Boston: Iran, Europe, and the United States: Balancing a Difficult Set of Relationships
2017-05-26 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Goethe-Institut Boston, 170 Beacon St., Boston, MA, 02116, United States
The Boston Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Cornelius Adebahr, a Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe.
There is no charge for ACG members and a $10 charge for non-members to attend. RSVP here no later than Tuesday, May 23.

Cornelius Adebahr is a Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe. His research focuses on European foreign policy in a broad sense, from integrating the Western Balkans into Euro-Atlantic structures to the European Union’s role in the negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program to the impact of the economic crisis on Europe’s global role. Since 2000, Mr. Adebahr has been the owner of a political consultancy in Berlin. In addition, he is an Associate Fellow at the Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations as well as a member of Team Europe, an experts’ network of the European Commission. From 2005 to 2011, Mr. Adebahr was a lecturer at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt, teaching a master’s course on European foreign policy. In 2012 and 2013, he taught political science at the University of Tehran in Iran. He is a frequent commentator for major German and international print, radio, and television media outlets, and has also testified before the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the European Parliament and provided written evidence to the UK House of Lords.

Pittsburgh: German-Chinese Economic Relations
2017-06-12 11:30 - 13:30
The Pittsburgh Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Angela Stanzel, Policy Fellow, Asia and China Program for the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
There is no charge for ACG and GACC members and a $5 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by June 9.
Dr. Angela Stanzel joined the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in 2014 as a Policy Fellow for the Asia and China Program. Before joining ECFR, Dr. Stanzel worked for the BMW Foundation and the International Affairs Office of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. Prior to that, she worked in Brussels for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (Asia Program) and in Beijing at the German Embassy (Cultural Section) as well as for several event and marketing firms. Alongside China’s history, politics, and economics, her research work focuses on East and South Asia’s foreign and security policy. Dr. Stanzel earned her Ph.D. in Sinology at the Freie Universität Berlin, conducting research on China-Pakistan relations. Her thesis was on “The People’s Republic of China as an Actor in Today’s Pakistan – Advantages and Risks of Building a Chinese Power Base in South Asia.”

Dallas: Free Rider in the International Trade System? German Perspective on Global Free Trade following the U.S. Elections
2017-06-13 11:30 - 13:30
The Dallas Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Angela Stanzel, Policy Fellow, Asia and China Program for the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
There is no charge to attend this event, but RSVPs are required.
RSVP (acceptances only) by June 9 to Nici Bremer at ACGTexas@international-capital.com. Thank you.
Dr. Angela Stanzel joined the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in 2014 as a Policy Fellow for the Asia and China Program. Before joining ECFR, Dr. Stanzel worked for the BMW Foundation and the International Affairs Office of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. Prior to that, she worked in Brussels for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (Asia Program) and in Beijing at the German Embassy (Cultural Section) as well as for several event and marketing firms. Alongside China’s history, politics and economics, her research work focuses on East and South Asia’s foreign and security policy. Dr. Stanzel earned her Ph.D. in Sinology at the Freie Universität Berlin, conducting research on China-Pakistan relations. Her thesis was on “The People’s Republic of China as an Actor in Today’s Pakistan – Advantages and Risks of Building a Chinese Power Base in South Asia.”

Phoenix: Post-Brexit and After the U.S. Elections: Germany's Future Role in Europe
2017-06-14 18:00 - 20:30
The Phoenix Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and dinner with Dr. Angela Stanzel, Policy Fellow, Asia and China Program for the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
There is a $5 charge for students and faculty and a $15 charge for all other guests to attend this event. RSVP here by June 12.
Dr. Angela Stanzel joined the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in 2014 as a Policy Fellow for the Asia and China Program. Before joining ECFR, Dr. Stanzel worked for the BMW Foundation and the International Affairs Office of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. Prior to that, she worked in Brussels for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (Asia Program) and in Beijing at the German Embassy (Cultural Section) as well as for several event and marketing firms. Alongside China’s history, politics, and economics, her research work focuses on East and South Asia’s foreign and security policy. Dr. Stanzel earned her Ph.D. in Sinology at the Freie Universität Berlin, conducting research on China-Pakistan relations. Her thesis was on “The People’s Republic of China as an Actor in Today’s Pakistan – Advantages and Risks of Building a Chinese Power Base in South Asia.”

