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SUMMARY:Can the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Succeed?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Nearly 12 months since it was created\, on May 15 and 16 the co-chairs of the U.S.-EU Technology and Trade Council (TTC) are meeting for the second time in Paris\, France. The first meeting took place in Pittsburgh\, PA last September – and the stated objective was to align U.S. and European approaches to key issues like AI and global supply chains\, deepen transatlantic ties\, and encourage the spread of democratic and market-oriented values. While these objectives might still hold\, the world has changed since the first meeting. Russia’s war in Ukraine is likely to dominate the agenda\, but U.S. and European officials will also have to talk about how to develop a common approach China. Despite the current global challenges\, can the TTC serve as a vehicle to revitalize U.S.-EU economic relations in a limited number of strategically important areas? \nJoin us on the heels of the meeting in Paris on May 19 at 10 am ET for a discussion with Dr. Laura von Daniels\, Head of Research Unit “The Americas” at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik)\, about the TTC meeting in Paris.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4716528111186%2FWN_-x5FAD80R_6wJbn0bAJXZQ” css=”.vc_custom_1652811159011{background-color: #1e73be !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Laura von Daniels is the Head of Research Unit “The Americas” at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik). Her areas of expertise include the international financial system\, financial and debt crisis\, and foreign trade policy\, with a focus on U.S. economic policy\, monetary policy\, trade policy\, trade agreements\, Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)\, financial crisis\, and financial regulation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/can-the-u-s-eu-trade-and-technology-council-succeed/
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
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URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-44/
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SUMMARY:The War in Ukraine: What’s at Stake?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The future of Ukraine as an independent and sovereign country lies in the balance as Ukrainian and Russian forces fight in the south and along the country’s eastern flank. But\, this war is not just about the future of Ukraine. There is much more at stake. What does this conflict mean for European security? Will Putin’s actions set a precedent for conflicts in other parts of the world? \nOn May 24\, we will be joined by Dr. Liana Fix\, Program Director in the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin\, and Dr. Michael Kimmage\, Professor of History at the Catholic University of America\, to discuss the war in Ukraine.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7716529987787%2FWN_qGJJcyUTS1KlyQ4STp2xNw” css=”.vc_custom_1652998820149{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Liana Fix is Program Director in the International Affairs Department of the Körber Foundation in Berlin. She is a political scientist and historian\, and her work focuses on Russia and Eastern Europe\, European security\, arms control\, and German foreign policy. Dr. Fix has published widely in academia\, think tanks\, and national and international media. She holds a doctorate from the Justus Liebig University Giessen and a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science. \nDr. Michael Kimmage specializes in the history of the Cold War\, in twentieth-century U.S. diplomatic and intellectual history\, and in U.S.-Russian relations since 1991. From 2014 to 2016\, he served on the Secretary’s Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. Department of State\, where he held the Russia/Ukraine portfolio. His next book\, The Decline of the West: An American Story\, is forthcoming with Basic Books. It is a study of transatlantic relations and U.S.-Russian relations from World War I to the present. Dr. Kimmage has published three books to date: The Conservative Turn: Lionel Trilling\, Whittaker Chambers and the Lessons of Anti-Communism (Harvard University Press\, 2009); In History’s Grip: Philip Roth’s Newark Trilogy (Stanford University Press\, 2012); and Wolfgang Koeppen’s Journey through America (Berghahn\, 2012)\, a German-language travelogue published in 1959 and translated by Professor Kimmage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-war-in-ukraine-whats-at-stake/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220525T100000
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SUMMARY:Transatlantic Economic Cooperation: The Case of Intel and Magdeburg
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In mid-March Intel announced a €17 billion investment to build two new chip factories in the City of Magdeburg. Intel’s decision is part of a €33 billion initial investment in Europe to create “a next-generation European chip ecosystem” and help tackle the ongoing global shortage of semiconductors. Why was Magdeburg the right location for Intel and what factors led Magdeburg to try to get Intel to build its plant in Magdeburg? What impact will Intel’s decision have on Magdeburg and the surrounding area? How will these factories help address the chip shortage and dependency on Asian suppliers? \nJoin us on May 25 for a conversation with Sandra Yvonne Stieger\, Deputy Mayor for Economy\, Tourism\, and Regional Cooperation for the City of Magdeburg\, and Greg Slater\, Vice President and Senior Director\, Global Regulatory Affairs at Intel Corporation\, about transatlantic economic cooperation on an issue of strategic importance to both countries.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6116529986462%2FWN_xidOf1g_QPa8oHvEo2-DHw” css=”.vc_custom_1652998682942{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Sandra Yvonne Stieger was elected in 2020 to the position of Deputy Mayor for Economy\, Tourism\, and Regional Cooperation of Magdeburg\, the state capital of Saxony-Anhalt. Before that\, she served as Managing Director of the municipal company Magdeburg Marketing Kongress and Tourismus GmbH\, responsible for the marketing of Magdeburg\, the city’s tourist attractions and major sights. After completing her studies in economics at Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg in 2004 with a Master’s degree in business administration\, she worked at the university\, first as a research assistant\, then as a project manager for a federal research project. \nGreg Slater is Vice President and Senior Director\, Global Regulatory Affairs at Intel Corporation. He has also served as Global Director of IP\, Standards\, and Competition Policy\, Counsel to the President\, Global Director of Trade and Competition Policy\, Group General Counsel for Intel’s Corporate Services Division\, and has managed the legal aspects of Intel’s environmental\, health and safety issues worldwide. He received his Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University and his J.D. from J. Reuben Clark Law School.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/transatlantic-economic-cooperation-the-case-of-intel-and-magdeburg/
