It was a special honor and privilege to present my Letter of Credence to @POTUS J.R.Biden at the @WhiteHouse. I will strive to enrich our 185-year-old bilateral 🇦🇹🇺🇸relationship.
Petra Schneebauer
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Petra Schneebauer
@SchneebauerP
Austrian Ambassador to the United States of America & the Commonwealth of the Bahamas. Permanent Observer to the OAS. 🇦🇹 🤝 🇺🇸; 🇦🇹🤝🇧🇸
Washington, DC
Joined March 2023
- I’ve #landed in Washington and am honored to begin my tenure as the new Ambassador of Austria to the US. Looking forward to working together with the fantastic team here at the Embassy. Follow along as I report on all things #AustrianAmerican.
- On my way to the @WhiteHouse: it is an enormous privilege to present the Letter of Credence by AT President Van der Bellen @vanderbellen to US President Biden @POTUS. So proud & honored to represent the Republic of Austria in the United States of America. 🇦🇹🤝🇺🇸
- Many thanks to the ORF Washington team for the view behind the scenes in providing Austria with the latest news 🎥 @tomlangpaul @Inka3Punkt14 @kohlchr
- Today, I presented a photo to @POTUS - the Vienna Ferris Wheel in 1946. The photo was taken by former White House photographer & head of the US Pictorial Service in Austria Yoichi Okamoto. It is a symbol of 🇦🇹-🇺🇸 friendship & a reminder of the generous US support to postwar 🇦🇹.
- So delighted to welcome State Secretary @claudiaplakolm in L.A., just in time to participate in Arnold @Schwarzenegger ‘s kick-off-event on Terminating Hate: Breaking the Cycle of Extremism.
- After a busy morning of meetings at the Department of State, my team and I stopped at the Tidal Basin to take a look at the iconic cherry blossoms. 🌸Spring has arrived in Washington.
- Off to 🇦🇹 partner state #Vermont today, where I met with Governor Phil Scott @GovPhilScott and took part in the Austria Vermont State Partnership Program Workshop. Of course no trip to Vermont is complete without a stop at the Trapp Family Lodge @trappfamily. #SoundofMusic
- Exploring my new neighborhood: @DumbartonOaks in Georgetown, that paved the way for the 🇺🇳 Charter. 🇦🇹 became the only EU-based @UN headquarter. Effective multilateralism is 🔑 to 🇦🇹foreign policy.
- The Embassy @AustriainUSA turned into a festive ballroom for the evening. So glad to have seen so many friends of Austria dancing the waltz & sharing the tradition of the #quadrille with all of you at our Viennese Ball.
- I met the Austrian Honorary Consul in Boston, Grand Rabbi Korff, this evening. Thank you for your valuable support for 🇦🇹 & looking forward to continue working with you.
- Getting ready for tonight’s 67th Viennese Opera Ball in NYC ✨ Last night’s dress rehearsal went well, thank you debutants, @Stadt_Wien Stadtrat Hanke & @danielserafin for joining! Thank you as well to S. Frieser for organizing & T. Eisingerich for hosting all the guests! © Joham
- Many thanks to all our guests who followed this year‘s invitation to the #🇦🇹National DayReception in WashingtonDC & joined in celebrating the upcoming European Capital of Culture Bad Ischl - Salzkammergut 2024. More of this event to come!
