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Observed DST in 1916–1918 when it was part of Austria-Hungary, 1940–1949 and since 1979 when it was part of Czechoslovakia or independent. Slovenia: Observed DST in 1916–1918 when it was part of Austria-Hungary, in 1941–1945 and since 1983 when it was part of Yugoslavia or independent. South Africa: 1944: Observed DST in 1942–1944 ...
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 ...
The U.S. Mission in Austria held the status of a legation from 1947 until 1951, when it officially became an embassy, with Walter J. Donnelly as the first U.S. ambassador to serve in Vienna since Frederic Courtland Penfield departed in World War I. [5] The current Ambassador of the United States to Austria is Victoria Reggie Kennedy. [6]
In February 1984, the President of Austria Rudolf Kirchschläger paid a state visit to the United States. [6] It was the first state visit of an Austrian President to the United States. [7] In September 1995, U.S. President Bill Clinton invited the President of Austria Thomas Klestil for a working visit to Washington, D.C., [8] which took place ...
The Embassy of Austria in Washington, D.C., is the primary diplomatic mission of the Republic of Austria to the United States and represent the interests of Austria and Austrian citizens in the U.S. It is located at 3524 International Court, NW, Washington, D.C. , in a neighborhood primarily occupied by diplomatic missions .
The main native language of Austria outside Vorarlberg is Austro-Bavarian. It has approximately 8.3 million speakers in Austria. [6] The north-eastern parts of Austria (with the capital Vienna) speak Central Austro-Bavarian dialects and the southern parts Southern Austro-Bavarian dialects.
Until 1940 there were 16 newspapers in Vienna, Austria, but six of them were shut down, leaving ten. [2] The number of national daily newspapers in Austria was 35 in 1950. [3] It decreased to 17 in 1965. [3] The number of daily newspapers in Austria was 17 in 1995 [4] and remained the same between 1996 and 2000.