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SUMMARY:Russia\, Energy\, and the German Economy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 24th has had a major impact on businesses active in the region – and on the global economy. After an initial trickle\, many western firms are leaving Russia or have done so already. Others have reduced or paused their activities in Russia. The first to leave were major oil companies with technology firms and professional service providers following suit. Chemical company BASF decided almost immediately after the invasion not to expand its business in Russia and Belarus and has since decided to wind down the company’s remaining activities in both countries by the beginning of July 2022. An exemption from this decision is business to support food production since the war appears to be triggering a global food shortage. \nBut\, the issues are not limited to the region. The war in Ukraine has disrupted energy flows and supply chains. BASF recently warned it could be hit by fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine as well as measures being introduced in China to curb the spread of Covid-19. Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion with ACG Board member Michael Heinz\, Chairman and CEO of the BASF Corporation and Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE\, about the impact of the current crisis on the Germany economy.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1716533963209%2FWN_LApfWsp3RQm0Uz7wYFvgNQ” css=”.vc_custom_1653396355157{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Michael Heinz is Chairman and CEO of BASF Corporation in North America\, a role he assumed in 2021. Since 2011\, he has been a member of the BASF SE Board of Executive Directors. In this role\, he is responsible for the global business segments\, Agricultural Solutions and Nutrition & Care\, as well as all BASF activities in the North American and South American regions. \nMr. Heinz has been with BASF for almost four decades and during that time\, has spent more than 10 years in various leadership positions in the United States. Earlier in his career\, he oversaw BASF’s activities in Ecuador and Mexico. In 2005\, He was named President of the global Crop Protection division and in 2009 and 2010\, he was responsible for the integration of two major company acquisitions\, Ciba AG and Cognis GmbH. As a Board member\, he served as Industrial Relations Director and Site Director of BASF SE global headquarters in Ludwigshafen\, Germany from 2017-2021. \nBorn in Mannheim\, Germany\, Mr. Heinz studied Business Administration at the College of Applied Sciences in Ludwigshafen\, Germany and graduated there in 1987. In 2000\, he received his Master of Business Administration degree from Duke University\, North Carolina.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/russia-energy-and-the-german-economy/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220603T120000
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SUMMARY:The G7 Summit: What's Next for the Future of Global Health?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Before the war in Ukraine\, global health was one of the main priorities of Germany’s G7 agenda. Join the American Council on Germany and the German Embassy in Washington\, DC for the second in a series on Germany’s G7 Presidency. On Friday\, June 3\, public health experts Dr. Nicole Lurie\, U.S. Director of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and former Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS)\, and Prof. Dr. Veronika von Messling\, Director-General for Life Sciences in the German Federal Ministry for Education and Research\, will discuss global public health as we try to come to terms with the COVID-19 pandemic.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7816540852094%2FWN_W_7GFkqsR46gvohSwP-EGQ” css=”.vc_custom_1654085241798{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Nicole Lurie is a leading expert in global health and emergency preparedness and response and\, since 2017\, has led CEPI’s emergency response efforts including its global response to COVID-19. She has also served as a Strategic Advisor to the CEO and will continue to do so. Prior to joining CEPI\, Dr. Lurie served an 8-year term as Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)\, a Presidentially appointed position at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). \nDuring her service with HHS\, Dr. Lurie led national responses to public health emergencies ranging from the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic and other infectious disease outbreaks to natural and man-made disasters and was responsible for many innovations in emergency preparedness and response. \nProf. Dr. Veronika von Messling is Director-General for Life Sciences at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. She obtained her veterinary degree and her doctorate degree in veterinary virology from the Veterinary School in Hannover\, Germany. \nAfter postdoctoral training at Mayo Clinic in Rochester\, MN\, she was Assistant Professor at INRS-Institut Armand-Frappier in Laval\, QC\, and then Associate Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School\, Singapore\, before becoming Director of the Veterinary Division at Paul-Ehrlich-Institute\, the German Federal Institute of Vaccines and Biomedicines\, in Langen\, Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-g7-summit-whats-next-for-the-future-of-global-health/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220606T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each week\, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin. \nJoin us on Monday\, June 6 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with foreign correspondent and author Erik Kirschbaum.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3116545229706%2FWN_fncELsC_Q1-tnsMdHTZBSA” css=”.vc_custom_1654523006837{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Erik Kirschbaum is a foreign correspondent based in Germany. He has worked for Reuters\, the Los Angeles Times\, and other newspapers in Europe since 1989. A native of New York City\, he grew up in Connecticut and studied history and German at the University of Wisconsin. He has covered World Cups and Olympics\, and is the author of Burning Beethoven: The Eradication of German Culture in the United States during World War I\, Rocking the Wall: Bruce Springsteen: The Berlin Concert That Changed the World\, and Swim and Bike and Run: Triathlon — The Sporting Trinity. He is also the executive director of the RIAS Berlin Commission\, a German-American exchange program for broadcast journalists in both countries.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-45/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220607T110000
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SUMMARY:The Folly of “Regime Change”
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“Regime change” is a strategy that was once popular with neoconservatives in trying to address challenges in Afghanistan\, Iraq\, and Libya. In late March\, President Joe Biden caused a stir when he said Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power” in an impassioned speech in Warsaw. The White House downplayed the remark\, insisting that Biden was not suggesting regime change but that he was expressing his “moral outrage” at Putin’s actions in Europe. But\, the phrase lingers on. \nOn June 7\, the American Council on Germany and 1014 will host a discussion with political scientist Dr. Benjamin Denison\, on what a regime change may mean for Russia and transatlantic relations. This event is part of a series titled Democracies und Pressure: Challenges for the Global Liberal Order.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9716545330722%2FWN_P7eQOTD8TzugYYqlRbHhIg” css=”.vc_custom_1654533135183{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Benjamin Denison is currently a Data Scientist specializing in Time Series and Panel Data analysis at Fors Marsh Group. His methodological expertise is in panel data methods\, time series analysis\, conceptualization and measurement\, and mixed-methods research. His substantive expertise is in international relations\, international security\, foreign regime change\, military occupation\, and democratization\, and military occupation. \nDr. Denison is a non-resident fellow with Defense Priorities\, where he focuses on issues related to U.S. foreign policy and international security issues. Previously he was the Assistant Director and Senior Research Associate with the Notre Dame International Security Center at the University of Notre Dame\, a postdoctoral fellow at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a U.S. Foreign Policy and International Security Fellow at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding. \nHe completed his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame in 2018\, where he was a predoctoral fellow with NDISC\, served as a research fellow for the Varieties of Democracy project\, and was a Dissertation Year Fellow with the Kellogg Institute for International Studies.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-folly-of-regime-change/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220609T130000
