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SUMMARY:Berlin: Prescription for a New Transatlantic Order:  Tariffs\, Pricing\, and the Future of Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG\, FGS Global\, and the Freund des American Council on Germany will host a discussion and reception with Thomas Müller\, Director-General for Drugs\, Medical Devices\, and Biotechnology at the German Federal Ministry of Health\, and L. Daniel Mullaney\, Former Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East. \nThomas Müller serves as the Director-General for Drugs\, Medical Devices\, and Biotechnology at the German Federal Ministry for Health\, a position he has held since 2018. In this role\, he is responsible for all matters related to medicines policy\, including shaping the regulatory and reimbursement framework for pharmaceuticals. \nPrior to his current post\, Mr. Müller served as the Head of the Pharmaceutical Department of the Federal Joint Committee from 2007 to 2018\, Germany’s central decision-making body in the statutory health insurance system. In that capacity\, he played a key role in implementing the benefit assessment and pricing processes for new medicines (AMNOG)\, a landmark reform that fundamentally reshaped how innovative drugs are assessed and priced in the German market. Before his career in health policy\, Mr. Müller held positions at Charité in Berlin and University Hospital Erlangen and led the hospital pharmacy at University Hospital Rostock. He studied medicine and pharmacy in Berlin and London. \nL. Daniel Mullaney is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and GeoEconomics Center. Most recently\, he served as assistant US trade representative (AUSTR) for Europe and the Middle East from 2010 to 2023. Mr. Mullaney was chief negotiator for comprehensive trade agreements with the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom\, as well as trade lead for the US-EU Trade and Technology Council and was responsible for developing and implementing US trade policy in Europe\, Eurasia\, Russia\, the Middle East\, and North Africa. \nBefore assuming the post of AUSTR\, Mr. Mullaney served as senior trade representative in the US Mission to the European Union in Brussels\, where he was the principal voice for US trade policy in interactions with the EU institutions and EU member state governments\, the public\, and the international press. Prior to that posting\, Mr. Mullaney was in USTR’s Office of General Counsel for seven years\, where he represented the United States in dispute settlement proceedings at the World Trade Organization and led negotiations and acted as legal counsel for free trade and other agreements. Before joining USTR\, Mr. Mullaney was in private practice for nearly twenty years\, specializing in international trade law and litigation. He holds a BA from Amherst College\, and a joint law/foreign service JD/MSFS degree from Georgetown University. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/berlin-prescription-for-a-new-transatlantic-order-tariffs-pricing-and-the-future-of-healthcare/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T180000
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SUMMARY:Boston: The Election that Destroyed a Democracy: Lessons from Weimar Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host the annual Dr. Richard M. Hunt Memorial Lecture and Dinner featuring Dr. Timothy W. Ryback\, Historian and Critically Acclaimed Author of 53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy (2026); Co-Founder and Director of The Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation; and 1990 ACG Young Leader.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Purchase Tickets Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2F2026-dr-richard-m-hunt-memorial-lecture-and-dinner-tickets-1999540815405%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1790368683438{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Timothy W. Ryback is an American historian\, author\, and journalist whose work focuses on twentieth-century European history and the legacy of the Holocaust. He has written on history and politics for more than three decades. He is the author of several books on Hitler’s Germany\, including 53 Days: How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy\, which was recently reviewed by the New York Times\, as well as Hitler’s Private Library\, a Washington Post Best Book of the Year\, and The Last Survivor\, a New York Times Notable Book. His books have been translated into more than 30 languages. Dr. Ryback has published extensively on the complexities of unresolved historical legacies for The New Yorker\, The New York Times Magazine\, The Wall Street Journal\, The Atlantic\, and the Financial Times\, among others. He is the Cofounder and Director of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation in The Hague. Dr. Ryback previously served as the Deputy Director-General of the Académie Diplomatique Internationale in Paris and as Vice President and Resident Director of the Salzburg Global Seminar in Salzburg\, Austria. Dr. Ryback holds a doctorate from Harvard University\, where he has also served as a lecturer in History and Literature. He and his wife live in Europe. \nThe Dr. Richard M. Hunt Memorial Lecture Series honors late ACG Vice Chairman Dr. Richard M. Hunt\, who was deeply committed to strengthening ties between Germany and the United States and gave exceptional support to the ACG for 50 years. He was the first and longest-serving President in the organization’s history\, from 1972 to 1988\, and subsequently served as Vice Chairman until his passing on April 10\, 2020. During his tenure\, Rick Hunt worked tirelessly behind the scenes to help create the American-German Young Leaders Conference\, launched in 1973\, and the McCloy Fellowship program\, launched in 1976 – both of which remain central to our work today. He also helped shape the German-American Conference. These programs are just a fraction of his many lasting legacies to the Council. His wise counsel\, his keen knowledge of German-American relations\, his faith in younger generations\, and his warm\, unassuming manner are sorely missed.