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SUMMARY:A Decisive Decade: Addressing the Transformative Challenges facing Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On May 29\, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Stefan Wintels\, CEO of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau. \nStefan Wintels as been CEO of KfW since November 2021. He joined KfW as Co-CEO in October 2021. Prior to joining KfW\, Mr. Wintels worked at Citigroup for 20 Years (2001 – 2021) in various leadership roles. Most recently\, he was the Global Co-Head Financial Institutions Group and a member of the Global Executive Committee of the Banking Capital Markets & Advisory Division. He was also Vice Chairman of Citigroup in Germany\, Chief Country Officer for Germany as well as CEO of Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG until March 2020. Stefan Wintels began his professional career in 1994 at Deutsche Bank AG (1994-2001) and left as Managing Director at Deutsche Bank’s Corporate Development/ Group Strategy Department. \nMr. Wintels received a master’s degree in business administration from the Technische Universität Berlin and participated in a 2nd year MBA program at the University of Illinois\, Urbana-Champaign. Stefan Wintels is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of KfW Capital GmbH & Co. KG and a member of the Supervisory Boards of Deutsche Telekom AG and DHL Group.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/a-decisive-decade-addressing-the-transformative-challenges-facing-europe/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:From Anti-War to Climate Justice: What’s Driving the Left in Germany and the United States?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Goethe Institut in New York will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Sheri Berman\, Political Scientist and Author of Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancient Regime to Present Day; and Lukas Hermsmeier\, Journalist and Author of Uprising – Amerikas neue Linke. This event is part of our series Foreign Correspondent Unplugged and will be available as a podcast later this week.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/from-anti-war-to-climate-justice-whats-driving-the-left-in-germany-and-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED - 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. Join us on Monday\, June 3 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Claudia Kade\, Head of Politics\, WELT/WELT AM SONNTAG.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6617170006618%2FWN_Uevzlk3vTjeDfFBDh-NpTQ” css=”.vc_custom_1717000879524{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Claudia Kade has been the Head of the Politics Department at WELT / WELT AM SONNTAG since 2017. Before this role\, she was an Editor in the Politics Department. From 2008 to 2010\, she was Editor of the Financial Times Deutschland. She also was an Editor at Reuters and a Freelancer at ZDF. Ms. Kade studied Journalism and Economics in Dortmund and completed a traineeship at ZDF.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-97/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T123000
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SUMMARY:What Does the European Election Mean for the Transatlantic Alliance?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Friends of the American Council on Germany will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Laura von Daniels\, Head of “The Americas” research division at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik\, and Sudha David-Wilp\, Regional Director of the German Marshall Fund’s Berlin office and a senior fellow. \nNearly 500 million European citizens are heading to the polls in June to select the next wave of politicians to represent them on the European stage. Their votes dictate the makeup of the European Parliament\, as well as the top jobs in Brussels’ key institutions. But with some polling indicating a rightward shift in European representation\, the ramifications could be felt far beyond the bloc. Relationships with key allies like the United States could be in question and yet are ever-more crucial — with war continuing on Europe’s doorstep and economic uncertainties looming. In this discussion\, we unpack what’s at stake for relations between the U.S. and Europe depending on the outcome of the election. Are there certain issues and values where we can expect continuity to remain? And where are the key points where the relationship could fray with a different set of EU leaders engaging with Washington? And what trends could this vote foreshadow for America’s own elections this November? \nThis invitation is extended to members of the American Council on Germany and Friends of the American Council on Germany e.V.\, and alumni of the Young Leaders Conference and other ACG programs. We would be delighted if you bring along another person who is interested in promoting transatlantic relations.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfm7wle75QY-TRcAe2SY4_pnNtbTA-pbtVHIgMtXo-LkvW4_A%2Fviewform” css=”.vc_custom_1715779668538{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/what-does-the-european-election-mean-for-the-transatlantic-alliance/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240605T130000
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SUMMARY:Bridging Divides: The Role of Subnational Ties in Strengthening Transatlantic Relations
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The transatlantic relationship is a cornerstone of the international order and ties at the subnational level are essential for effectively addressing the common challenges facing communities on both sides of the Atlantic\, now and in the future. Complex global and local issues like climate change\, promoting sustainable development\, and supporting workforce preparedness can be tackled by working together. As we edge into an increasingly polarized global system\, strengthening subnational ties across the Atlantic is key to maintaining the transatlantic partnership. \nThe American Council on Germany (ACG) and the Association of German-American Centers (Verbund Deutsch-Amerikanischer Zentren\, VDAZ) are excited to launch a series of digital events aimed at exploring the challenges confronting local communities and the importance of subnational diplomacy. In the coming months\, we will delve into specific aspects of transnational diplomacy and how people-to-people connections help strengthening transatlantic relations for the future. \nJoin us on Wednesday\, June 5 at 1:00 pm ET for the opening discussion with Ambassador Nina Hachigian (ret)\, Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State\, and Michael Georg Link\, Coordinator for Transatlantic Cooperation at the German Federal Foreign Ministry and Member of the German Bundestag (FDP). They will make the case for subnational diplomacy.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9817170004600%2FWN_Va_aNPKWQIK8A7EBHIo7NQ” css=”.vc_custom_1717000520449{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador Nina Hachigian (ret) is the first U.S. Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State. Previously she served as the first Deputy Mayor for International Affairs for the City of Los Angeles. From 2014 to 2017\, Ambassador Hachigian served as the second U.S. Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). She was awarded the State Department’s Superior Honor Award for her service. Earlier\, Ambassador Hachigian was a Senior Fellow and a Senior Vice President at the Center for American Progress focused on Asia policy and U.S.