WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the State Department on Tuesday, continuing a series of high-level discussions aimed at strengthening bilateral ties amid ongoing global challenges.

The meeting took place in the Treaty Room, where the two diplomats arrived together for talks focused on shared interests in security, economic cooperation and responses to regional conflicts. Meinl-Reisinger posted earlier in the day that she was back in Washington at Rubio's invitation, noting the need for Europe and the United States to remain closely engaged as the world faces growing disorder and geopolitical uncertainty. She expressed interest in discussing common interests and ways to further strengthen the transatlantic partnership.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the State Department. pic.twitter.com/tupU8VJROG— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) August 11, 2026

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger at the State Department. pic.twitter.com/tupU8VJROG

This encounter builds on previous engagements between the two officials. In July 2025, Rubio and Meinl-Reisinger met in Washington to discuss efforts to protect sensitive research and technologies, as well as steps to address conflict in the Middle East. Rubio welcomed significant investments from Austrian companies in the United States at that time. A separate call earlier that year covered democratic values and security in Europe, Austrian investment opportunities, dual-use industrial cooperation, increased European defense spending, stability in Bosnia and........

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