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/boston-the-election-that-destroyed-a-democracy-lessons-from-weimar-germany/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T180000
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SUMMARY:New York: Book Reading "Farewell to America"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and Deutsches Haus at NYU will host a book reading and discussion with Marc Pitzke\, Correspondent for Der Spiegel and Author of „Abschied von Amerika\,“ and moderated by Gudrun Engel\, Washington Bureau Chief for ARD. \nIn Farewell to America (2026\, DVA)\, long-time Der Spiegel journalist Marc Pitzke writes about a country he no longer recognizes: Suddenly\, his adopted homeland feels foreign to him\, incomprehensible\, almost frightening. He’s spent half his life in the United States\, as a reporter and a private citizen\, but today it is no longer the country where he sought and ultimately found his happiness. Life\, liberty\, and the pursuit of happiness: the values that once drew Marc to the U.S. have lost their meaning. \nMarc Pitzke has been reporting from New York for more than three decades. He reported on major news stories\, Bush vs. Gore\, and six other U.S. presidential races\, the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11\, hurricanes “Katrina” and “Sandy\,” Obama’s inauguration\, as well as from gay pride parades and nightclubs with Madonna. But now his future in America is at stake—as is the future of his Black U.S. husband. His personal reflections are also political. What remains of a country whose dreams have been shattered? And what if these were his dreams too? \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ffarewell-to-america-an-evening-with-marc-pitzke-and-gudrun-engel-tickets-2002171678387%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1792156190860{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nGudrun Engel studied journalism and political science at the universities of Dortmund\, Gothenburg\, Sweden\, and Kaunas\, Lithuania. At Westdeutscher Rundfunk\, she worked as an editor and reporter for several local newspapers\, WDR aktuell\, Aktuelle Stunde\, and Phoenix. Starting in 2012\, she reported from North Rhine-Westphalia as a correspondent for Tagesschau and Tagesthemen\, as well as their online formats. In addition\, she worked as a correspondent for ARD’s Morgenmagazin and Weltspiegel and served as a studio correspondent in Nairobi\, New York\, and Paris. From 2019 to 2022\, she worked as a correspondent at ARD Europe Studio in Brussels\, covering the European Union\, NATO\, and the Netherlands. Since July 2022\, she has headed the ARD studio in Washington. \nMarc Pitzke studied at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich\, the German School of Journalism (DJS)\, and Columbia University’s School of Journalism in New York City. He worked at Bayerischer Rundfunk as a correspondent for Reuters in Berlin during the years leading up to and following the fall of the Berlin Wall\, as a reporter and later as U.S. correspondent for Die Woche\, and as a freelance contributor for GEO\, Merian\, and other publications. From 2003 until 2026\, he was the U.S. correspondent for Der Spiegel in New York. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/new-york-book-reading-farewell-to-america/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T090000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Kaffeepause: What's Abuzz in Berlin?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG regularly hosts discussions with journalists based in Berlin regarding the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. With the U.S. midterms just weeks away\, join us for a special edition of the Kaffeepause on the latest developments in U.S. politics and in the nation’s capital. On Monday\, October 26\, at 9:00 am ET we’ll talk to Gregor Schwung\, U.S. Correspondent for Die Welt.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3717926831976%2FWN_YoiRQEWjTqejnc2SV4jmdA” css=”.vc_custom_1792683228645{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nGregor Schwung is the U.S. correspondent for WELT. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and economics in Heidelberg before moving to Berlin to pursue a master’s degree in North American Studies. From 2017 to 2020\, he produced the podcast Politik mit Schwung and\, in 2020\, worked as a freelance reporter for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. \nFrom 2021 to 2022\, he completed his journalism training at the FreeTech Axel Springer Academy of Journalism and Technology. In 2023\, he joined the foreign policy department at WELT and WELT AM SONNTAG as an editor. He subsequently reported from Washington as a U.S. correspondent in fall 2024 and the first half of 2025\, before serving as a foreign policy correspondent in Berlin from July 2025 to June 2026. Since July 2026\, he has been back in Washington as WELT’s U.S. correspondent.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/virtual-kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-6/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261026T110000