-China relations. Prior to that\, she was the director of the RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy for four years. Ambassador Hachigian served on the staff of the National Security Council in the Clinton White House from 1998-1999. She is the editor of Debating China: The U.S. – China Relationship in Ten Conversations (Oxford University Press\, 2014) and co-author of The Next American Century: How the U.S. Can Thrive as Other Powers Rise (Simon & Schuster\, 2008). She writes frequently about city and state diplomacy. \nMichael Georg Link is a member of the German Bundestag\, where\, in his fourth term\, he represents the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and his home electoral district\, Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg. He has served as the Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation at the Federal Foreign Office since March 2022. He is also Deputy Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group in the German Bundestag\, responsible for international policy. In addition\, Mr. Link is a member of the party council of the European Liberals (ALDE) and a member of the FDP national executive board in his capacity as party treasurer. Previously\, Mr. Link was Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)\, based in Warsaw\, from 2014 to 2017\, and served as Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office and Federal Government Commissioner for Franco-German Cooperation from 2012 to 2013. In 2020\, he was the Head OSCE observer of the US general elections.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/bridging-divides-the-role-of-subnational-ties-in-strengthening-transatlantic-relations/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240609T080000
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SUMMARY:Study Tour on Social Cohesion in Erfurt and Frankfurt
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URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/study-tour-on-social-cohesion-in-erfurt-and-frankfurt/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240610T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240610T100000
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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. Join us on Monday\, June 10 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with award-winning journalist and ACG fellow Vladimir Balzer[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3317176816176%2FWN_Pleg-lorTnWvff6sn9RwRw” css=”.vc_custom_1717681785412{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk Kultur. He grew up in Leipzig and studied German\, art history\, and journalism in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He studied abroad in Italy and the United States. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily programs “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” and “Studio 9” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-98/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240611T110000
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SUMMARY:Legal Battles\, Coup Fantasies\, and Foreign Agents: What’s Happening on Germany’s Far Right?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last month\, one of the largest legal proceedings in German history began with the start of the first trials against a group of far-right conspiracists who planned the violent overthrow of the Bundestag. According to federal prosecutors\, the group – known as the Reichsbürger\, or citizens of the Reich\, a disparate group that denies the legitimacy of the modern German state – planned to enter the Reichstag with armed support to arrest members of parliament with the intention of “overthrowing the system.” Due to the complexity of the case and a variety of logistical and security reasons\, there will be three separate trails in Frankfurt\, Stuttgart\, and Munich. \nNew York Times reporter Christopher F. Schuetze has been following this emerging story – and right-wing populist movements. Join us just days before the European Union’s Parliamentary election on June 9 for a virtual discussion about developments on Germany’s far right. The event will take place on Tuesday\, June 11 at 11:00 am ET / 5:00 pm CET.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7917170957683%2FWN_J0BE5XSSRaKZ9YifL_UbUQ” css=”.vc_custom_1717095807722{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Christopher F. Schuetze is a reporter for The New York Times based in Berlin\, covering politics\, society\, and culture in Germany\, Austria\, and Switzerland. His recent stories have focused on the rise of populism and the far-right – as well as Germany’s multiple simultaneous transformations. In addition to its vaunted green-energy transformation\, the country is becoming more ethnically and culturally diverse. \nRaised in Germany and Canada and trained in the United States and France\, Mr. Schuetze has reported from a dozen countries\, mostly in Europe. He got his start at The Times as an intern for the paper’s international edition in Paris (which was then called The International Herald Tribune)\, where he covered sustainability and higher education. Before moving to Berlin in 2018\, he reported from the Netherlands.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/legal-battles-coup-fantasies-and-foreign-agents-whats-happening-on-germanys-far-right/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240613T080000
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SUMMARY:Beyond the Ballot: Parsing the Results of the EU’s Parliamentary  Election and Anticipating What Lies Ahead
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will host a breakfast briefing with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook\, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Facgusa.mystagingwebsite.com%2Fpolicy-engagement%2Fjune-13th-breakfast-briefing-with-cathryn-cluver-ashbrook%2F” css=”.vc_custom_1717681998412{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nCathryn Clüver Ashbrook is Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin. She served previously as CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Ms. Clüver Ashbrook was executive director of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge\, Massachusetts for ten years. The project\, which she co-founded\, addresses 21st-century foreign policy challenges through research by international leaders in academia and diplomacy as well as teaching conflict research and prevention. Beginning in 2018\, Ms. Clüver Ashbrook also directed a research program on Europe and transatlantic relations. Previously\, 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\, among other countries. She began her career as a television journalist at CNN International in Atlanta and London. \nMs. Clüver Ashbrook contributes to international publications\, such as The New York Times and The Washington Post\, as well as leading German media on transatlantic relations – especially trade and security policy – and German foreign and digital policy. Additionally\, she advises foreign ministries in Europe and South America on their digital strategy. She received her 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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/beyond-the-ballot-parsing-the-results-of-the-eus-parliamentary-election-and-anticipating-what-lies-ahead/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T090000
