175th anniversary of U.S.-Austrian diplomatic relations
175th Anniversary of U.S.-Austrian Diplomatic Relations
The year 2013 marks the 175th anniversary of U.S.-Austrian diplomatic relations. It was on February 8, 1838, the United States appointed its first diplomatic envoy, Henry A. Muhlenberg, of Pennsylvania, to Vienna, Austria. The Hapsburg monarchy reciprocated by sending an envoy, Baron de Mareschal, who presented his credentials to President Martin Van Buren in October 1838. Muhlenberg and de Mareschal were charged with establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Throughout 2013, the U.S. Embassy Vienna is commemorating 175 years of U.S. – Austrian relations with a multi-media exhibit and a series of events. Many Austrian and American historians and academics have already done a comprehensive documentation of these years. So we have set out to put together a visual exhibit, showing the highlights of the relationship as it was established, rebuilt and strengthened over the last 175 years.
We invite you to view our virtual exhibit and, if you have memorabilia, photos, letters and other documents that help to tell this fascinating story, please send them electronically to embassy@usembassy.at so that we can add it to our virtual display.
- I. The Beginning of the Relationship: Trade and Commerce
- II. Building the Relationship: Immigration
- III. Relationship with a New Republic: World War I and the Inter-War Years
- IV. Forging a New Relationship
- V. Continuity and Cooperation
Article
Embassy Essay Contest-Award Ceremony
Video
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175 Years U.S.-Austrian Diplomatic Relations
Gala Event
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Video: Remarks by Austrian Federal President Heinz Fischer
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Remarks by Ambassador William C. Eacho, February 13, 2013
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Photo Gallery
Virtual Exhibit
Consular Academy
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History of the Consular Academy at Boltzmanngasse 16