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SUMMARY:Geopolitical Developments: The Risks and Consequences for Transatlantic Relations
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine\, it is clear that geopolitical developments have the potential to shake up – if not redefine – the existing world order. As we emerge from the pandemic and address Russian aggression questions about the future abound. How should Europe and the United States position themselves to continue to play an important role in the world of tomorrow? How can we protect our democracies? What risks\, opportunities\, and consequences are on the horizon for us? \nJoin the American Council on Germany\, the Freunde des American Council on Germany e.V.\, and Monarch for a hybrid event featuring Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook\, Joel Brenner\, and Paul Taylor.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3816545329480%2FWN_kGUVFCnuQnKyV5bwSeXLUA” css=”.vc_custom_1654532978146{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook is a non-resident fellow with the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi). Her research focuses on the intersection of data and technology with foreign and urban policy. \nPreviously\, she served as director and CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). For over a decade prior\, Ms. Clüver Ashbrook served as the executive director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. The research program\, which she co-founded\, examines the challenges to negotiation and statecraft in the 21st century\, including the impact of technology on foreign policy. In addition\, Ms. Clüver Ashbrook directed a Harvard research program on Europe and transatlantic relations from 2018 to 2021. Before that\, she served on the management board of the European Policy Centre (EPC) in Brussels and worked as both a consultant and senior journalist at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in France and China. She began her career as a television journalist at CNN International in Atlanta and London. \nShe holds an undergraduate honors degree in international relations and French civilization from Brown University\, a master’s degree in European studies from the London School of Economics\, and a master’s degree in public administration from the Harvard Kennedy School where she was a Hauser Fellow in Non-Profit Management. \n  \nJoel Brenner is a senior research fellow at MIT’s Center for International Studies\, where his work concerns intelligence studies\, international conflict in the gray zone between war and peace\, and the protection of the electronic networks that control critical infrastruc­ture. \nIn government\, Mr. Brenner was Senior Counsel at the National Security Agency (2009-2010)\, advising Agency leadership on the public-private effort to create better Internet security; the head of US counterintelligence under the Director of National Intelligence (2009-2010); and NSA’s Inspector General (2002-2006)\, responsible for that agency’s top-secret internal audits and investigations. Early in his career\, he was a prosecutor in the Justice Department’s Anti­trust Division. He has extensive trial and arbitration experience in private practice. \nMr. Brenner is a director of Nokia of America Corporation and of Endgame Systems LLC and a member of the Intelligence Community Studies Board. He holds a JD from Harvard Law School\, a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics\, and a BA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is an advisor to the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Law and National Secu­rity and the author of America The Vulnerable: Inside the New Threat Matrix of Digital Espionage\, Crime and Warfare\, in paperback as Glass Houses: Privacy\, Secrecy\, and Cyber Insecurity in a Transparent World.\nPaul Taylor has over 30 years of experience leading the delivery of some of the most demanding national security programs in the UK\, operating at the very highest levels of government. As a result\, he is uniquely qualified to understand the evolving threat environment\, as well as having an exceptional track record of driving and delivering change in complex organizations. Mr. Taylor’s contribution to the world of science and technology was recognized by his election as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2013\, where he now chairs the SME Leaders’ program and sits on the Engineering Policy\, Enterprise\, and Audit Committees. He also sits on the Advisory Board of the Imperial College Institute of Security Science and Technology\, and the Advisory Board of the Strathclyde University Security and Resilience Center. \nIn 2020\, Mr. Taylor was appointed as a Non-Executive Director for Morgan Stanley International\, where he sits on the Audit\, Risk\, Nominations\, and Remunerations Committees. He is also a member of the Technology Advisory Board for NatWest Bank. In addition\, he serves as a Non-Executive Director in the Ministry of Defence\, and as a scientific adviser to three small government departments. \nFor six years Mr. Taylor was a Partner in KPMG\, where he was the Head of the UK Financial Services Cyber Security Practice. Before consulting\, he spent over 25 years in the UK public sector working for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Ministry of Defense\, on matters of research and development\, defense equipment\, nuclear deterrence\, chemical and biological defense\, information technology \, and information security.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/geopolitical-developments-the-risks-and-consequences-for-transatlantic-relations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220620T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each week\, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin.\nJoin us on Monday\, June 20 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Stephan Detjen\, Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1616554808715%2FWN_ZPlPzQV8QSCoEYbA-58DvA” css=”.vc_custom_1655480907118{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Stephan Detjen is Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and heads the station’s capital city studio in Berlin. Previously\, he worked as Deutschlandfunk’s Editor-in-Chief in Cologne and as a legal policy correspondent in Karlsruhe\, among other positions. Mr. Detjen is a member of the board of the Bundespressekonferenz and was a member of the foundation board for the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade from 2013 to 2018. He studied Law and History in Munich\, Aix-en-Provence\, and Speyer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-47/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220621T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140932
CREATED:20220617T154542Z
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SUMMARY:Energy Security and the War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine\, we have seen an energy crisis unfold in Europe – and particularly in Germany given its heavy reliance on energy from Russia. The looming threat of Russia suspending gas deliveries to Germany or Germany ending the procurement as part of a sanctions package\, respectively\, could lead to a drastic increase in energy prices and shortage in gas supply. What are the challenges of being energy independent in an interconnected global economy? What does the war in Ukraine mean for energy security in Europe? What are the short-\, mid-\, and long-term consequences? And\, how are governments and citizens reacting? \nJoin ACG and 1014 for another discussion as part of their virtual series Democracies und Pressure: Challenges for the Global Liberal Order. We will be joined by Samantha Gross\, Director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution\, and Dr. Rainer Quitzow from the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9716554806815%2FWN_2mkdL7FXRFGAhhDZYQdVjw” css=”.vc_custom_1655480714408{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Samantha Gross is a Fellow at the Brookings Institution\, where she also directs the Energy Security and Climate Initiative. Her work is focused on the intersection