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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 Monday\, June 17 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Daniela Vates\, Chief Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_gcMlVcI2R_WKCyyNrEHv3Q%23%2Fregistration” css=”.vc_custom_1718635014829{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Daniela Vates is Chief Correspondent in the Berlin Bureau of the RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (a Hannover-based corporate newsroom that provides journalistic content to more than 60 daily newspapers across the country – including Frankfurter Rundschau\, Leipziger Volkszeitung\, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger\, and Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung – and reaches nearly seven million readers daily). Before joining RND\, she was a political correspondent for the Berliner Zeitung and Reuters. Ms. Vates has reported from Berlin since 1999 – and from the then German capital Bonn for a couple of years before that. She covers German domestic politics and foreign policy. She studied Journalism and Political Science in Munich and the United States and is a graduate of the Deutsche Journalistenschule (DJS) in Munich.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-99/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240617T120000
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SUMMARY:Combatting Antisemitism and Information Manipulation in the 21st Century
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Disinformation has fueled antisemitism for centuries\, but the war in Gaza has exacerbated the spread of false information and conspiracy theories – particularly through social media platforms and online forums. This has contributed to the reinforcement of negative stereotypes and prejudices against Jewish people. The manipulation of information targeting Jewish individuals and organizations often intersects with other forms of hate speech and discrimination\, amplifying its impact and fostering an environment conducive to antisemitic attitudes and actions. What can be done to address the challenge of disinformation? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General New York on Monday\, June 17\, at 11 am ET for the next installment of the virtual series “Dealing with Disinformation.” Josephine Ballon\, the CEO of HateAid (a non-profit organization advocating for human rights in the digital space)\, and Aaron Keyak\, Deputy Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism at the U.S. Department of State\, will discuss the intersection of disinformation and antisemitism – and measures that can be taken to address them.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1017186351261%2FWN_ShfDh6AbTZOHuwQx_jmSJg” css=”.vc_custom_1718635167180{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Josephine Ballon has been the CEO of HateAid since September 2023. She joined the organization in November 2019 as the head of Legal. She is an advocate for improving the legal framework and access to justice for those affected by online violence\, who are left largely unprotected against violations of their rights. Ms. Ballon has given expert testimony before the German Federal Parliament and European Parliament regarding law enforcement of online hate crimes\, gender-based online violence\, and platform regulation. \nAfter studying law and completing her legal clerkship\, Ms. Ballon was admitted as a lawyer in 2018\, working in the field of consumer rights and legal tech. \nAaron Keyak currently serves as the Deputy Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism at the U.S. Department of State. In helping lead this office\, he works to advance U.S. foreign policy to counter antisemitism throughout the world. Deputy Special Envoy Keyak is an experienced leader and interfaith coalition builder who has previously held senior roles advising members of Congress\, the Obama Administration\, and the Biden-Harris Administration transition team. \nAs an accomplished foreign policy hand and publicist\, he has counseled various members of Congress and served as the top Middle East adviser and Communications Director for Representatives Jerry Nadler and Steve Rothman. Deputy Special Envoy Keyak serves as a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and was selected as a Truman National Security Project scholar. He earned his Bachelor’s degree with honors from Washington University in St. Louis.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/combatting-antisemitism-and-information-manipulation-in-the-21st-century/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240618T120000
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SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: Analyzing the Results of the EU’s Parliamentary Elections
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week\, hundreds of millions of voters took to the polls across Europe to vote in the European Union‘s parliamentary elections. This is the second-largest democratic election after India‘s election\, which recently took place.  Voters in the EU’s 27 member states cast their ballots for 720 members of the European Parliament. On the agenda were issues such as the state of the economy\, migration\, environmental priorities\, and defense spending in light of the war in Ukraine. The make up of the parliament will be important in setting the political tone for the EU for the next five years. \nDozens of national and European parties are represented in the Parliament\, but most belong to one of seven political groups. Exit polls indicate that the center-right European People’s Party (EPP) came out ahead while other centrist and center-left parties lost ground to parties on the far left and far right. In Germany\, initial reporting gave the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) 30 percent of the vote\, with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in second place with 16 percent of the vote. The governing coalition of Social Democrats\, Greens\, and Free Democrats barely broke 30 percent altogether. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion about the EU election as part of our virtual series Superwahljahr 2024. We’ll be joined by political scientist Dr. Nicolai von Ondarza\, who serves as the Head of the EU/Europe Research Division\, Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (German Institute for International and Security Affairs\, SWP).[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1317186352516%2FWN_QMHdELFQR_aVfFrxFHOBzw” css=”.vc_custom_1718635283024{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Nicolai von Ondarza is a political scientist and serves as the Head of the Research Unit EU/Europe at the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP). His focus is on EU institutions and political system\, European political parties and democratic legitimation of the EU\, as well as post-Brexit relations between the EU and the United Kingdom. Since 2013\, he has organized the British-German Outlook Group\, a yearly exchange between the SWP\, Chatham House\, the German Federal Foreign Office\, and the UK’s Foreign\, Commonwealth\, and Development Office. Before joining SWP\, Dr. von Ondarza worked at the Bundeswehr Institute for Social Sciences and the European University Viadrina of Frankfurt Oder. He is also a lecturer in a postgraduate European Studies program which is jointly organized by the three Berlin Universities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-analyzing-the-results-of-the-eus-parliamentary-elections/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240620T080000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
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SUMMARY:The Future of Transatlantic Relations in Light of the  2024 EU and U.S. Elections
