• Kaffeepause: What’s Abuzz in Berlin?

    Virtual Discussions

    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, January 8, at 9:00...

  • From Digitalization to Transportation: Understanding Germany’s Economy

    Chapter Events

    On January 8, the American Council on Germany will host a discussion and dinner with Dr. Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport and Member of the German Bundestag (FDP) on “From Digitalization to Transportation: Understanding Germany’s Economy” Price: $95 for dues-paying ACG Members; $125 Non-Members Dr. Volker Wissing has been the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport...

  • Discussion and luncheon with Ambassador Andreas Michaelis

    Chapter Events

    The ACG and the World Affairs Council of Charlotte will host a discussion and luncheon in Charlotte, NC with H.E. Andreas Michaelis, German Ambassador to the United States. Andreas Michaelis has been the German Ambassador to the United States since August 2023. Previously, he served as State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin....

  • Almost Three Years into Germany’s Geopolitical Zeitenwende: What to Expect in 2024

    Virtual Discussions

    In February 2021 Russia launched its war of aggression in Ukraine. Just days later the newly-minted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz held his historic Zeitenwende speech. In it, he said that things would not be the same as they were before Russia’s attack, and he outlined some fundamental changes in Germany’s foreign, security, and energy policy. Almost three...