Robert Shiller at the Austrian National Bank
November 14, 2009
Yale economist Robert Shiller spoke on Saturday at the Austrian National Bank to an audience of 200 about his latest book Animal Spirits. Ambassador William C. Eacho, III opened the Embassy-co-hosted event. Centrist daily Die Presse published a full-page interview with Mr. Shiller as its “Topic of the Day” in the weekend edition, and Austrian National TV aired a report on Monday’s primetime news.
Austrian-Born Hollywood Legend Fred Zinnemann Honored at High Noon
Vienna, November 1, 2009
The renowned film director was honored at 12:00 noon on November 1, 2009. Zinnemann’s son Tim, City of Vienna representative Dr. Elisabeth Vitouch, and Public Affairs Officer Robert Hugins jointly unveiled the commemorative plaque decorating the house where Zinnemann grew up. (Weyrgasse 9, 3rd district of Vienna)
Austrian television and various print media reported on the event.
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
The President's Trip to Asia, The White House, November 2009
On November 12, President Obama began a 10-day journey to Asia, which includes visits to Japan, Singapore, China and South Korea. The purpose of this trip is to strengthen U.S. leadership and economic competitiveness in the region, renew old alliances, forge new partnerships, and make progress on issues that matter to the American people. ...
Remarks by President Barack Obama at Town Hall Meeting with Future Chinese Leaders, Museum of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China, November 16, 2009
"... Surely, we have known setbacks and challenges over the last 30 years. Our relationship has not been without disagreement and difficulty. But the notion that we must be adversaries is not predestined - not when we consider the past. Indeed, because of our cooperation, both the United States and China are more prosperous and more secure. ..."
Remarks by the President on Veterans Day at Arlington National Cemetery, November 11, 2009
"... To the members of our armed forces and the veterans who are here today: I am deeply honored and humbled to spend Veterans Day with you in this sacred place where generations of heroes have come to rest -- and generations of Americans have come to show their gratitude. ..."
World Freedom Day 2009, A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America, The White House, November 9, 2009
"... From our first days as a Nation, Americans have felt a sense of urgency and determination to promote liberty and release the potential within each individual to contribute to the common good. ..."
ICE returns 16th century Hebrew Bible looted by Nazis; The 2-volume manuscript was stolen from Vienna, Austria, in 1938, news release, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, November 9, 2009
NEW YORK - A 16th century two-volume Bomberg/Pratensis Rabbinic Bible is back in the hands of its rightful owners 71 years after it was stolen by the Nazis. Today, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York returned the Bible to Vienna's Jewish community, known as Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien (IKG). ...
Keynote Address at the Atlantic Council Gala Dinner, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Adlon Hotel, Berlin, Germany, November 8, 2009
"... And we need to form an even stronger partnership to bring down the walls of the 21st century, and to confront those who hide behind them: the suicide bombers; those who murder and maim girls whose only wish is to go to school; leaders who choose their own fortunes over the fortunes of their people.
In place of these new walls, we must renew the Transatlantic Alliance as a cornerstone of a global architecture of cooperation. ..."
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Robert Shiller at the Austrian National Bank
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