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SUMMARY:After the Dust Settles: Understanding the Results of Germany’s Recent State Elections
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Germany’s recent state elections have revealed important shifts in the country’s political landscape\, with implications that extend well beyond regional politics\, delivering strong results for both the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and Die Linke while challenging Germany’s traditional governing parties. The outcomes have raised pressing questions about voter dissatisfaction\, economic insecurity\, migration\, democratic resilience\, and the future of coalition-building\, particularly in eastern Germany. As party leaders and policymakers assess the results\, these elections offer a window into the changing priorities of German voters\, the broader forces reshaping the country’s political landscape\, and the potential impact for the current federal government coalition. \nJoin us on October 26 at 11:00 am ET for a virtual discussion with Prof. Dr. Thorsten Faas\, Professor at Otto-Suhr-Institute of Political Science of the Freie Universität Berlin and Hannah Arendt Visiting Chair for German and European Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto\, as we assess what the elections in Saxony-Anhalt\, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern\, and Berlin mean for Germany.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2817921665205%2FWN_RX2XwbCoQGiL3Cu2DlFZDg” css=”.vc_custom_1792166570328{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Professor Dr. Thorsten Faas is one of Germany’s most renowned election researchers. He is currently a visiting professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. He holds the Hannah Arendt Visiting Chair for German and European Studies\, which is funded by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). His research focuses on electoral politics and campaign communications\, particularly as they relate to young people and German elections. Faas is one of the principal investigators of the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES) and a member of the Planning Committee for Module 7 of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES). \nAfter studying political science in Bamberg and at the London School of Economics\, he received his doctorate from the University of Duisburg-Essen in 2008. After working in Bamberg\, Duisburg-Essen and Mannheim\, he joined Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz in 2012. Since 2017\, he has been teaching and researching as a professor and head of the Centre for Political Sociology of the Federal Republic of Germany at the Free University of Berlin. His academic articles have been published in the American Political Science Review\, West European Politics\, the European Journal of Political Research\, the Journal of European Public Policy\, Electoral Studies\, the International Journal of Public Opinion Research\, and German Politics. In addition\, Prof. Dr. Faas also works as a consultant for political institutions and the media.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/after-the-dust-settles-understanding-the-results-of-germanys-recent-state-elections/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261028T110000
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SUMMARY:Nashville: With Friends Like These…  The Way Forward for Transatlantic Trade and Security
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Nashville Warburg Chapter and the World Affairs Council in Nashville will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Daniel S. Hamilton\, President of the Transatlantic Leadership Network\, and Stephanie Harwood\, Director for Trade Policy at the Representative of German Industry and Trade – RGIT\, and moderated by Paul Gallagher\, Director of the ACG’s Nashville Eric M. Warburg Chapter.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tnwac.org%2Fevents-registration%2F%3Fform_id%3D122″ css=”.vc_custom_1792155779948{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nPaul Gallagher (Moderator) is the Nashville Warburg Chapter Director of The American Council on Germany.  He has had a long career in financial services\, most recently as Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Thread Bank\, with previous roles at Pinnacle Financial Partners\, PayPal\, Silicon Valley Bank\, Wells Fargo\, The Boston Consulting Group\, and IBM.  He was a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in 1993-1994 and lived in Cologne\, Berlin\, and Munich for three years.  