There's no "perhaps" about it, tf. Bush made him the designated US representative to the Austrian president's funeral on July 8, along with our ambassador and his wife.
Thanks. I assumed that was why he went. He was the perfect representative to send.
Arnold did go as a rep to the U.S. on the request of Pres. Bush. But he also made a side trip to Graz (His hometown) to yuk it up with friends and relatives and assorted others. It said in a paper I read that the Gov.'s aides tried to keep quiet the side trip to Graz. Wonder why?? I didn't see a big deal about that. What I thought was a big deal that further in the article it said that the late Pres. of Austria sat in on Gov. meetings in Sacremento and that Arnold had a brief interview with a local paper there in Austria and said he was in Graz to visit friends and discuss politics with his fellow Austrians. The politics were of a local nature and California politics about tips with the budget. This bothers me. Since when are we allowing foreigners give their two cents worth in domestic issues? I'm talking about the Pres. of Austria sitting in on Gov. meetings and Arnold talking with the Graz people about California matters. This to me is what the problem is with dual citizenship!!!