The American Council on Germany will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Berend Diekmann, Head of Division for the United States, Canada, and Mexico in the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).
Dr. Berend Diekmann is the Head of Division for the United States, Canada, and Mexico, in the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE). In this capacity, he is responsible for transatlantic trade issues, CETA, TTC, trade negotiations with Mexico, and all current topics related to transatlantic economic relations. Until late 2014, he was also responsible for external economic policy and OECD.
Dr. Diekmann has published extensively on issues such as public finance and fiscal federalism, EU financing, the policy of international organizations such as IMF, WTO, World Bank and UNCTAD, international trade issues, and current challenges facing the U.S. economy. He holds a Master of Economics from Kiel University and a Ph.D. in Economics from Mainz University.