of energy\, environment\, and policy\, including climate policy and international cooperation\, energy efficiency\, unconventional oil and gas development\, regional and global natural gas trade\, and the energy-water nexus. \nMs. Gross has more than 20 years of experience in energy and environmental affairs. She has been a visiting fellow at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center\, where she authored work on clean energy cooperation and on post-Paris climate policy. She was director of the Office of International Climate and Clean Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy. In that role\, she directed U.S. activities under the Clean Energy Ministerial\, including the secretariat and initiatives focusing on clean energy implementation and access and energy efficiency. Prior to her time at the Department of Energy\, Gross was director of integrated research at IHS CERA. She managed the IHS CERA Climate Change and Clean Energy forum and the IHS relationship with the World Economic Forum. She also authored numerous papers on energy and environment topics and was a frequent speaker on these topics. She has also worked at the Government Accountability Office on the Natural Resources and Environment team and as an engineer directing environmental assessment and remediation projects. \nMs. Gross holds a Bachelor of Science in chemical engineering from the University of Illinois\, a Master of Science in environmental engineering from Stanford\, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California at Berkeley. \nDr. Rainer Quitzow joined the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in December 2014. His research focuses on sustainable innovation\, industrial policy\, and governance of the energy transition in Germany and beyond. In particular\, he has focused on the internationalization of emerging renewable energy industries and the changing role of emerging economies in this context. He regularly engages in policy-oriented advisory work for both German and international clients. \nBefore his career as a researcher\, Rainer Quitzow worked in the field of international development with a focus on governance and environmental and trade policy. At the World Bank in Washington\, D.C.\, he conducted governance and policy impact analyses for development programs in Latin America and Africa.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/energy-security-and-the-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220622T110000
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SUMMARY:Germany’s G7 Presidency and the War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]At the beginning of the year\, Germany set out to make “progress towards an equitable world” with a focus on sustainability\, economic stability\, public health\, and investment in a better future as part of its G7 Presidency. However\, in late February Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine put the global economic and security order at risk – and security concerns began to play a much bigger role in the G7 agenda. How is Germany supporting Ukraine through its G7 presidency? How has Germany adapted its G7 priorities in light of the war in Ukraine? How will Germany take the lead in developing global solutions to a host of issues in the face of open conflict in Europe? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the German Embassy in Washington\, DC for a discussion about the security dimension of Germany’s G7 Presidency. On Wednesday\, June 22 (just days before the G7 Summit in Bavaria)\, Dr. Emily Haber\, German Ambassador to the United States\, will join Ambassador John Emerson\, Chairman of the American Council on Germany and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany\, to discuss these questions.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1016554803253%2FWN_YIMAhKr5RUCjWtn66jGXaA” css=”.vc_custom_1655480361227{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador Emily M. Haber has been German Ambassador to the United States since June 2018. Immediately prior to this\, Ambassador Haber\, a career Foreign Service Officer\, was deployed to the Federal Ministry of the Interior\, serving as State Secretary overseeing security and migration at the height of the refugee crisis in Europe. In this capacity\, she worked closely with the U.S. administration on topics ranging from the fight against international terrorism to global cyberattacks and cybersecurity. In 2009\, she was appointed Political Director and\, in 2011\, State Secretary at the Foreign Office\, the first woman to hold either post. Earlier in her career\, she served at the German Embassy in Ankara; in Berlin\, she has served as Deputy Head of the Cabinet and Parliamentary Liaison Division\, as Director of the OSCE Division\, and as Deputy Director-General for the Western Balkans. She has extensive knowledge of the Soviet Union and Russia\, having worked both in the Soviet Union Division at the German Foreign Office and on various occasions at the German Embassy in Moscow\, where she served as Head of the Economic Affairs Section and Head of the Political Affairs Department. \nAmbassador Haber attended schools in New Delhi\, Bonn\, Paris\, Brussels\, Washington\, and Athens. From 1975 to 1980\, she studied history and ethnology in Cologne\, earning her Ph.D. with a dissertation on German foreign policy during the Morocco crisis on the eve of World War I. During her time as State Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior\, Ambassador Haber spoke at the ACG’s American-German Young Leaders Conference. \nAmbassador John B. Emerson was named Chairman of the American Council on Germany at the Council’s Annual Meeting of the Members on January 17\, 2018. He is Vice Chairman at Capital Group International. Previously\, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany\, from 2013 to 2017. In 2015\, Ambassador Emerson received the State Department’s Sue M. Cobb Award for Exemplary Diplomatic Service\, an award given annually to one non-career Ambassador. In 2017\, the Secretary of the Navy and the Director of the CIA awarded him their highest civilian honors for his service. \nBefore going to Berlin\, he was the President of Capital Group Private Client Services from 1997 to July 2013. Previously\, he served on President Clinton’s senior staff\, from 1993 to 1997\, as Deputy Director of Presidential Personnel\, and subsequently as Deputy Director of Intergovernmental Affairs. Ambassador Emerson also coordinated the Economic Conference of the Clinton-Gore transition team and led the Administration’s efforts to obtain congressional approval of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement in 1994\, and the extension of China’s Most-Favored-Nation trading status in 1996. In 2010\, President Obama appointed Ambassador Emerson to serve on the President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Earlier in his career\, Ambassador Emerson served as the Los Angeles Chief Deputy City Attorney (1987-1993). \nIn 1988\, he traveled to Germany on an ACG Political Exchange Fellowship\, carried out in collaboration with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. Before that\, he was a Partner at Manatt\, Phelps & Phillips\, specializing in business and entertainment litigation and administrative law.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germanys-g7-presidency-and-the-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220627T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each week\, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin.  Join us on Monday\, June 27 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with journalist Miriam Hollstein\, Chief Reporter for T-Online in Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Miriam Hollstein serves as the Chief Reporter for T-Online in Berlin. Prior to this position\, she served as the Chief Political Reporter for FUNKE Zentralredaktion from November 2020 to December 2021. She wrote for the Berliner Zeitung while still a student and worked as an editor for Internationale Politik. She worked as a foreign reporter for the Welt am Sonntag\, and from 2006-2014 was a WELT-Gruppe’s domestic policy editor and reporter. From 2015-2020 she worked for the Bild am Sonntag\, first as domestic policy and then from 2018 as chief reporter of politics. Her reporting brought her into regular contact with the office of the German Chancellor. Since March 2020 she works as a freelance writer and moderator. \nIn 2009 she published the first graphic biography of Angela Merkel\, entitled “Miss Tschörmanie\,” together with illustrator Heiko Sakurai. She appears regularly on the German news program „Phoenix“\, where she speaks on political and societal issues. She regularly travels internationally for reporting assignments. In addition\, she was a 2005 Marshall Memorial Fellow\, a 2008 ACG McCloy Fellow\, and was recognized in 2015 by the DEFA Stiftung (German Film Corporation Foundation) for her contribution to the preservation of German film heritage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-48/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220701T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220701T110000