Mr. Gallagher holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a BA in Political Science from Brown University. \nDr. Daniel S. Hamilton is a leading expert on transatlantic relations\, European affairs\, and international security. He is President of the Transatlantic Leadership Network and a Senior Nonresident Fellow at both the Brookings Institution and the Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He previously founded and directed the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations and served as the Richard von Weizsäcker Professor and Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Professor at SAIS. Dr. Hamilton has held numerous senior positions at the U.S. Department of State\, including Deputy Assistant Secretary for European Affairs\, where he oversaw NATO\, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)\, transatlantic security\, and Nordic-Baltic and Balkan affairs. He also served as 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 at the U.S. Embassy in Germany. \nDr. Hamilton’s extensive engagement with Germany includes serving as the inaugural Richard von Weizsäcker Fellow of the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin and as the first Robert Bosch Foundation Senior Diplomatic Fellow in the German Foreign Office. In 2012\, he served on German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Futures Advisory Group. A frequent adviser\, speaker\, and commentator on European and transatlantic affairs\, Dr. Hamilton regularly testifies before the U.S. Congress and European parliaments. He has authored more than 100 books and articles addressing European\, transatlantic\, and international affairs. Recent publications include The Transatlantic Economy annual series\, including the 2026 edition\, The Transatlantic Community and China\, Paradigm Lost? Europe and the Challenges of a New World\, and The Arctic and World Order. His contributions to international and transatlantic relations have earned him numerous honors\, including Germany’s Cross of the Federal Order of Merit\, France’s Ordre des Palmes Académiques\, Sweden’s Royal Order of the Polar Star\, and Poland’s Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit. Dr. Hamilton holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. with distinction from Johns Hopkins SAIS\, an honorary doctorate from Concordia College\, and an undergraduate degree from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. \nStephanie Harwood is Director for trade policy at RGIT. Her professional background combines project and program management in the German-American nonprofit and corporate sectors. At the same time\, her international upbringing has given her a strong awareness and appreciation for both cultures. Ms. Harwood previously worked for the German grocery chain Lidl US\, supporting its U.S. expansion in several roles across real estate\, procurement\, and legal departments. She received her master’s degree in European Studies from the University of Bath\, England\, and Humboldt University in Berlin. She completed her bachelor’s degree in international relations at the University of Denver\, Colorado. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nashville-with-friends-like-these-the-way-forward-for-transatlantic-trade-and-security/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261029T110000
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SUMMARY:Virtual: German Leadership at Home and Abroad
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As geopolitical tensions rise\, the transatlantic relationship faces new challenges\, and domestic political uncertainty grows on both sides of the Atlantic\, Germany faces critical questions about its role and responsibilities in Europe and the world. How can German leaders navigate domestic political pressures while strengthening Germany’s capacity to shape international affairs? \nJoin the ACG on Thursday\, October 29 at 11:00 am ET for a virtual discussion with political scientist and author Dr. Stefan Fröhlich about Germany’s evolving leadership role\, its foreign policy priorities\, and the prospects for a constructive transatlantic partnership in an increasingly unpredictable world.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1917926833046%2FWN_x-4ygXdMSqSZ5sG8Cbkb1A” css=”.vc_custom_1792683371198{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Stefan Fröhlich is Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is currently also a guest professor at the College of Europe (in Brugge and Natolin) at Oxford University\, and at the Universities of Bonn and Zurich. His fields of research include EU foreign\, economic\, and security policy; transatlantic relations; German foreign\, economic\, and security policy; and international political economy. He is a frequent commentator on international affairs for German and international media. \nDr. Fröhlich was Director of the postgraduate European Studies Program at the Center for European Integration Studies in Bonn from 1998 to 2002 and spent time in Washington\, DC\, as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Transatlantic Relations at Johns Hopkins (2002-03); the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2007); and the German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Academy (2016-17). \nHe is a board member of the German Atlantic Council (Berlin)\, Center for European Integration Studies (Bonn)\, German Council on Foreign Relations (Berlin)\, German Society for Political Science\, Association for European Integration (Berlin)\, and the Institute for European Politics (Berlin). He is the author of numerous books and more than 200 articles on German and European foreign policy and transatlantic relations. \nHe studied Political Science\, Economics\, as well as American and Spanish Literature in Bonn\, Paris\, and Washington (MA 1985; Ph.D. 1989; “Habilitation” (Dr.phil.habil.) 1996).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/virtual-german-leadership-at-home-and-abroad/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261102T210000