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On June 20\, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Franziska Brantner\, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action\, and Member of the German Bundestag (Greens). \nFranziska Brantner has been serving as the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action since December 2021. Dr. Brantner was an elected member of the Bundestag representing the Green Party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) from 2013 to 2021 where she represented the 274th district Heidelberg. During this time\, she was in various parliamentary groups including the Children and Family Policy group\, the Committee on Foreign Affairs\, and the Committee on the Affairs of the European Union. In this position\, she served as the spokesperson for European Policy for her party. From 2009 to 2013 Dr. Brantner was a member of the European Parliament\, where she served on the Committee on Foreign Affairs and as spokeswoman for The Greens/European Free Alliance party. Her political career began in 1996 when she joined the regional board of “The Green Youth of Baden-Würtemberg.” \nDr. Brantner received her PhD from the University of Mannheim in 2010 with her doctoral thesis on the United Nations’ capacity for reform. She studied at Sciences Po and Columbia University for her undergraduate and graduate degrees. Dr. Brantner is a member of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s General Assembly and the Chair of the Supervisory Board of Germany Trade and Invest (GTAI).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-future-of-transatlantic-relations-in-light-of-the-2024-eu-and-u-s-elections/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240625T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
CREATED:20240626T171914Z
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SUMMARY:Exit Interview: Reflecting on Seven Years in New York
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By popular demand\, the ACG is delighted to make today’s discussion with Consul General David Gill a hybrid event. Mr. Gill will join us in person in our New York office to reflect on his seven years in NYC and his preparation for his next posting in Ireland. \nDavid Gill grew up in a Protestant minister’s family in Herrnhut\, Saxony\, in former East Germany. He was denied a higher education by the Communist regime for political reasons. Instead\, he trained and worked as a plumber before joining a preparatory protestant school and later the theological seminary of the Protestant Church in Berlin-Brandenburg. In 1990\, he initially was the chairman of the Normannenstrasse Citizens’ Committee\, which oversaw the dissolution of the Ministry of State Security at the Stasi headquarters and served as the secretary of the Special Committee for the dissolution of the Stasi of the East German Parliament. After reunification\, Mr. Gill became spokesman and head of the research division of the Federal Commissioner for the Stasi-Files before studying Law in Berlin and Philadelphia. \nAfter holding positions in the Federal Ministry of the Interior and at the Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in Berlin\, he served as the Deputy Representative of the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany to the Federal Republic of Germany and the European Union. During Federal President Joachim Gauck’s term from 2012–2017\, he was state secretary and chief of staff of the President. Since August 2017\, Mr. Gill has been the German Consul General in New York.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/exit-interview-reflecting-on-seven-years-in-new-york/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events,Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T140000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
CREATED:20240626T172130Z
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SUMMARY:The Digital Euro: Why Do We Need It?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the German American Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion and luncheon with Burkhard Balz\, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank. \nBurkhard Balz has been a member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank since September 2018. Prior to this\, he was a member of the European Parliament (CDU) and served as the EPP Group’s Coordinator on the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs starting in 2014. Before his time in the European Parliament\, Mr. Balz was the Head of the Department for Institutional Clients at Commerzbank AG from 2004 to 2009. He has also held the positions of Corporate Customer Advisor at Commerzbank AG (2002-2004) and Desk Officer at the Commerzbank AG Liaison Office to the European Union in Brussels (2001-2002). \n  \nMr. Balz studied Law and Political Science at the University of Göttingen.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-digital-euro-why-do-we-need-it/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240711T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240711T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
CREATED:20240709T153226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T153226Z
UID:10000996-1720695600-1720699200@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: Gridlock After Elections in France? A View from Berlin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After a poor showing in the European parliamentary election last month\, French President Emmanuel Macron called for snap elections. Although a left-wing coalition was able to stave off the far-right National Rally\, no party was able to gain an absolute majority in Sunday’s second round of elections and Macron appears to be weakened. France now faces a hung parliament. \nJoin the ACG for a virtual discussion with Jacob Ross\, Research Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations\, on the path forward after the second round of elections in France and the future of Franco-German relations.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8017205390860%2FWN__3KfcbbTT7SiE5bz5e6xuQ” css=”.vc_custom_1720539115911{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Jacob Ross is a Research Fellow at the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V. (German Council on Foreign Relations\, DGAP)\, where he focuses on France and Franco-German relations. He initially joined the DGAP in June 2021. Previously\, he worked as a research assistant at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels. He had already gained experience within the Franco-German context while working at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and during his work as a parliamentary assistant to Sabine Thillaye\, Chair of the European Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly. \nMr. Ross also received the majority of his academic training in France: first\, within a Franco-German double-degree program at the Institute of Political Science (IEP) in Lille and\, later\, at the IEP in Paris and at the Ecole nationale d’administration (Ena) in Strasbourg. He also studied at the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Bologna while earning a master’s degree in international relations and economics.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-gridlock-after-elections-in-france-a-view-from-berlin/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240711T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240711T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
CREATED:20240711T211740Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240711T211740Z
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SUMMARY:Elections in Germany and Europe:  Outlook for Transatlantic Relations in a Super Election Year