Nashville: Free Rider in the International Trade System? German Perspectives on Global Free Trade Following the U.S. Elections
2017-06-16 12:00 - 14:00
The Nashville Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Angela Stanzel, Policy Fellow, Asia and China Program for the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR).
There is a $15 charge for ACG members and a $25 charge for nonmembers to attend this event.
RSVP here by June 14.
Dr. Angela Stanzel joined the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in 2014 as a Policy Fellow for the Asia and China Program. Before joining ECFR, Dr. Stanzel worked for the BMW Foundation and the International Affairs Office of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. Prior to that, she worked in Brussels for the German Marshall Fund of the United States (Asia Program) and in Beijing at the German Embassy (Cultural Section) as well as for several event and marketing firms. Alongside China’s history, politics and economics, her research work focuses on East and South Asia’s foreign and security policy. Dr. Stanzel earned her Ph.D. in Sinology at the Freie Universität Berlin, conducting research on China-Pakistan relations. Her thesis was on “The People’s Republic of China as an Actor in Today’s Pakistan – Advantages and Risks of Building a Chinese Power Base in South Asia.”

Los Angeles: Understanding the Global World of Jihad
2017-06-16 12:00 - 14:00
The Los Angeles Warburg Chapter and the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles will host a discussion and luncheon with Souad Mekhennet, Washington Post Correspondent and Author of I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad.
There is a $10 charge for ACG members and a $18 charge for nonmembers to attend this event.
RSVP here by June 14.
Souad Mekhennet, a reporter who has been covering the Middle East, North Africa, and radical Islamic movements since shortly after September 11, is a correspondent for The Washington Post’s national security desk. She has also reported on terrorism for The New York Times, The International Herald Tribune, and NPR, and she is the co-author of The Eternal Nazi, Children of Jihad, and Islam. She was one of two reporters who broke the story of Khaled el Masri’s rendition case and worked on a series called “Inside the Jihad,” where she and her colleagues interviewed members of radical jihadist organizations all over the world. Ms. Mekhennet was a 2012 Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and she has been a visiting fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Policy at Harvard, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and the Geneva Center for Security Policy. The daughter of a Turkish mother, and a Moroccan father, she was born and educated in Germany. She is an alumna of the ACG’s Young Leaders Study Group on the Future of Europe: Demographic Trends, Migration, and Social Cohesion.

Charlotte: From Martin Luther King to Martin Luther King, Jr.
2017-06-26 18:00 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
The Charlotte Warburg Chapter, the N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation, the Institute for Foreign Relations, and the German Federal Foreign Office, will host a discussion with Professor Dr. Michael Haspel, Director of the Evangelical Academy in Thuringia and Professor for Systematic Theology at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.
There will be a $15 charge to attend this event. RSVP here by June 23.
Professor Dr. Michael Haspel is Director of the Evangelical Academy in Thuringia and Professor for Systematic Theology at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. He studied Protestant Theology, Rhetoric, and Public Law in Tübingen, Bonn, and Harvard, and received a Master of Theology degree from the Harvard Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Marburg. His emphasis is on social ethics. He was a guest lecturer at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and the University of Tartu, Estonia.

Indianapolis: The Impact of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation on Germany
2017-06-28 13:30 - 14:30
The Indianapolis Warburg Chapter, the Foundation for Lutheran Child and Family Services, the Cornerstone Lutheran Church, the Institute for Foreign Relations, and the German Federal Foreign Office, will host a discussion with Professor Dr. Michael Haspel, Director of the Evangelical Academy in Thuringia and Professor for Systematic Theology at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

RSVP to pmay@lutheranfamily.org or (317) 359-5467 Ext. 288 by June 23.

Professor Dr. Michael Haspel is Director of the Evangelical Academy in Thuringia and Professor for Systematic Theology at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. He studied Protestant Theology, Rhetoric, and Public Law in Tübingen, Bonn, and Harvard, and received a Master of Theology degree from the Harvard Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Marburg. His emphasis is on social ethics. He was a guest lecturer at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and the University of Tartu, Estonia.

Indianapolis: From Martin Luther to Martin Luther King, Jr.
2017-06-28 19:00 - 20:30
The Indianapolis Warburg Chapter, the Resurrection Lutheran Church, the Foundation for Lutheran Child and Family Services, the Institute for Foreign Relations, and the German Federal Foreign Office, will host a public lecture and concert with Professor Dr. Michael Haspel, Director of the Evangelical Academy in Thuringia and Professor for Systematic Theology at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, accompanied by Albrecht von Gaudecker (Organ) performing music ranging from the Reformation to the Civil Rights Movement.

