With more bilaterals a.o. the Foreign Ministers, F. A. Mitchell, from the Commonwealth of the Bahamas 🇧🇸 & F. Stephenson, from St. Vincent & the Grenadines 🇻🇨, the 55th GA of the #OAS came to an end. I look forward to the next GA & wish Panama 🇵🇦 all the best for next year!

Who would expect to meet a person with a „ Tiroler“ accent in the middle of the Caribbean? Probably nobody! But, I was so happy to meet the Foreign Minister of Peru 🇵🇪, H.E. E.Schialer Salcedo, whose ancestors came from Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser! Danke Elmer f this unique moment

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What an honor to be invited by the key note speaker, my countryman, the 38th Governor of California, Arnold ⁦Arnold⁩ to a fantastic swearing in celebration for 100 new 🇺🇸citizens at George Washington‘s ⁦Mount Vernon⁩! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸Happy 4th of July USA🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸!

Thank you ⁦Secretary Marco Rubio⁩ for celebrating the Independence Day celebrations with us ⁦Department of State⁩. 🇺🇸🤝🇦🇹

Looking very much forward to fantastic common projects ⁦The Kennedy Center⁩ together with Ambassador ⁦Richard Grenell⁩ & his team!

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As former Director-General for Consular Affairs it was a real honor that the Consular Corps of Washington, DC has chosen ⁦Embassy of Austria in the United States⁩ for their ball: it was a great pleasure to host you all for an “Evening in Schönbrunn”! 💃🎶

As Ambassador to the 🇧🇸, it was a great honor for me to celebrate the 52nd anniversary of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas 🇧🇸 together with the Governor General, H.E. Cynthia Pratt & the Hon Prime Minister ⁦Philip Brave Davis⁩ in Nassau! 🇦🇹🤝🇧🇸

On the occasion of my visit to the Commonwealth of the Bahamas🇧🇸, I would like to thank Austria’s 🇦🇹 current Honorary Consul, Wolfgang Reichenberger as well as our former HC E. Rumer & all our 🇦🇹 Honorary Consuls worldwide for their excellent service.

I‘m so grateful to the Governor General of the Commonwealth of the 🇧🇸, H.E. Cynthia Pratt, that she took the time to welcome me for a courtesy call at her Residence. 🇦🇹🤝🇧🇸

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Back in DC, I thank Foreign Minister of the 🇧🇸F. Mitchell & his team for the very constructive meetings during my stay in the Commonwealth, I’m also grateful for the short visit at #BonefishPondNationalPark - a coastal wetland & mangrove wonder, run by 🇧🇸 National Trust!

Thanks SaeedAmidi, founder & CEO of Plug and Play Tech Center for a great virtual exchange of views. We both see huge potential for 🇦🇹 start-ups! Congratulations to your latest unicorn!

Ending the tour of ⁦U.S. Naval Academy⁩ in the Naval Academy Chapel & the Crypt of “the Father of the Navy”, John Paul Jones, was one of the many highlights of this day; thank you 78th US Secretary of the Navy, C. Del Toro, for this impressive visit!

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Many thanks to ⁦Joe Wilson⁩ for this spontaneous & „young“ welcome with all your great interns! 🇦🇹🤝🇺🇸

Thank you Secretary Marco Rubio for the excellent exchange of views with 🇦🇹 Federal Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger 🇦🇹🤝🇺🇸

Final preparations & updates before starting the meetings of ⁦Beate Meinl-Reisinger⁩ on the Hill. Lots of meetings & a final group foto of the team!

It was a great honor for me to host the the 🇦🇹Federal Minister for European & Int. Affairs ⁦Beate Meinl-Reisinger⁩ during her official visit in DC! A special thanks to our Co-Chairs of the Congressional Austria Caucus, ⁦Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D.⁩ & ⁦Rep. Rick Larsen⁩ for joining! 🇦🇹🤝🇺🇸