- Presented credentials: September 10, 2008
- Terminated mission: January 22, 2009
- William EachoWilliam EachoWilliam Carlton Eacho, III is the United States Ambassador to Austria. Eacho was nominated by President Barack Obama in June 2009. He was confirmed by the US Senate and sworn in in August 2009. He succeeded David F...
– Political appointee- Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
- Appointed: August 12, 2009
- Presented credentials: September 14, 2009
- Terminated mission: incumbent
See also
- Austrian Ambassador to the United StatesAustrian Ambassador to the United StatesThis is a list of ambassadors of Austria to the United States.The United States first established diplomatic relations with Austria in 1838 during the time of the Austrian Empire...
- Austria – United States relations
- 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...
- Ambassadors of the United States