There is no charge to attend this event. RSVPs are not required.

Professor Dr. Michael Haspel is Director of the Evangelical Academy in Thuringia and Professor for Systematic Theology at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. He studied Protestant Theology, Rhetoric, and Public Law in Tübingen, Bonn, and Harvard, and received a Master of Theology degree from the Harvard Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Marburg. His emphasis is on social ethics. He was a guest lecturer at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and the University of Tartu, Estonia.

Atlanta: From Martin Luther to Martin Luther King, Jr.
2017-06-29 18:30 - 20:00
The Atlanta Warburg Chapter, the Goethe Zentrum, the Institute for Foreign Relations, and the German Federal Foreign Office, will host a discussion and reception with Professor Dr. Michael Haspel, Director of the Evangelical Academy in Thuringia and Professor for Systematic Theology at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.
There is no charge to attend this event. RSVP here by June 23.
Professor Dr. Michael Haspel is Director of the Evangelical Academy in Thuringia and Professor for Systematic Theology at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena. He studied Protestant Theology, Rhetoric, and Public Law in Tübingen, Bonn, and Harvard, and received a Master of Theology degree from the Harvard Divinity School and a Ph.D. in Theology from the University of Marburg. His emphasis is on social ethics. He was a guest lecturer at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and the University of Tartu, Estonia.

Charlotte: Bringing Democracy Down: What Can Be Learned from Weimar Germany?
2017-09-11 12:00 - 14:00
The Charlotte Warburg Chapter will host a luncheon and discussion with Professor Dr. Norbert Frei, the Chair of Modern History at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
There will be a $25 charge for ACG members and a $30 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here no later than September 4.
Professor Dr. Norbert Frei obtained his doctorate from the University of Munich in 1979. After many years as a researcher at the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich, he became Chair of the Modern History Department at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in 1997. Since 2005, he has been teaching in the same capacity at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, where he is also the Director of the Jena Center for 20th Century History. In 1985 and 1986, he was a Kennedy Fellow at Harvard University, and in 2008 and 2009, he was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. In 2010 and 2011, he served as the Theodor Heuss Professor at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Some of his numerous books have been translated into English, including National Socialist Rule in Germany: The Führer State 1933-1945 and Adenauer’s Germany and the Nazi Past: The Politics of Amnesty and Integration.

Indianapolis: Bringing Democracy Down: What Can Be Learned from Weimar Germany?
2017-09-12 12:00 - 13:00
The Indianapolis Warburg Chapter, the IUPUI Max Kade German-American Center, Department of World Languages and Cultures, Department of History, and Global and International Studies Program, as well as Lutheran Child and Family Services, will host a discussion with Professor Dr. Norbert Frei, the Chair of Modern History at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
There will be no charge to attend this event. RSVP to Claudia Grossmann at cgrossma@iupui.edu or (317) 274-3943 no later than September 9.
Professor Dr. Norbert Frei obtained his doctorate from the University of Munich in 1979. After many years as a researcher at the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich, he became Chair of the Modern History Department at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in 1997. Since 2005, he has been teaching in the same capacity at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, where he is also the Director of the Jena Center for 20th Century History. In 1985 and 1986, he was a Kennedy Fellow at Harvard University, and in 2008 and 2009, he was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. In 2010 and 2011, he served as the Theodor Heuss Professor at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Some of his numerous books have been translated into English, including National Socialist Rule in Germany: The Führer State 1933-1945 and Adenauer’s Germany and the Nazi Past: The Politics of Amnesty and Integration.

