Hannelore Veit will deliver the 2025 Annual Botstiber Lecture on Austrian-American Affairs. Among her many accomplishments, Ms. Veit anchored the top-rated Austrian news program Zeit im Bild (1993-2012) and later served, from 2013 to 2020, as the Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief for Austrian Public Broadcasting (ORF). Ms. Veit is a graduate of both Notre Dame University and the University of Vienna. She currently works as a journalist, media consultant, and author. Ms. Veit will speak on “Fake News – Hard Facts – True Lies? How News Media Influence Public Opinion in Austria and the United States.”
The 2025 Botstiber Lecture will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 6:30 pm, at the Embassy of the Austrian Republic, 3524 International Court, NW, Washington, DC.
Doors open at 6:00 p.m.
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Please bring a photo I.D.
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Latecomer Policy: Please be advised that there can be no further admittance once the event has begun.
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Seating is not guaranteed.
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Please note that photographs and footage will be taken throughout the event. These might be used by the Embassy for marketing and promotional purposes in its publications, on its website and in social media, or in any third-party publication.
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Parking on International Court is available after 6:30 pm (for the duration of the event), or on 36th Street (access to the Embassy through the park behind the building). Van Ness Metro (Red Line) is a short distance away.