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SUMMARY:The G7 and NATO Summits: An Assessment
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Following the EU Summits this week\, over the weekend and next week we will see world leaders gather for the G7 Summit in Elmau (Germany) and the NATO Summit in Madrid (Spain). Russia’s war in Ukraine is likely to overshadow the agenda. In the context of these meetings\, allies are likely to show solidarity and unity in the face of Russia’s invasion – and to take measures to defend and protect the rules-based international order against acts of aggression by autocratic states. \nFor a readout on the G7 and NATO Summits\, join us for a conversation with two journalists who will be covering the summits: Fabian Reinbold is a political journalist in Berlin and a former White House correspondent in Washington and Andrea Shalal is a Senior Correspondent for Reuters.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_kz1Ds38YQv2NrdO0Rz_DXw” css=”.vc_custom_1656347334094{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Fabian Reinbold is a political journalist in Berlin and a former White House correspondent in Washington. He has been with t-online since 2017 – first reporting from the United States and since January 2022 in Berlin. He is the Founder of the newsletter “Post aus Washington” – for which he received the Arthur F. Burns Award. Previously\, he spent nearly seven years with Der Spiegel. In 2016\, he was an Arthur Burns Fellow at The Denver Post. \nAndrea Shalal is a Senior Correspondent for Reuters. Now based in Washington\, DC\, she has reported on German foreign policy\, security\, and European defense. reports on German foreign policy\, security\, and European defense for Reuters. Over the span of 30 years with Reuters\, she has covered the fall of the Berlin Wall and German reunification\, U.S. elections\, energy and the environment\, global arms sales\, as well as politics\, the arts\, and civil rights. She helped found a diversity initiative at Reuters in the United States in the late 1990s\, has taught college and graduate courses on diversity and media ethics\, and lectures occasionally about Arab-American literature.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-g7-and-nato-summits-an-assessment/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220705T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each week\, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse in Berlin.  Join us on Tuesday\, July 5 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause following the G7 Summit in Germany and the NATO Summit in Spain with Jens Wiegmann\, Foreign Editor for WELT / WELT AM SONNTAG.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6616565951780%2FWN_N37lrW77RyWs_JikLHXyTw” css=”.vc_custom_1656595613204{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Jens Wiegmann has served as Foreign Editor of Die Welt / Welt am Sonntag since 2005. Prior to this\, he was the Editor of Finances for Die Welt from 2002 to 2005. From 1997 to 2002\, he served as Editor of the business section of the Berliner Morgenpost. From 1993 to 1996\, he was the Foreign Correspondent for Springer in New York City. He studied Political Science and American Literature at the University of Hamburg and Tulane University in New Orleans. From 1991 to 1993\, he attended the Axel Springer School of Journalism. In 2002\, he undertook an American Council on Germany McCloy Fellowship in Journalism during which he researched trade relations between the United States and Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-46/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220707T130000
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SUMMARY:Russia’s War in Ukraine: Is this the New Normal?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The West has shown unity and commitment to Ukraine that would not have been forecast a year ago. The post-Cold War institutions are proving resilient and Putin’s desire to divide the democratic Allies has paradoxically bolstered the unity and resolve within NATO\, the European Union\, and the international community writ large. Increasingly severe rounds of sanctions have surpassed anything seen by any other country as the global economy severs ties to the country. The Russian economy is in a nose-dive and its military seems to be running out of munitions. \nWhat’s at stake in Ukraine? How will things continue to unfold? How does this end? These are a few of the many questions being asked since this phase of the war started in February. Building on an ad hoc series of virtual events since mid-February\, the Tennessee World Affairs Council and the American Council on Germany are launching In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine to provide continued updates on and insights into the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has rocked the world order. Featuring conversations with U.S. and European experts\, this series explores the unfolding conflict on the ground\, the geostrategic implications\, and the perspectives from the United States\, Europe\, Russia\, and Ukraine. \nJoin us on July 7 at 1:00 pm ET/12:00 pm CT for a virtual conversation on the war in Ukraine with Ambassador John Kornblum\, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_YXGAvtXmRl-4zmaiCzAf2w%3F” css=”.vc_custom_1657033886160{background-color: #1e73be !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European affairs\, Special Envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, Deputy U.S. Ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as Senior Counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/russias-war-in-ukraine-is-this-the-new-normal/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220711T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220711T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each week\, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, July 11 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Josh Gallu\, Editor\, Global Business Europe\, at Bloomberg in Munich[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8916572069527%2FWN_9mtMyRtOTPSPZD3TgsKjQQ” css=”.vc_custom_1657207068442{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Josh Gallu has served as Editor\, Global Business Europe\, at Bloomberg in Munich since January 2022 and has worked for Bloomberg for over 15 years. He has held previous positions at Bloomberg including White House Editor\, Money and Influence Editor\, and Financial Crimes Editor. Prior to joining Bloomberg\, he worked as a producer with Eurovision Americas and as a junior associate with the World Bank Group. From 2006 to 2007\, he was a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow working as a journalist with Der Spiegel. He holds an M.A. in International Relations from Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Haverford College.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-germany/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220721T140000
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SUMMARY:Implications for Ukraine: The War and Post-War Recovery
