ACHP Acting Chairman Jordan Tannenbaum, Acting Executive Director Reid Nelson, and Communications Director Susan Glimcher met with officials from Burghauptmannschaft Austria this week in Washington, DC to share information about historic preservation policies in the U.S. and Austria.

On Wednesday, Nelson and Glimcher spoke with Markus Wimmer, Deputy head of staff of the Burghauptmannschaft and Christian Gepp, communications head, about Austria's efforts to maintain its historic buildings. Burghauptmannschaft Austria, a federal agency, manages 60 historic sites in Austria, encompassing 440 buildings, including Imperial Palace Vienna. They talked about many other issues, including encouraging public buy-in for preservation.

On Thursday, Nelson and Tannenbaum attended a program at the Austrian Embassy, "Austrian Cultural Heritage - Built in the Past, Preserved for the Future."