Boston: Bringing Democracy Down: What Can Be Learned from Weimar Germany?
2017-09-13 12:00 - 14:00
The Boston Warburg Chapter and the Center for German and European Studies at Brandeis University (CGES) will host a luncheon and discussion with Professor Dr. Norbert Frei, the Chair of Modern History at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena.
There will be no charge to attend this event. RSVP here no later than September 6.
Professor Dr. Norbert Frei obtained his doctorate from the University of Munich in 1979. After many years as a researcher at the Institute for Contemporary History in Munich, he became Chair of the Modern History Department at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in 1997. Since 2005, he has been teaching in the same capacity at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, where he is also the Director of the Jena Center for 20th Century History. In 1985 and 1986, he was a Kennedy Fellow at Harvard University, and in 2008 and 2009, he was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. In 2010 and 2011, he served as the Theodor Heuss Professor at the New School for Social Research in New York City. Some of his numerous books have been translated into English, including National Socialist Rule in Germany: The Führer State 1933-1945 and Adenauer’s Germany and the Nazi Past: The Politics of Amnesty and Integration.

Phoenix: Global and Local Energy Transitions: Lessons from Germany and Beyond
2017-09-14 18:00 - 21:00
On Thursday, September 14, the Phoenix Warburg Chapter will host a Panel Discussion as part of the Future Out Loud podcast series with:
Max Gruenig
President of Ecological Institute US
Klaus Hoppe
Former Climate Manager for Freiburg, Germany
Ursel Pielke
Senior Climate Consultant in the Hamburg Ministry of Environment and Energy
Dr. David Sailor
Director of the ASU Urban Climate Research Center
Dean Libby Wentz
ASU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
and moderated by:
Dr. Wesley Herche
ASU Global Security Initiative
and
Dr. Heather Ross
ASU School for the Future of Innovation in Society

There will be a no charge to attend. Dinner is also free of charge.
RSVP here by September 13.
Experts from Germany and Arizona will discuss Germany’s energy transition (Energiewende) and where Arizona stands on the path to joining Germany as a leader in this global movement. We will look at the economic impacts of renewable energy and energy efficiency, especially on a local scale, i.e., how sustainable-energy policies foster local job creation, economic activity, and tax revenue while reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and thus mitigating global climate change.

Philadelphia: The German Dual Education System as a Model: The Potential Benefit to America's Businesses and Young People
2017-09-25 17:30 - 19:30
The Philadelphia Warburg Chapter and the German American Chamber of Commerce in Philadelphia will host a discussion and reception with Christine Benz, D.B.A., the Training Manager at TRUMPF Inc.
There will be no charge to attend this event. RSVP here by September 18.
Christine Benz, Ph.D., initiated and oversees TRUMPF Inc.’s successful registered apprenticeship program, and promotes dual education among businesses, educators, and legislators. She joined TRUMPF Inc. in May 2003, initially working as an engineer in the Laser Development Department, where she developed new laser designs. She then worked as a Manager of Project Engineering in the Customer Service group, where she managed large-scale automation projects. In her curent role as Training Manager, she is responsible for providing TRUMPF customers with the knowledge they need to operate high-technology equipment successfully as well as for the continuous training and development of TRUMPF employees. She also serves as a member of Central Connecticut State University’s Industrial Advisory Board. Dr. Benz earned a B.S. in Micro- and Precision Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany, an M.S. in Technology Management at Central Connecticut State University, and a D.B.A. in Organizational Leadership at North Central University.

Washington: The German Dual Education System as a Model: The Potential Benefit to America's Businesses and Young People
2017-09-26 12:00 - 13:30
The Greater Washington Warburg Chapter and the Northern Virginia Regional Commission will host a luncheon and discussion with Christine Benz, D.B.A., the Training Manager at TRUMPF Inc.
For questions, please contact Dale Medearis at dmedearis@novaregion.org or via telephone at (703) 642-4630. There is no charge to attend this event. RSVP here by Friday, September 15, 2017
Christine Benz, Ph.D., initiated and oversees TRUMPF Inc.’s successful registered apprenticeship program, and promotes dual education among businesses, educators, and legislators. She joined TRUMPF Inc. in May 2003, initially working as an engineer in the Laser Development Department, where she developed new laser designs. She then worked as a Manager of Project Engineering in the Customer Service group, where she managed large-scale automation projects. In her curent role as Training Manager, she is responsible for providing TRUMPF customers with the knowledge they need to operate high-technology equipment successfully as well as for the continuous training and development of TRUMPF employees. She also serves as a member of Central Connecticut State University’s Industrial Advisory Board. Dr. Benz earned a B.S. in Micro- and Precision Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany, an M.S. in Technology Management at Central Connecticut State University, and a D.B.A. in Organizational Leadership at North Central University.