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Konrad-Adenauer Stiftung in New York will host a discussion and reception with Prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert\, Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Former President of the German Bundestag.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/elections-in-germany-and-europe-outlook-for-transatlantic-relations-in-a-super-election-year/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240715T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
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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. Join us on Monday\, July 15 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Marc Felix Serrao\, Editor-in-Chief for the Neue Züricher Zeitung in Germany.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5517205389662%2FWN_TMAQBhjtQEGzZfefIrlx6A” css=”.vc_custom_1720539020232{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Marc Felix Serrao has served as the Head of the Berlin office since July 2017 and Editor-in-Chief of the Neue Züricher Zeitung in Germany since 2021. After military service\, he studied political science in Berlin. In 2004 and 2005\, he was a Visiting Scholar at Columbia University in New York. He graduated in 2006 and became a freelance journalist for various media outlets. He worked for the Süddeutsche Zeitung from 2007 to 2016 – first as a trainee\, then as Deputy Head of the Society and Style Department. In 2015 and 2016 he was a part-time student at the Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung (WHU) and the Kellogg School of Management. In 2016 and 2017\, he was the Business Editor of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-100/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240716T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240716T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
CREATED:20240715T141106Z
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SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: A Landslide for Labour in the United Kingdom – But Many Open Questions Remain
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Labour Party’s landslide victory in the UK’s general election on July 4 brought an end to 14 tumultuous years under the leadership of the Conservative Party – and five different Prime Ministers. Sir Kier Starmer and his Labour Party won 412 of the 650 seats in the House of Commons and enjoy a stable majority\, which should allow the new government to implement its agenda\, while the Tories lost 250 seats. \nVoters hope that the new Prime Minister and his party will rejuvenate the country during the five-year term it has won – and some pundits are already talking about a second term. But\, a recent report released by the Institute for Public Policy Research thinktank found that just 52 percent of UK adults took to the polls on 4 July. This is the lowest turnout by share of the population since universal suffrage was introduced in 1928. \nJoin the ACG for a virtual discussion with award-winning German journalist Annette Dittert as part of our Superwahljahr 2024 series. She has been based in London since 2008 and serves as the London Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent of the German public broadcaster ARD. She will help us understand the election results and the path forward for the United Kingdom[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9317210525950%2FWN_ubXgplMDQ2Oy_UF9pQ-1PQ” css=”.vc_custom_1721052627730{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Annette Dittert is the London Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent of the German public broadcaster ARD. From July 2001 to July 2005\, she was the ARD’s Correspondent in Warsaw. From 2005 to 2006\, she traveled through China\, India\, and Africa for a four-part documentary Abenteuer Glück\, which received an Adolf-Grimme Prize and a nomination for an International Emmy Award by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 2006. From 2006 to 2008\, Ms. Dittert was the Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent for ARD German TV in New York. She has been based in London since 2008 and serves as Senior Correspondent and Bureau Chief for ARD German TV. In 2019\, she was named “political journalist of the year” for her report on Brexit. \nShe studied Political Science\, Philosophy\, and German at the University of Freiburg and the Free University of Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-a-landslide-for-labour-in-the-united-kingdom-but-many-open-questions-remain/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240718T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240718T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
CREATED:20240711T211533Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240714T233903Z
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SUMMARY:Summer Book Recommendations - The Fragility of Democracy: Reflecting on Hitler’s Rise to Power
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are delighted to continue our series of virtual events with authors who have recently published books. On Thursday\, July 18\, we will be joined by historian and ACG Young Leader alumnus Timothy W. Ryback. His new book “Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power” explores the six months leading up to Adolf Hitler’s seizure of power in January 1933 and the valiant efforts that nearly succeeded in stopping his appointment as chancellor of Germany. We look forward to talking with him about this story and disturbing parallels to the U.S. political scene today.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7717207261043%2FWN_nGp9xs-CRxudpkiUi2ljeg”][vc_column_text]Timothy W. Ryback (1990 ACG Young Leader) has written for The Atlantic\, The New Yorker\, The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, and The Financial Times\, among others. His books have appeared in more than forty editions around the world. As a former lecturer at Harvard University\, he explores the intersection of history\, politics\, and culture\, focusing on the legacies of National Socialism and authoritarianism more widely. \nHis most recent book is “Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power.” He is also the author of The Last Survivor (2000)\, a New York Times and Washington Post notable book; Hitler’s Private Library (2006)\, which served as the basis for a feature-length documentary\, “The Books He Didn’t Burn;” and Hitler’s First Victims (2010)\, which is currently being adapted for cinematic release. Tim Ryback has appeared on CNN\, BBC\, PBS\, History Channel\, France 24\, ZDF\, Netflix\, A&E\, among many others. He divides his time between Europe and the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/summer-book-recommendations-the-fragility-of-democracy-reflecting-on-hitlers-rise-to-power/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240720T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
CREATED:20240208T153600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T153600Z
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SUMMARY:44th American-German Young Leaders Conference
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 44th American-German Young Leaders Conference will take place from Saturday\, July 20\, through Thursday night\, July 25\, in Berlin\, Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/44th-american-german-young-leaders-conference/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240729T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240729T100000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
CREATED:20240729T160007Z