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This coming weekend\, the war in Ukraine will hit the fifth-month mark. With no end in sight\, questions begin to arise about the future of Ukraine. More than just security concerns\, the future of civil society is in danger. \nOn July 21 at 1:00 pm ET\, the American Council on Germany and the Tennessee World Affairs Council will host a virtual discussion on the post-war recovery with Anna Novosad\, former Ukrainian Minister of Education and Member of the Ukrainian Parliament. \nThis is discussion is part of the series In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine\, which provides continued updates on and insights into the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has rocked the world order.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_a-m3k4zuSf-G3NjWi5snqw” css=”.vc_custom_1658170879917{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Anna Novosad is a Ukrainian educational activist. She served many years in various positions at the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine\, including being Minister of Education from 2019 to 2020. She contributed to and led the comprehensive school reform in Ukraine\, as well as was a leader of the higher education funding reform. Currently\, she leads various projects that aim at education access renewal in Ukraine amidst the war.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/implications-for-ukraine-the-war-and-post-war-recovery/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220725T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220725T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nEach week\, the ACG hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, July 25 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with journalist Johannes Leithäuser\, Berlin Correspondent for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3716583331801%2FWN_5svc9O4hR9mkYPXF0XdbWg” css=”.vc_custom_1658333216714{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Johannes Leithäuser is Berlin Correspondent for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, where he covers politics. After graduating from high school\, he wanted to become a captain in the navy\, but he left after his mandatory service. A newspaper internship turned him on to journalism. He studied History\, Economics\, and Political Science in Heidelberg and Hamburg. Mr. Leithäuser joined the political section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in 1988 and moved to Berlin in the summer of 1990. He reported on the end of the GDR\, the transition in the eastern states of Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania\, and the move of the federal government to Berlin. Later he covered German domestic and foreign policy – except when he was a correspondent in London from 2007 to 2012.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-germany-2/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220726T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220726T120000
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SUMMARY:Iran–Russian Relations and the War in Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Russia\, Iran\, and Turkey have a complex relationship that has been shaped by shared interests and by conflict. Earlier this week\, the leaders of the three regional powers met in Tehran in an effort to bolster relations between their countries. The summit took place a few weeks after a series of western summits (including NATO and the G7)\, shortly after Russian gas giant Gazprom announced a new cooperation agreement with Iran\, and just days after U.S. President Joe Biden traveled to the region. \nJoin the ACG on July 26 at 11:00 am ET\, for an assessment of the meeting in Tehran and the impact of the war in Ukraine on Russia’s relations with Iran and Turkey. We’ll be joined by 2022 ACG McCloy Fellow Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad\, who is an expert on the region.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9016585006412%2FWN_uc_sc1lHQ7G7iFsr1Y47gg” css=”.vc_custom_1658500701190{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Ali Fathollah-Nejad is a German–Iranian political scientist focusing on Iran\, the Middle East\, and the post-unipolar world order. He is a Fellow at the American University of Beirut’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (AUB-IFI)\, where he publishes a brief entitled “Iran in Focus” (previously published as “Iran 1400 Brief“). He is the author of the much-acclaimed book Iran in an Emerging New World Order: From Ahmadinejad to Rouhani (2021). \nDr. Fathollah-Nejad also served as an Iran expert at the Brookings Institution in Doha (2017–20) and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) (2015–18). He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Department of Development Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London (SOAS) and was the winner of the 2016/17 post-doctoral fellowship of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Iran Project. As an ACG McCloy Fellow in Global Trends\, he will conduct research on a transatlantic foreign policy towards authoritarian states.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/iran-russian-relations-and-the-war-in-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220808T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, August 8 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Henrike Roßbach\, Parliamentary Correspondent for the Süddeutsche Zeitung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6216594678398%2FWN_yXnQbjRUT2yASypGQRm3-Q” css=”.vc_custom_1659467875181{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Henrike Roßbach has been a correspondent in the parliamentary bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung since the beginning of 2018. She reports on the FDP and the federal government’s financial and tax policies\, and (together with her colleagues) observes and describes the political landscape. Prior to this\, she was an economics correspondent in the parliamentary editorial department of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung for eight years\, as well as\, the economics editor of the FAZ in Frankfurt. She studied economics at the University of Cologne\, and she is also a graduate of the Cologne School of Journalism. During her studies\, she spent a year in the United States as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Colorado in Boulder\, CO.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-germany-3/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:Russia’s War in Ukraine and Cold Wars
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Cold War was a period of intense competition and the geo-strategic struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union and their allies in the Western and Eastern blocs following World War II. At times it threatened to turn hot — potential battles between combatants armed with thousands of nuclear weapons — but always featured political\, economic\, ideological\, and military confrontation. The post-Cold War era saw the Russian Federation and the United States work together on bilateral and global issues\, a spirit of cooperation. That has evolved into the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine\, the extensive support of Kyiv by the United States and its allies\, the expansion of NATO in reaction to Russian aggression\, and a disruption in global stability and international norms. \nIs the war in Ukraine a new “Cold War” or is it something else? Join Vanderbilt Distinguished Historian Professor Thomas Schwartz (1989 ACG Young Leader) for a discussion about the Cold War\, the conflict in Ukraine\, and the ongoing tensions between Washington and Moscow and their allies. \nThis is discussion is part of the series In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine\, organized by the ACG and the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, which provides continued updates on and insights into the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has rocked the world order.