Minneapolis: The German Dual Education System as a Model: The Potential Benefit to America's Businesses and Young People
2017-09-27 12:00 - 13:30
The Minneapolis Warburg Chapter, Saint Paul College, and the German American Chamber of Commerce, will host a luncheon and discussion with Christine Benz, D.B.A., the Training Manager at TRUMPF Inc.
There will be a $20 charge for ACG members, GACC members, and Saint Paul College faculty and staff; a $25 charge for nonmembers; and a $10 for students. RSVP here by September 20.
Christine Benz, Ph.D., initiated and oversees TRUMPF Inc.’s successful registered apprenticeship program, and promotes dual education among businesses, educators, and legislators. She joined TRUMPF Inc. in May 2003, initially working as an engineer in the Laser Development Department, where she developed new laser designs. She then worked as a Manager of Project Engineering in the Customer Service group, where she managed large-scale automation projects. In her curent role as Training Manager, she is responsible for providing TRUMPF customers with the knowledge they need to operate high-technology equipment successfully as well as for the continuous training and development of TRUMPF employees. She also serves as a member of Central Connecticut State University’s Industrial Advisory Board. Dr. Benz earned a B.S. in Micro- and Precision Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany, an M.S. in Technology Management at Central Connecticut State University, and a D.B.A. in Organizational Leadership at North Central University.

Charlotte: The German Dual Education System as a Model: The Potential Benefit to America's Businesses and Young People
2017-09-28 11:45 - 13:00
The Charlotte Warburg Chapter and the German American Chamber of Commerce will host a luncheon and discussion with Christine Benz, D.B.A., the Training Manager at TRUMPF Inc.
There will be a $20 charge for ACG members and a $30 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by September 21.
Christine Benz, Ph.D., initiated and oversees TRUMPF Inc.’s successful registered apprenticeship program, and promotes dual education among businesses, educators, and legislators. She joined TRUMPF Inc. in May 2003, initially working as an engineer in the Laser Development Department, where she developed new laser designs. She then worked as a Manager of Project Engineering in the Customer Service group, where she managed large-scale automation projects. In her curent role as Training Manager, she is responsible for providing TRUMPF customers with the knowledge they need to operate high-technology equipment successfully as well as for the continuous training and development of TRUMPF employees. She also serves as a member of Central Connecticut State University’s Industrial Advisory Board. Dr. Benz earned a B.S. in Micro- and Precision Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany, an M.S. in Technology Management at Central Connecticut State University, and a D.B.A. in Organizational Leadership at North Central University.

Nashville: The German Dual Education System as a Model: The Potential Benefit to America's Businesses and Young People
2017-09-29 12:00 - 14:00
The Nashville Warburg Chapter will host a luncheon and discussion with Christine Benz, D.B.A., the Training Manager at TRUMPF Inc.
There will be a $15 charge for ACG members and a $25 charge for nonmembers to attend this event.
RSVP here by September 27.
Christine Benz, Ph.D., initiated and oversees TRUMPF Inc.’s successful registered apprenticeship program, and promotes dual education among businesses, educators, and legislators. She joined TRUMPF Inc. in May 2003, initially working as an engineer in the Laser Development Department, where she developed new laser designs. She then worked as a Manager of Project Engineering in the Customer Service group, where she managed large-scale automation projects. In her curent role as Training Manager, she is responsible for providing TRUMPF customers with the knowledge they need to operate high-technology equipment successfully as well as for the continuous training and development of TRUMPF employees. She also serves as a member of Central Connecticut State University’s Industrial Advisory Board. Dr. Benz earned a B.S. in Micro- and Precision Engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany, an M.S. in Technology Management at Central Connecticut State University, and a D.B.A. in Organizational Leadership at North Central University.

Dallas: Germany After the General Election
2017-10-02 12:00 - 13:30
The Dallas Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Thomas Meister, the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Houston, Texas.
There is no charge to attend this event, but RSVPs are required.
RSVP here to attend.
Thomas H. Meister is the German Consul General in Houston. After completing his studies in economics at the University of Duisburg in 1980, he joined the German Federal Foreign Office. Throughout his early career, he served in Berlin as well as in Australia, Uganda, the United States, Brazil, and Spain. From 2009-2012, he served as Ambassador to New Zealand, also accredited to the Cook Islands, the Republic of Fiji, the Republic of Kiribati, the Independent State of Samoa, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu. From 2012-2015, he served as the Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland before heading the “Climate and Environmental Foreign Policy, Sustainable Economy” division at the German Federal Foreign Office until the summer of 2017, when he took on his current position in Houston.

