Austria–United States relations
bilateral relations between Austria and United States
Austria and the United States are geopolitical and commercial trade partners. The U.S. Embassy in Austria is located in Vienna. Since 2025, the United States Ambassador to Austria is Arthur Fisher. The Austrian Embassy in the U.S. is located in Washington, D.C., and is led by Ambassador Petra Schneebauer.
Austria first recognized the United States in 1797, and formal diplomatic relations were established between the Austrian Empire and the U.S. in 1838. Relations were interrupted by World War I, as Austria-Hungary fought opposite of the U.S., and again during World War II following the Anschluss. Ties resumed strongly after 1945 as the United States played an essential role in Austria's postwar reconstruction, including through the Marshall Plan and Austrian State Treaty. Since then, the two countries have maintained close relations, cooperating on educational exchange, science and technology, trade, and cultural diplomacy.
History
18th and 19th centuries
The Archduchy of Austria never held any colonies in the Americas. Nevertheless, a few Austrians did settle in what would become the United States prior to the 19th century, including a group of fifty families from Salzburg who were exiled for being Lutherans in predominantly Catholic Austria.
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