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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. Join us on Monday\, July 29 at 9:00 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_W-1bpMf-TKOMhneqCh1oOg%23%2Fregistration” css=”.vc_custom_1722268771658{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 the 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\, focusing on the Middle East and international security for three years. Before that\, he spent four years in Cairo and was 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-berlin-102/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240731T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240731T130000
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SUMMARY:The War Report: Israel / Palestine in German and American Media Coverage
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Since the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack on southern Israel\, the Israel-Hamas War and humanitarian crisis in Gaza have dominated headlines around the world. But how has news coverage itself shaped global attitudes towards the conflict\, and how can journalism provide the basis for holding shared conversations about a polarizing issue? \nAs part of the Foreign Correspondent Series\, held in partnership with Goethe-Institut\, the ACG will host a this online discussion July 31st at 12:00 pm ET with journalists Hanno Hauenstein\, Ben Mauk\, and Alena Jabarine. They will examine similarities and differences in American and German reporting on Israel/Palestine\, including the dominance of corporate media\, ideological bias within the newsroom\, and the roles of social media and misinformation.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fgoethe-institut.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9517212554273%2FWN_ifWyqfZUT26jciYF9FSLyw%23%2Fregistration” css=”.vc_custom_1722268878489{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Hanno Hauenstein is a Berlin-based journalist and author. He worked as a senior editor in Berliner Zeitung’s culture department\, specializing in contemporary art and politics\, and has written for the Guardian\, the Intercept\, Haaretz\, the Nation\, and other publications. He is also founder and editor of the Hebrew-German arts journal aviv Magazine. \nAlena Jabarine is a German Palestinian freelance journalist based in Hamburg. She has worked as a political journalist for ten years\, mostly for the German Public Broadcast ARD. From 2020 to 2023\, she lived in the occupied West Bank\, where she worked for a German political foundation and reported on her private Instagram account about political realities and everyday life on the ground. Particularly since October 7th\, Jabarine has been one of the few Palestinian voices in German public discourse. \nBen Mauk is a writer\, filmmaker\, and journalist. His work appears in The New York Times Magazine\, The New Yorker\, Harper’s\, Granta\, and the London Review of Books\, among other publications. He is a current National Fellow at New America and a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar\, and is a winner of the Emmy Award and Peabody Award\, among other honors. He teaches at Case Western Reserve University\, where he is the Shirley Wormser Professor of Journalism and Media Writing. He lives in Berlin\, Germany and Cleveland\, Ohio.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-war-report-israel-palestine-in-german-and-american-media-coverage-2/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240801T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T154456
CREATED:20240729T155435Z
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UID:10001003-1722510000-1722513600@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Looking at the U.S. Election: The Race is On!
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a very short period\, the dynamics of the U.S. election have changed dramatically: Beginning with President Joe Biden’s poor debate performance\, followed by an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump\, and then the announcement that President Biden was dropping out of the race and endorsing his Vice President Kamala Harris\, the past few weeks have been consequential for U.S. politics. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and Atlantik-Brücke for a virtual discussion with Ambassador John B. Emerson\, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and Chairman of the American Council on Germany\, and Juliane Schäuble\, U.S. Correspondent of Der Tagesspiegel\, for a discussion about the recent developments in U.S. politics and what to expect in the weeks ahead.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2217222681868%2FWN_pnY-B3_7SqSFKzDMarkrfw” css=”.vc_custom_1722268223816{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador John B. Emerson was named Chairman of the American Council on Germany 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. \nPrior to accepting the ambassadorial posting\, John Emerson was President of Private Client Services for the Capital Group Companies. Before joining Capital\, he was Deputy Assistant to President Clinton where he coordinated his economic conferences\, served as the president’s liaison to the nation’s governors\, and led the administration’s efforts to obtain congressional approval of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement and the extension of China s MFN trading status. Additionally\, he was appointed by President Obama to serve on his Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Before working in the Clinton White House\, Ambassador Emerson served as Los Angeles Chief Deputy City Attorney\, and was a partner in the law firm of Manatt\, Phelps\, Rothenberg\, and Phillips. \nJuliane Schäuble is the U.S. Correspondent of Der Tagesspiegel\, Berlin’s biggest newspaper. Before she moved to Washington\, DC\, in June 2018 she was the head of the political department of the paper where she was responsible for the front page and the political section. She has more than twelve years of experience in the business and the political department of Der Tagesspiegel. \nMs. Schäuble earned her Master’s in Political Science at the University in Potsdam\, Germany. Her studies included one semester at American University in Washington\, DC\, where she took classes in American foreign policy and worked part-time for the “American Council of Young Political Leaders” (“Washington Semester Program”).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/looking-at-the-u-s-election-the-race-is-on-2/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:Data Quality in the Age of AI
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Join The American Council on Germany and The Hasso Plattner Institute in NYC for a discussion with Prof. Dr. Felix Naumann\, Professor for Information Systems\, Digital Engineering Faculty at the Hasso Plattner Institute at the University of Potsdam. \nProf. Dr. Felix Naumann studied mathematics\, economy\, and computer sciences at the University of Technology in Berlin and completed his PhD thesis in the field of data quality at Humboldt University of Berlin in 2000. After working as a Postdoctoral Scientist at the IBM Almaden Research Center working on data integration topics\, he became assistant professor for information integration at Humboldt-University. Since 2006 he holds the Chair for Information Systems at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) at the University of Potsdam in Germany. He has been visiting researcher at QCRI\, AT&T Research\, IBM Research\, and SAP. His research interests include data profiling\, data quality and cleansing\, and data integration\, recorded in over 250 scientific publications. Next to numerous program committee memberships for international conferences\, he has organized several conferences in various roles and he is the Editor-in-Chief of ACM’s Journal of Data and Information Quality (JDIQ).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/data-quality-in-the-age-of-ai/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