Phoenix: The World Out of Joint - the End of the West as We Know it?
2017-10-03 18:00 - 20:00
The Phoenix Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and reception with Ambassador Thomas Matussek, former Senior German Diplomat and Senior Advisor at Flint Global in Berlin.
There will be a $15 charge to attend this event.
Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.
RSVP here no later than October 2.
A former German Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the United Nations, and India, Ambassador Thomas Matussek is currently a Senior Advisor at Flint Global in Berlin. He previously headed the public-policy representation of Deutsche Bank in Berlin and was the Managing Director of the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft, the International Forum of Deutsche Bank. Early in his career, he served as Special Assistant for Europe to Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. He was the Director General of the German Foreign Ministry and held senior staff positions with Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher – when he was deeply involved in negotiations on German unification – and with Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel, when he worked toward a solution to the Balkan crisis. As Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, he negotiated the first four UN resolutions on the Iranian nuclear issue, which became the foundation for the so-called 3+3 Iranian nuclear deal, accomplished in 2014. Ambassador Matussek sits on a number of boards, including the Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen (United Nations Association of Germany); Institute for Strategic Dialogue in London; Internationaler Wirtschaftssenat e.V. (World Economic Council) in Berlin; and Aspen Institute Germany.

Philadelphia: Germany's New Administration: Key Tasks and Problems
2017-10-09 12:00 - 13:30
The Philadelphia Warburg Chapter and the German-American Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Patrick Keller, the Coordinator for Foreign and Security Policy at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Berlin.
There is no charge to attend this event.
RSVP here OR to Lauren Konyves (LKonyves@mmwr.com; 215-772-7257) by October 4.
Dr. Patrick Keller is the Coordinator of Foreign and Security Policy at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin, Germany. From 2003 until April 2008 he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science and North American Studies at Bonn University. He studied International Relations, American Language and Literature, and German Literature at Bonn University and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Bonn University and was a fellow at the Johns Hopkins University’s American Institute of Contemporary German Studies in Washington, D.C. He is also an associate at the Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, Berlin, and a lecturer in Security Policy at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen. Twice, Capital magazine Germany named him one of the “Most promising leaders under 40.” His essays on transatlantic security policy. international relations, and American politics have been published in numerous newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Survival, Internationale Politik, die tageszeitung, Merkur, The Weekly Standard, and American Foreign Policy Interests, and the NATO Defense College in Rome has published three of his studies as research papers. A frequent commentator on radio and TV, he has published five books, including Neoconservatism and American Foreign Policy: Ideas, War, and Strategy from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush, Paderborn: Schoeningh 2008 and From Containment to Enlargement: Bill Clinton and the Remaking of U.S. Foreign Policy, Bonn: Bouvier 2008, and, edited with Michael Butter and Birte Christ, 9/11: A Day That Did Not Change the World, Paderborn: Schoeningh 2011. (All available in German only.)

Nashville: The World Out of Joint - the End of the West as We Know it
2017-10-11 12:00 - 14:00
The Nashville Warburg Chapter will host a luncheon and discussion with Ambassador Thomas Matussek, Former Senior German Diplomat and Senior Advisor at Flint Global in Berlin.
There will be a $15 charge for members and a $25 charge for nonmembers to attend this event.
RSVP here by October 9.
A former German Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the United Nations, and India, Ambassador Thomas Matussek is currently a Senior Advisor at Flint Global in Berlin. He previously headed the public-policy representation of Deutsche Bank in Berlin and was the Managing Director of the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft, the International Forum of Deutsche Bank. Early in his career, he served as Special Assistant for Europe to Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. He was the Director General of the German Foreign Ministry and held senior staff positions with Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher – when he was deeply involved in negotiations on German unification – and with Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel, when he worked toward a solution to the Balkan crisis. As Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, he negotiated the first four UN resolutions on the Iranian nuclear issue, which became the foundation for the so-called 3+3 Iranian nuclear deal, accomplished in 2014. Ambassador Matussek sits on a number of boards, including the Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen (United Nations Association of Germany); Institute for Strategic Dialogue in London; Internationaler Wirtschaftssenat e.V. (World Economic Council) in Berlin; and Aspen Institute Germany.

