Embassy of the United States in the Kingdom of Austria
The United States embassy in Austria is located in the center of Vienna. The Embassy's working hours are from 8.30 to 17.00 by local time.
Address of the embassy
The United States embassy in Austria is located at Boltzmanngasse 16, Vienna. The Embassy's postal code is A-1090.
Contact details
Tel.: +43 1 313390
Fax: (+43) (1) 310 06 82
e-mail: consulatevienna@state.gov
viennausembassy@state.gov
The official website:
at.usembassy.gov/
Ambassador
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary posted to Austria at the Republic of the United States embassy is His Excellency (H.E.) Mr. Trevor D. Traina
During his career Mr. Trevor D. Traina has served in various capacities, among them:
On January 22, 2018, President Donald J. Trump nominated Trevor D. Traina of California to be the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Austria. Ambassador Traina was confirmed by the US Senate on March 22, 2018, and was sworn in on March 29, 2018. He arrived in Austria on May 18, 2018, and presented his credentials to Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen on May 24, 2018.
Ambassador Traina has a long history building innovative companies from the ground up. Prior to his appointment as America's representative to Austria, Ambassador Traina was a technology entrepreneur and philanthropist based in San Francisco.
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About the embassy
The United States first established diplomatic relations with Austria when, on February 8, 1838, Heinrich A.P. Mühlenberg was appointed the first US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Austrian Empire. When, according to the Compromise of 1867, the empire became an alliance of Austria-Hungary, the ministers were so ordered. On May 17, 1902, this position was officially upgraded to the status of an embassy, and Robert Sanderson McCormick became the first US ambassador.
The US government finally acquired the building on June 30, 1947, at the intercession of Eleonora Lansing Dulles and with the consent of the National Council of Austria. The US mission in Austria had legion status from 1947 to 1951, when it officially became an embassy, and Walter J. Donnelly was the first US ambassador to Vienna after Frederick Cortland Penfield, who set off for World War I.