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SUMMARY:San Francisco: Navigating AI: Politics and Society in Germany and the United States
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The San Francisco Warburg Chapter and the Goethe Institut will host a discussion as part of the Foreign Correspondent Unplugged Series with Vladimir Balzer\, Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio\, and Felix Holtermann\, U.S. Bureau Chief at Handelsblatt.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.eventbrite.com%252Fe%252Fnavigating-ai-politics-and-society-in-germany-and-the-united-states-tickets-2003727127778%253Faff%253Doddtdtcreator%2526keep_tld%253Dtrue%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cevents%2540acgusa.org%257C76b61a7f3f75488681ef08df33866838%257C35bfd14f9afb46e9ba850fda6f7b3478%257C0%257C0%257C639286324623374190%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DTaLSylpr9BhbikH4gIwZdMIma6oigaqoZSfCK4QYGrE%253D%26reserved%3D0″][vc_column_text] \nFelix Holtermann studied Economics and Journalism in Cologne and Auckland\, New Zealand. Before joining Handelsblatt in 2017\, he worked for Südwest Presse\, Süddeutsche Zeitung\, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung\, and served as a business editor and advisor to the radio director at West German Broadcasting Corporation (WDR). At Handelsblatt\, he initially covered banking and fintech in Frankfurt before becoming a correspondent and U.S. Bureau Chief\, reporting from New York and San Francisco on technology and the automotive industry since 2022. His work has received numerous awards\, including the State Street Institutional Press Award\, German Journalism Prize\, Ernst Schneider Prize\, Private Media Prize\, Georg von Holtzbrinck Prize\, DDV Prize for Business Journalism\, and Quandt Prize. He is also the author of Geniale Betrüger – Wie Wirecard Politik und Finanzsystem bloßstellt\, which was nominated for the German Business Book Award. \nVladimir Balzer is an award-winning radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States. \nSteven E. Sokol (moderator) has been the President and CEO of the American Council on Germany since 2015. Previously\, he served as President and CEO of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh and prior to that he was the Vice President and Director of Programs at the American Council on Germany. Earlier in his career\, Dr. Sokol worked at the Aspen Institute Berlin and in the Berlin office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. He holds a Doctorate from Northeastern University as well as an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University’s Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. He has also studied at the Ruprecht-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg and as a Fulbright Scholar at the Freie Universität in Berlin. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/san-francisco-navigating-ai-politics-and-society-in-germany-and-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261103T120000
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SUMMARY:European Trade Policy: Charting a New Course?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Laura von Daniels\, Senior Fellow of the Research Division “The Americas” at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). \nDr. Laura von Daniels is a Senior Research Fellow at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. From 2019 to 2025\, she led the institute’s Americas Research Division. Dr. von Daniels’ 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. Her work has been featured in The Washington Post\, Handelsblatt Global\, Der Tagesspiegel\, and the Council on Foreign Relations Council of Councils global perspectives\, among other publications. \nDr. von Daniels holds a PhD in Political Science from the Free University Berlin and has held research fellowships at Columbia University\, Harvard University\, and at Princeton University where she was a DAAD PhD Fellow. In addition\, she has held teaching positions at Central European University in Budapest and the University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg. In 2024\, she was a short-term visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center on the United States and Europe. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]This event is only open to ACG members. Interested in becoming a member? Email Jennie Piotrzkowski at jpiot@acgusa.org[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/european-trade-policy-charting-a-new-course/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T203000
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SUMMARY:Boston: Polarization and Populism: Challenges for Liberal Democracies