Seattle: European Populism After Trump
2017-10-11 15:03
The Seattle Warburg Chapter will host a breakfast briefing with Eckart Woertz, Ph.D, Senior Research Fellow, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB) and Scientific Advisor to the Kuwait Chair, Sciences Po in Paris.
There is a $25 charge for ACG and World Affairs Council members to attend the event and a $35 charge for nonmembers to attend. Please register here by Monday, May 22.

Eckart Woertz, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Fellow at CIDOB, the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs, and scientific advisor to the Kuwait Chair at Sciences Po in Paris, and he teaches at the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI). Previously, he was a visiting fellow at Princeton University and Director of Economic Studies at the Gulf Research Center in Dubai, and he worked for banks in Germany and the United Arab Emirates. He is the author of Oil for Food (Oxford University Press 2013) and has published numerous journal articles on development issues in the Middle East. He is on the Editorial Boards of Food Security and the Journal of Arabian Studies and holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Friedrich- Alexander University, Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Denver: Germany's New Administration: Key Tasks and Problems
2017-10-11 18:00 - 21:00
The Denver Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Patrick Keller, the Coordinator for Foreign and Security Policy at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Berlin.
There is no charge to attend this event.
RSVP here by October 9.
Dr. Patrick Keller is the Coordinator of Foreign and Security Policy at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin, Germany. From 2003 until April 2008 he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science and North American Studies at Bonn University. He studied International Relations, American Language and Literature, and German Literature at Bonn University and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Bonn University and was a fellow at the Johns Hopkins University’s American Institute of Contemporary German Studies in Washington, D.C. He is also an associate at the Stiftung Neue Verantwortung, Berlin, and a lecturer in Security Policy at the Zeppelin University in Friedrichshafen. Twice, Capital magazine Germany named him one of the “Most promising leaders under 40.” His essays on transatlantic security policy. international relations, and American politics have been published in numerous newspapers and magazines, including The Wall Street Journal, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Survival, Internationale Politik, die tageszeitung, Merkur, The Weekly Standard, and American Foreign Policy Interests, and the NATO Defense College in Rome has published three of his studies as research papers. A frequent commentator on radio and TV, he has published five books, including Neoconservatism and American Foreign Policy: Ideas, War, and Strategy from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush, Paderborn: Schoeningh 2008 and From Containment to Enlargement: Bill Clinton and the Remaking of U.S. Foreign Policy, Bonn: Bouvier 2008, and, edited with Michael Butter and Birte Christ, 9/11: A Day That Did Not Change the World, Paderborn: Schoeningh 2011. (All available in German only.)

Charlotte: Three Elections and a Brexit: The Unraveling of Europe?
2017-10-12 11:30 - 13:30
The Charlotte Warburg Chapter and the N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation will host a luncheon and discussion with Ambassador Thomas Matussek, Former Senior German Diplomat and Senior Advisor at Flint Global in Berlin.
There will be a $20 charge for ACG members and a $25 charge for nonmembers to attend this event.
RSVP here no later than Friday, October 6.
A former German Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the United Nations, and India, Ambassador Thomas Matussek is currently a Senior Advisor at Flint Global in Berlin. He previously headed the public-policy representation of Deutsche Bank in Berlin and was the Managing Director of the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft, the International Forum of Deutsche Bank. Early in his career, he served as Special Assistant for Europe to Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. He was the Director General of the German Foreign Ministry and held senior staff positions with Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher – when he was deeply involved in negotiations on German unification – and with Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel, when he worked toward a solution to the Balkan crisis. As Permanent Representative and Ambassador to the United Nations in New York, he negotiated the first four UN resolutions on the Iranian nuclear issue, which became the foundation for the so-called 3+3 Iranian nuclear deal, accomplished in 2014. Ambassador Matussek sits on a number of boards, including the Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen (United Nations Association of Germany); Institute for Strategic Dialogue in London; Internationaler Wirtschaftssenat e.V. (World Economic Council) in Berlin; and Aspen Institute Germany.
Abstract: The historical promises of European integration, peace, prosperity, and a powerful voice in a globalized world may have lost some of their appeal. War to the east, economic and social meltdown in the south, millions of refugees, and xenophobia and nationalism led to Brexit, Le Pen, and the Alternative for Germany (AfD), but have the elections in the Netherlands, France, and Germany turned the tide? Is Europe finding its way back to the idealistic visions of its founding fathers?