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_u22-wlCcTxemfexCOiAMlg” css=”.vc_custom_1660143903534{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Professor Thomas Alan Schwartz is a historian of the foreign relations of the United States\, with related interests in American politics\, the history of international relations\, Modern European history\, and biography. His most recent book is Henry Kissinger and American Power: A Political Biography (Hill and Wang\, 2020). The book has received considerable notice and acclaim. Harvard University’s Charles Maier has written: “Thomas Schwartz’s superbly researched political biography reveals the brilliance\, self-serving ego\, and vulnerability of America’s most remarkable diplomat in the twentieth century\, even as it provides a history of U.S. engagement in global politics as it moved beyond bipolarity.” Earlier in his career\, Schwartz was the author of America’s Germany: John J. McCloy and the Federal Republic of Germany (Harvard\, 1991)\, which was translated into German\, Die Atlantik Brücke (Ullstein\, 1992). This book received the Stuart Bernath Book Prize of the Society of American Foreign Relations\, and the Harry S. Truman Book Award\, given by the Truman Presidential Library. He is also the author of Lyndon Johnson and Europe: In the Shadow of Vietnam (Harvard\, 2003)\, which examined the Johnson Administration’s policy toward Europe and assessed the impact of the war in Vietnam on its other foreign policy objectives. He is the co-editor with Matthias Schulz of The Strained Alliance: U.S.-European Relations from Nixon to Carter (Cambridge University Press\, 2009). \nProfessor Schwartz has held fellowships from the Social Science Research Council\, the German Historical Society\, the Norwegian Nobel Institute\, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars\, and the Center for the Study of European Integration. He has served as President of the Society of Historians of American Foreign Relations. He served on the United States Department of State’s Historical Advisory Committee as the representative of the Organization of American Historians from 2005-2008. Professor Schwartz received The Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching on April 3\, 2013\, at the Spring Faculty Assembly\, Vanderbilt University. In 2008 Professor Schwartz received the Annual Alumni Education Award from the Vanderbilt Alumni Association. Schwartz is the recipient of the 2008 Book Award by Chi Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. This award is given to a faculty member who has been particularly influential in the lives and education of members of KAO. Professor Schwartz presented\, “The Arab Spring: Revolution in the Middle East\,” on April 19\, 2011\, as part of the Samuel L. Shannon Distinguished Lecture Series at Tennessee State University. Professor Schwartz has also presented lectures for the OAH Distinguished Lecturers Program.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/russias-war-in-ukraine-and-cold-wars/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220818T140000
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SUMMARY:In Focus: Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAugust 25 at 1:00 pm ET – “In Focus: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” a virtual discussion with Ambassador John Kornblum\, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs\, and Professor Marieta Velikova\, Director of the Belmont University Center for International Business. \nThis discussion is part of the series In Focus: Russia’s War in Ukraine\, organized by the ACG and the Tennessee World Affairs Council\, which provides continued updates on and insights into the unprovoked Russian invasion of Ukraine that has rocked the world order.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/in-focus-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220822T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220822T100000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.\nJoin us on Monday\, August 22 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Vladimir Balzer\, Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4616607656718%2FWN_C6SJdEcaQW6vDtxn7up-qg” css=”.vc_custom_1660765733624{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is a journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He grew up in Leipzig and studied German\, art history\, and journalism in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He spent study periods in Italy and the USA. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among others\, the daily programs “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” and “Studio 9” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-49/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220906T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nThe ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Tuesday\, September 6\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Melanie Amann\, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Der Spiegel.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1716619615763%2FWN_Nc7VU7_UT1W6EjCdNu2xZA” css=”.vc_custom_1661961606569{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Melanie Amann is a German journalist and lawyer. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the leading German weekly newspaper\, Der Spiegel\, and heads the publication’s Berlin office. She was born in Bonn and raised in Siegburg. She studied law at the University of Trier\, Aix-Marseille III\, and at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-50/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220912T110000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.  Join us on Monday\, September 12\, at 11:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Paul-Anton Krüger\, Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_2mEeQFEvSGCoG5X3nQGL_w” css=”.vc_custom_1662978373736{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Paul-Anton Krüger has been Parliamentary Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the Süddeutsche Zeitung since the 2021 federal election. Previously he reported on political affairs and served as Deputy Head of the Foreign Policy Department with a focus on the Middle East and international security for three years. Prior to that\, he spent four years based in Cairo and was as a correspondent covering large parts of the Arab world and Iran. \nAfter graduating from the Alte Landesschule in Korbach\, he studied journalism in Berlin and Munich. In August 2005\, he joined the Süddeutsche Zeitung as a volunteer\, worked as an editor from 2008 and as head of the foreign policy department from 2011. In the fall of 2007\, Mr. Krüger was a guest editor at the Chicago Tribune as part of the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship\, the German-American journalism scholarship of the International Journalism Programs e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-germany-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T110000
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SUMMARY:Winter of Discontent? Europe's Energy Challenge
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As temperatures fall and heating prices rise\, political leaders across Europe are bracing themselves for a fall and winter of discontent. But\, heating is just one of many aspects impacting Europe’s energy market. More broadly\, EU member states are struggling to rein in soaring gas prices – which are wreaking havoc across the Continent. Last week\, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called for a European intervention to control gas prices in the run-up to a meeting of Europe’s energy ministers in Brussels on Friday\, September 9. They discussed a collection of proposals by the European Commission to tackle rising energy prices – including the possibility of setting a new reference gas price that reflects the cost of LNG on the global market to avoid price spikes caused by disruptions in supply from Russia. This coming Wednesday the EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will give her annual State of the European Union address and is expected to simultaneously unveil draft legislation on how to deal with high energy prices. \nJoin us on September 15 for a virtual discussion with POLITICO’s Energy Policy Correspondent America Hernandez about the meeting of Europe’s energy ministers and what the future holds for Europe’s energy market.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_1rQWfzicRBqUEL2TNmM4ZA” css=”.vc_custom_1662978558441{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]America Hernandez covers European energy issues in Europe for POLITICO. She is a third-generation newspaperman born and raised among the Mexican merchants of Olvera Street in El Pueblo de Los Angeles\, California. She got her start in local news\, covering crime\, business\, and color stories in six cities of Los Angeles County\, before becoming the arts and theater reporter of the Orange County Register. Ms. Hernandez then joined the staff of the Daily Journal\, California’s legal newspaper of record\, covering state and federal civil courts. Her stories ranged from entertainment industry disputes to white collar crime\, environmental toxic tort cases to litigation surrounding President Donald J. Trump’s immigration-related executive orders. \nMs. Hernandez studied political science at the University of Southern California\, and she is fluent in English\, Spanish\, and French\, with intermediate Italian.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/winter-of-discontent-europes-energy-challenge/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T110000
