The American Council on Germany (ACG), the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG), and the German Studies Association (GSA) have launched a new virtual series, Meet a Bundestag Member: German Politics Today. The series offers students of German language and culture the chance to engage directly with members of the German Bundestag on timely political issues while practicing their German language skills.
The third session will take place on April 23 at 11:00 AM ET and will feature Deborah Düring (German Alliance 90/The Greens), who will join ACG President Dr. Steven E. Sokol for a 45-minute moderated discussion — held in German — incorporating questions posed by the audience.
Following each event, the conversations will also be released as podcasts, making them easily accessible for members, students, and educators to use in the classroom.
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Deborah Düring has been a member of the German Bundestag since October 2021. Since January 2024 she has served as the foreign policy spokesperson for the Green parliamentary group. She previously served as spokesperson for development policy. She holds a bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in Social Sciences. She completed the master’s program “International Studies / Peace and Conflict Research” in 2025 at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Technical University of Darmstadt, in cooperation with the Hessian Foundation for Peace and Conflict Research (HSFK). Alongside her studies, she worked at the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW) in the field of development cooperation and with the non governmental organization Survival International. Deborah Düring spent several years living and studying in Latin America, including during a voluntary social year in an indigenous community in Costa Rica and during a semester abroad in Peru.