ORGANIZER;CN="American Council on Germany":MAILTO:events@acgusa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T090000
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SUMMARY:Transatlantic Relations in a Super Election Year: Two Perspectives from Berlin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will hold a Breakfast Briefing in Chicago with two members of the German Bundestag\, Metin Hakverdi (SPD) and Thomas Silberhorn (CDU/CSU). The event will take place from 8:00am-9:30am (CDT) at The Chicago Club.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black” border_width=”2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Metin Hakverdi joined the SPD in 2002 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. His reelection in Hamburg-Harburg in 2021 was resounding — with nearly 40 percent of the vote. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs and on the Finance Committee. He is the Chairman of the USA/North America Working Group within the SPD Parliamentary Group and a member of the German-American Parliamentary Friendship Group in the German Bundestag. \nBefore being elected to the Bundestag\, Mr. Hakverdi was a member of the Parliament of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg from 2008 to 2013\, where he was on the Budget Committee and the Committee of Public Companies and Assets. He attended high school in Simi Valley\, California\, in 1985/86 and studied law at the Christian-Albrecht University in Kiel and at Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law. He became licensed to practice law in 2000. \n  \nThomas Silberhorn has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2002. Since 2021 he has served as the Spokesman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group for Transatlantic Relations. Mr. Silberhorn was the Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development from 2014 to 2018. From 2009 to 2013\, he was the Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group on the Legal Affairs Committee. He chaired the CSU regional group’s working group on foreign affairs\, defense\, Europe\, economic cooperation and development\, human rights and humanitarian aid from 2005 to 2013. He joined the CSU in 1987 and was on the Board of the CSU’s Junge Union from 1998 to 2002. Mr. Silberhorn is a lawyer. After his second state examination in 1994\, he worked as a research assistant at the University of Bayreuth. Then\, in 2001\, he took up work as a lawyer in Munich and Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Facgusa.mystagingwebsite.com%2Fpolicy-engagement%2Faugust-20-chicago-breakfast-briefing-with-metin-hakverdi%2F|title:August%2020%20%E2%80%93%20Chicago%20%E2%80%93%20Breakfast%20Briefing%20with%20Metin%20Hakverdi%20%26%20Thomas%20Silberhorn”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/transatlantic-relations-in-a-super-election-year-two-perspectives-from-berlin/
LOCATION:The Chicago Club\, 81 East Van Buren Street\, Chicago\, IL\, 60605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240821T110000
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SUMMARY:Thuringia and Eastern Germany before the State Elections
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nA Conversation with the Minister-President of the Free State of Thuringia Bodo Ramelow\n\nNext month\, state elections will be held in the three eastern German states of Brandenburg\, Saxony\, and Thuringia. Coming off of the European parliamentary elections in early June\, when the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won most of the votes in all five eastern German states\, poor polling numbers for the parties making up the governing coalition at the federal level\, and the development of a new party\, the Bündnis Sahra Wagenkecht (BSW)\, there are lots of questions about how people will vote. \nSupport for the AfD in the former communist eastern German states was much higher than the national average of 15.9 percent and gave the party enough of a boost to make it the second strongest party in Germany after the Christian Democrats. Exit polls showed that the majority of AfD voters were concerned about their economic well-being and irregular migration. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung New York Office for a virtual discussion with the Minister-President of the Free State of Thuringia\, Bodo Ramelow\, about the trends in eastern Germany before voters take to the polls in three states. The discussion will take place in German with simultaneous translation into English. \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4817238139639%2FWN_zWtw_957RYy_ZqpQU0h55A” css=”.vc_custom_1723814011004{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Bodo Ramelow is a German politician who has served as the Minister-President of the Free State of Thuringia since March 4\, 2020. He previously held this office from 2014 until February 5\, 2020. In this capacity\, he has also been a member of the Bundesrat\, and served as its President for one year from November 1\, 2021 until October 31\, 2022. Mr. Ramelow is a member of the Left Party and previously chaired his party’s group in the Thuringian state assembly (Landtag). \nMr. Ramelow was born and raised in West Germany. He trained as a retail salesman and became an official in the Gewerkschaft Handel\, Banken und Versicherungen (HBV)\, the union for trade\, bank\, and insurance employees\, during the 1980s. He moved to the eastern German state of Thuringia after German unification and joined the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). He was elected to the Landtag in 1999 and became Deputy Chairman and then\, in 2001\, Chairman of the party’s parliamentary group in the state parliament. \nIn February 2004\, Mr. Ramelow was elected top candidate of the PDS in the Thuringian state elections\, and was re-elected as the Chairman of the PDS in Thuringia. Starting in June 2005\, Mr. Ramelow was chief negotiator during unification talks which ultimately led to the creation of a new party\, Die Linke (The Left). From 2005 to 2009\, he was a Member of the German Bundestag and Deputy Chairman of the Die Linke parliamentary group\, and from 2009 to 2014\, he served as the Chairman of the Die Linke state parliamentary group in Thuringia. Following elections in September 2014\, Mr. Ramelow was elected by the Landtag as the Minister-President of the Free State of Thuringia – with the support of the Social Democratic Party and the Greens\, which had joined Die Linke in a coalition. This vote marked the first time Die Linke had won the leadership of any of Germany’s states since German unification in 1990.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/thuringia-and-eastern-germany-before-the-state-elections/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240903T090000