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SUMMARY:Together but Apart: German (Dis)Unity 32 Years after Unification
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Most people on both sides of the former border between the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) and the German Democratic Republic (GDR) consider unification a success. Living standards have risen in the East. The mass exodus from East to West has been halted and even reversed. But\, more than three decades after unification\, the project has not been completed\, and Germany is still a divided country in many ways. This can be seen in the economy and in the political landscape: Economic growth in the East still lags that of the West\, and many easterners are expressing their discontent by supporting the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. \nJoin us on September 30 for a virtual discussion with two award-winning journalists who grew up in the former GDR about the “parallel societies” that have developed in contemporary Germany. Both from the Free State of Saxony\, Vladimir Balzer grew up in Leipzig and is with Deutschlandfunk and Anja Heyde was born in Leisnig and is a well-known television host and journalist.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5016642262872%2FWN_i5nTfhnhSUCHZBWiuPmqLA” css=”.vc_custom_1664226318856{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is a journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He grew up in Leipzig and studied German\, art history\, and journalism in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He spent study periods in Italy and the USA. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among others\, the daily programs “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” and “Studio 9” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. \nAnja Heyde is a well-known German television host and journalist. From 2008 to 2017\, she was the host of ZDF’s Morgenmagazin. She also hosted “Made in Germany” on Deutsche Welle’s television station and MDR’s “Fakt Ist!” Her reporting can be seen on Auslandsjournal\, ZDF’s Blickpunkt\, and election coverage.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/together-but-apart-german-disunity-32-years-after-unification/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T090000
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SUMMARY:Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Germany?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse.\nJoin us on Tuesday\, October 4\, at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andreas Kluth.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4016643861740%2FWN_ZwN2FuM_SK-uGKoDn8x4vw” css=”.vc_custom_1664386224805{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Andreas Kluth is a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. Between March of 2017 and February of 2019\, he was editor-in-chief of Handelsblatt Global\, the English-language edition of Germany’s leading business newspaper. For the two decades before that\, he wrote for The Economist — in London\, Hong Kong\, Silicon Valley\, Los Angeles\, and Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-germany-5/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221005T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221005T120000
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SUMMARY:State Leadership On Affordable Housing And Sustainable Urban Development
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While global challenges are addressed by national governments\, increasingly subnational actors such as states\, communities\, and cities have to take action when traditional nation-states have been unable to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlocks. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. The German-American State Legislator Dialogue focuses on the role of state representatives from both countries in addressing common transatlantic challenges at the state and local level. \nIn recent years\, many cities in Germany and the United States have experienced dramatic increases in real estate values such that affordable housing is no longer available for both lower-income and many middle-class residents. The rise in prices is caused by a range of issues including housing shortages or high demand in regions with strong job markets. Coupled with rising energy prices\, affordable housing and sustainable urban development have become critical issues for communities in both countries. To ensure that urban areas remain vibrant and diverse\, policymakers need to explore new policy tools that address zoning\, taxes and subsidies\, and smart growth\, among other issues. How are U.S. states and German Länder helping their urban communities confront these challenges? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany for our next State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue for a discussion with German and American state legislators including Dr. Anke Frieling (CDU)\, Hamburg Parliament; Mathias Schulz (SPD)\, Berlin House of Representatives; and Marvin E. Holmes\, Jr. (D)\, Maryland House of Delegates.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fmeeting%2Fregister%2FtZEuceuurDstGdQqfoSBi2Yrp4LxmPRKBuDm” css=”.vc_custom_1664910549665{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Anke Frieling has been a member of the Hamburg Parliament since 2020 and is deputy chair of the CDU parliamentary group in Hamburg. As the spokesperson for urban development and science\, she is committed to ensuring that living\, working\, research\, and education remain attractive for Hamburg’s citizens today and in the future. Dr. Frieling studied business administration at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich and earned her doctorate at Freie Universität Berlin. She has held leadership positions with various companies in Berlin\, Frankfurt\, and Hamburg. \nMarvin E. Holmes\, Jr. has been a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for almost 20 years and currently serves as Chair of the Housing and Real Property Subcommittee\, Chair of the Affordable Housing Committee within the Maryland Legislative Black Caucus\, and is a member of the Land Use & Ethics Subcommittee. Before his election to the General Assembly\, Delegate Holmes served on the Board of Directors\, Economic Development Corporation. He is a proud graduate of Tuskegee University with a degree in Engineering and Construction Management and an accomplished realtor and President & CEO of ME Holmes\, LLC where he enjoys helping people find the perfect home especially when affordability is an issue across the nation. \nMathias Schulz has been a member of the Berlin House of Representatives since 2021 and is the spokesman for the SPD parliamentary group for urban development\, for queer policy\, for federal affairs and for Brandenburg. Mr. Schulz\, who is a trained locomotive driver and attorney\, currently also works in the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/state-leadership-on-affordable-housing-and-sustainable-urban-development/
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