Charlotte: America and Germany: Old Friends or New Rivals?
2017-10-16 11:30 - 13:15
The Charlotte Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard, Washington, D.C. Correspondent and Deputy Bureau Chief of the German TV network ARD.
There will be a charge of $15 for members and $25 charge for nonmembers to attend this event.
RSVP here no later than Friday, October 13.
Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard is the correspondent and Deputy Bureau Chief of the German TV network ARD in Washington, DC. He studied political science at the University of Bonn and at the Sorbonne in Paris. His doctoral thesis analyzes Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. In 2016, he published another book about the U.S. elections, Amerika stellt die Weichen (America Sets the Course). Dr. Burgard also worked as a political correspondent in Berlin and covered breaking news events like the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels. In 2017, he became the youngest U.S. correspondent in the history of his network, ARD at the age of 31.
Abstract: For decades, the USA and Germany have been the bulwark of the West. But like no other President before him, Donald Trump has raised questions about the nature of this key partnership. Shortly after the Bundestagswahl (federal elections) in Germany, TV correspondent Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard will provide an inside view of how the new political environment might change the transatlantic relationship.

Boston: German-American Relations in the Trump Era: Two Leaders for the West
2017-10-16 12:00 - 14:00
The Boston Warburg Chapter and the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies will host a discussion and luncheon with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
There will be no charge to attend this event.
A light lunch will be provided.
RSVP to edamrien@bu.edu.
Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger is Foreign Editor of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, whose editorial staff he joined in September 1986. Mr. Frankenberger’s writings deal especially with U.S., European, transatlantic, and international politics. Prior to his positions at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, he was a congressional fellow and served as an assistant to a Member of Congress in 1985 and 1986, thus taking a closer look at the political decision-making process of the United States. Mr. Frankenberger’s academic activities include research positions at the Center for North American Studies in Frankfurt/Main and a Marshall Fellowship at Harvard University in 1990. He holds a degree in American Studies, Economics, and Political Science as well as a master’s degree from Frankfurt University.

Minneapolis: America and Germany: Old Friends or New Rivals?
2017-10-17 11:30 - 13:00
The Minneapolis Warburg Chapter and the Germanic American Institute will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard, Washignton, D.C. Correspondent and Deputy Bureau Chief of the German TV network ARD.
There is a $15 charge for students and seniors and a $20 charge for all others to attend this event.
RSVP here by October 16.
Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard is the correspondent and Deputy Bureau Chief of the German TV network ARD in Washington, DC. He studied political science at the University of Bonn and at the Sorbonne in Paris. His doctoral thesis analyzes Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. In 2016, he published another book about the U.S. elections, Amerika stellt die Weichen (America Sets the Course). Dr. Burgard also worked as a political correspondent in Berlin and covered breaking news events like the terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels. In 2017, he became the youngest U.S. correspondent in the history of his network, ARD, at the age of 31.
Abstract: For decades, the USA and Germany have been the bulwark of the West. But like no other President before him, Donald Trump has raised questions about the nature of this key partnership. Shortly after the Bundestagswahl (federal elections) in Germany, TV correspondent Dr. Jan Philipp Burgard will provide an inside view of how the new political environment might change the transatlantic relationship.

Cleveland: The Merkel Regime - Germany after the Election
2017-10-17 17:45 - 20:30
The Cleveland Warburg Chapter and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs will host a discussion and dinner with Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, Foreign Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
There will be a $65 charge to attend this event.
Dinner is included in the ticket price.
Menu options are Roasted Top Sirloin with Bordelaise Sauce or Harvest Vegetable Bake (vegetarian).
RSVP here by October 13 at noon.
Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger is Foreign Editor of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, whose editorial staff he joined in September 1986. Mr. Frankenberger’s writings deal especially with U.S., European, transatlantic, and international politics. Prior to his positions at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, he was a congressional fellow and served as an assistant to a Member of Congress in 1985 and 1986, thus taking a closer look at the political decision-making process of the United States. Mr. Frankenberger’s academic activities include research positions at the Center for North American Studies in Frankfurt/Main and a Marshall Fellowship at Harvard University in 1990. He holds a degree in American Studies, Economics, and Political Science as well as a master’s degree from Frankfurt University.