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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. Join us on Tuesday\, September 3 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Steven Erlanger\, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7217249652098%2FWN_CVjKZvBlQlueM_k5TnmG7A” css=”.vc_custom_1724965248744{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Steven Erlanger is the Chief Diplomatic Correspondent in Europe for The New York Times\, a position he assumed in 2017. He is based in Berlin. As of earlier this year\, he is based in Berlin. \nIn over 40 years of career as a journalist\, he has covered news in over 120 countries\, from the war in Kosovo to Brexit. In 2002\, Mr. Erlanger shared the Pulitzer Prize for reporting on his work on Al Qaeda and again received the prize in 2017 for a series on Russia. \nBetween 1975 and 1983\, he was a Teaching Fellow at Harvard University. Beginning in 1976\, he also worked as an Editor and Correspondent at the Boston Globe. From 1983 through 1987\, he was the Globe’s European Correspondent in London. Beginning in 1988\, he served as Bureau Chief for the New York Times in London\, Paris\, Jerusalem\, Berlin\, Prague\, Moscow\, and Bangkok. \nIn addition to the Pulitzer Prize\, Mr. Erlanger has received numerous awards and recognitions\, including the Robert Livingston Award for international reporting for a series of articles about Eastern Europe in 1981\, the German Marshall Fund’s Peter Weitz Prize for excellence and originality in reporting and analyzing European and transatlantic affairs in 2000\, and the Karl Klasen Journalists Prize for coverage of Germany and Europe and promoting trans-Atlantic understanding in 2017. \nMr. Erlanger’s writing has been featured in many publications such as The Economist\, The Spectator\, The New Statesman\, The New Republic\, The Financial Times\, Foreign Policy\, The National Interest\, and the Columbia Journalism Review.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-101/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240904T110000
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SUMMARY:Parsing the Results of Sunday’s Elections in Saxony and Thuringia
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On Sunday\, voters will take to the polls in the eastern German states of Saxony and Thuringia. Later in the month\, elections will be held in Brandenburg. These three state elections in eastern Germany are being watched closely at home and abroad. They will serve as a bellwether for the current government in Berlin one year before federal elections – but\, perhaps more importantly\, they will give an indication of the strength of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the newly formed Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht party. \nJoin the ACG for a virtual discussion with German journalist Nadine Lindner as part of our Superwahljahr 2024 series. Ms. Lindner has been a correspondent with Deutschlandradio since 2016 and covers the AfD\, among other things. Before that\, she was a state correspondent in Saxony and covered political developments there.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1117248558123%2FWN_p5Ag-CKbT_OwNqUyiChNpA” css=”.vc_custom_1724855846754{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Nadine Lindner has been a correspondent in the Berlin studio of “Deutschlandradio” since early 2016 and is responsible\, among other things\, for the AfD and transport policy. Before that\, she was a state correspondent in Saxony for two and a half years and observed the rise of Pegida there. She studied political science\, journalism and African studies in Leipzig and discovered her enthusiasm for radio there at the training station “mephisto 97.6”. After graduating\, she worked as a freelance journalist for “MDR sputnik” and the “FAZ”\, and since 2009 for Deutschlandradio.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/parsing-the-results-of-sundays-elections-in-saxony-and-thuringia/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240905T110000
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SUMMARY:From Convention Season to the Final Campaign Stretch
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Two months before Election Day\, both parties offer competing visions to U.S. voters\, and the American public receives and perceives these messages differently. At this critical time\, it is essential to explore the core values and issues that define what it means to be a Democrat or Republican in today’s political climate. On September 5\, the ACG and more than two dozen transatlantic organizations will host a virtual discussion with Ambassador John B. Emerson\, Chairman of the ACG and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany\, and Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton\, Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University SAIS. We will consider what these competing visions mean for Europe and global affairs and assess the state of down-ballot races\, examining how elections for Congress\, state governments\, and local offices might impact the transatlantic partnership. The discussion will be moderated by Tina Höfinghoff\, Founder of Transatlantic Hub.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Faspeninstitute-de.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_JciMVmtYQmy1CG74jHAD-w%23%2Fregistration” css=”.vc_custom_1724855693516{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador John B. Emerson was named Chairman of the American Council on Germany 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. \nPrior to accepting the ambassadorial posting\, John Emerson was President of Private Client Services for the Capital Group Companies. Before joining Capital\, he was Deputy Assistant to President Clinton where he coordinated his economic conferences\, served as the president’s liaison to the nation’s governors\, and led the administration’s efforts to obtain congressional approval of the GATT Uruguay Round Agreement and the extension of China s MFN trading status. Additionally\, he was appointed by President Obama to serve on his Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations. Before working in the Clinton White House\, Ambassador Emerson served as Los Angeles Chief Deputy City Attorney and was a partner in Manatt\, Phelps\, Rothenberg\, and Phillips law firm. \nDr. Daniel S. Hamilton is a Senior Fellow at the SAIS Foreign Policy Institute and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. At SAIS\, he leads a project exploring the new dynamics of the Atlantic Basin. He served previously as the Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Professor (2012-2019); Richard von Weizsäcker Professor (2002-2011); Founding Director of the School’s Center for Transatlantic Relations (2001-2019)\, and Executive Director of the American Consortium for EU Studies (2002-2017)\, designated by the European Commission as the EU Center of Excellence Washington\, D.C. \n​He has held a variety of senior positions in the U.S. Department of State\, including Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs\, responsible for NATO\, OSCE and transatlantic security issues\, Nordic-Baltic and Balkan Affairs; U.S. Special Coordinator for Southeast European Stabilization; Associate Director of the Policy Planning Staff for two U.S. Secretaries of State; Director for Policy in the Bureau of European Affairs; and Senior Policy Advisor to the U.S. Ambassador and U.S. Embassy in Germany. He also led international policy work for the Johns Hopkins-led National Center for the Study of Preparedness and Catastrophic Event Response (PACER)\, named as one of five U.S. National Centers of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  In 2008\, Hamilton served as the first Robert Bosch Foundation Senior Diplomatic Fellow in the German Foreign Office\, where he worked in the Planning Staff for Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. In 2012 he was a member of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ‘Futures Advisory Group’.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/from-convention-season-to-the-final-campaign-stretch/
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