List of ambassadors of Austria to the United States

Thomas Klestil, former ambassador to the U.S. and President of Austria

This is a list of ambassadors of Austria to the United States.

The United States first established diplomatic relations with Austria in 1838 during the time of the Austrian Empire. Relations between the United States have been continuous since that time except for two interruptions during World War I and World War II.

For ambassadors before 1918, see Austro-Hungarian ambassadors.

The Austrian Embassy in the United States is located in Washington, D.C.

Ambassadors[]

• • Title: Chargé d'affaires a.i.
  • Presented credentials: 2 December 1921
  • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
  • Presented credentials: 7 May 1925
  • Terminated mission: Anschluss with Germany, 13 March 1938
• • Title: Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 26 November 1946
  • Presented credentials: 4 December 1946
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 6 December 1951
  • Presented credentials: 19 December 1951
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 5 February 1952
  • Presented credentials: 13 February 1952
• Karl Gruber
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 3 March 1954
  • Presented credentials: 10 March 1954
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 9 April 1958
  • Presented credentials: 18 April 1958
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 12 October 1965
  • Presented credentials: 16 November 1965
• Karl Gruber
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 18 June 1969
  • Presented credentials: 1 July 1969
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 1 September 1972
  • Presented credentials: 7 September 1972
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 2 March 1977
  • Presented credentials: 23 March 1977
• Thomas Klestil
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 8 January 1982
  • Presented credentials: 13 January 1982
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 30 November 1987
  • Presented credentials: 21 December 1987
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 4 February 1993
  • Presented credentials: 14 April 1993
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 19 April 1999
  • Presented credentials: 19 April 1999
• Eva Nowotny
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 22 October 2003
  • Presented credentials: 4 December 2003
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 26 May 2009
  • Presented credentials: 20 July 2009
• Hans Peter Manz
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 2 December 2011
  • Presented credentials: 18 January 2012
• • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 14 January 2016
  • Presented credentials: 28 January 2016
• Martin Weiss
  • Title: Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
  • Appointed: 7 November 2019
  • Presented credentials: 6 January 2020

Notes and references[]

• United States Department of State: Ambassadors of Austria
• Austrian Embassy Washington, DC: Former Ambassdors

See also[]

• Austria–United States relations
• United States Ambassador to Austria
• Foreign relations of Austria