ABN Corporation, headquartered in New York, was enjoying unparalleled success in its Hamburg, Germany, branch office. At the annual corporate management meeting in New York, Gunter Klaus, Germany branch manager, modestly cited several reasons for his success. He said, "Our decision to hire Anna Bundt into our Hamburg office turned out to be a wise one. Anna is a native of Vienna, Austria. As a result of her knowledge of business in her home country, she has opened doors to many new clients in Austria. This has resulted in a business volume beyond what we had envisioned." In this instance, Anna is a(n)
A) expatriate.
B) host-country national.
C) third-country national.
D) inpatriate.
E) parent-country national.

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Anna is considered a third-country national because she is a native of Austria working in Germany for a company headquartered in New York. This means she is not from the host country (Germany) where she is working, nor is she from the home country of the company (the United States).

ABN Corporation, Headquartered in New York, Was Enjoying Unparalleled Success