Sigurd Pacher, Deputy Head of Mission of the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. visited the Cayman Islands from July 30 to Aug. 3.

It was his first visit to Cayman and he inspected the Austrian Consulate in Grand Cayman and met with Austrian citizens and government officials.

Martin Richter, the Austrian Honorary Consul in the Cayman Islands, said the local consulate is inspected and audited every three years either by the ambassador or the deputy chief of mission.

“He also met up with numerous Austrians in the community, specifically making Austrian citizens aware of the parliamentary election this fall in Austria,” Richter said.

Pacher also met immigration and tourism officials, including Director of Immigration Linda Evans, Tourism Minister and Deputy Premier Moses Kirkconnell and Acting Governor Franz Manderson.