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Boston Warburg Chapter and the Goethe Institut will host a discussion and reception with Dr. jur. Peter M. Huber of LMU Munich; Dr. David Art of Tufts University; and Dr. Hannes Kerber of Boston College.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fpolarization-and-populism-challenges-for-liberal-democracies-tickets-2003088998115%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1793205552242{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nDr. David Art is a Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. His field is comparative politics\, with a regional focus on Europe. Professor Art’s research interests include extremist political parties and movements\, the politics of history and memory\, and comparative historical analysis in the social sciences. He is the author of Inside the Radical Right: The Development of Anti-Immigrant Parties in Western Europe (Cambridge University Press\, 2011) and The Politics of the Nazi Past in Germany and Austria (Cambridge University Press\, 2006). His articles have appeared in Comparative Politics\, German Politics and Society\, Party Politics\, and West European Politics. Professor Art is Co-Convenor of the European Consortium for Political Research’s (ECPR) Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy. During the 2008-2009 academic year he was a Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow at the European University Institute. \nDr. Peter M. Huber has chairs at the Universities of Augsburg (1991/92)\, Jena (1992/2001)\, Bayreuth (2001/02) and at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich since 2002. From 1995 to 1998 he was a member of the Commission of the Bundestag »Overcoming the consequences of the SED dictatorship in the process of German unity« and served as judge at the Thuringian Higher Administrative Court from 1996 to 2002: From 1998 to 2008 he was Chairman of the German Law Faculties´ Association and from 2002 to 2009 member of the Commission for the Control of Media Concentration (KEK)\, since 2008 its chairman. He also was a member of the Joint Commission for the Modernization of the Federal Order of ›Bundestag‹ and ›Bundesrat‹ and served as an expert in several Parliamentary Commissions. From 2007 to 2009 he also was a member of the State Court of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. From 2009 to 2010\, Dr. Huber was Minister of the Interior of the Free State of Thuringia and was elected by the Bundestag as a Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court\, where he was responsible for international and European law\, federal-state disputes and municipal law. His term expired in January 2023. \nDr. Hannes Kerber (moderator) is Assistant Professor of Political Philosophy at Boston College\, where his research and teaching focus on 17th- and 18th-century political thought. Before joining Boston College in 2024\, he served as Academic Program Director at the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung in Munich and lectured in philosophy and religious studies at the University of Munich. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University in 2022–2023 and a visiting professor at the Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia in 2024. In 2025–2026 he is a Faculty Affiliate of the Clough Center for the Study of Constitutional Government. \nHis first book\, Die Aufklärung der Aufklärung: Lessing und die Herausforderung des Christentums (Wallstein Verlag\, second edition\, 2025)\, received the inaugural Chodowiecki Prize from the Interdisciplinary Centre for European Enlightenment Studies in Halle-Wittenberg. His edited volumes include Leo Strauss on Plato’s “Euthyphro”: The 1948 Notebook\, with Lectures and Critical Writings (2023)\, Die Praktiken der Provokation: Lessings Schreib- und Streitstrategien (2024)\, Leo Strauss: La dottrina essoterica (2025)\, Lessing’s Legacy (2026). He is co-editor of the book series Politische Philosophie / Political Philosophy (Klostermann Verlag) and The Leo Strauss Papers (Pennsylvania State University Press). \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/boston-polarization-and-populism-challenges-for-liberal-democracies/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261104T220000
DTSTAMP:20261028T164624Z
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SUMMARY:Seattle: Germany After the Election: Implications for Europe and the World
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Seattle Warburg Chapter\, the Goethe Institut\, and the Seattle World Affairs Council will host a discussion and reception with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio\, and Heidi Obermeyer\, Senior Strategist for Responsible AI at Google. \nThe cost to attend this event is $15.00 for ACG/WAC Members and \n$25 for Non-Members of either organization. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.world-affairs.org%252Fevent%252Fgermany-after-the-election-implications-for-europe-and-the-world%252F%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cevents%2540acgusa.org%257Cba5548e46ae34478985a08df31236f47%257C35bfd14f9afb46e9ba850fda6f7b3478%257C0%257C0%257C639283700439152033%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DD5G1olNvheyvey9XRbf5SXfDvSXy%252F3D3dXsoQbh4dSw%253D%26reserved%3D0″ css=”.vc_custom_1793205839675{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nVladimir Balzer is an award-winning radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States. \nHeidi Obermeyer (Moderator) is a Senior Strategist for Responsible AI at Google where she helps develop and scale governance of Google’s AI products. Previously\, she worked in geopolitical consulting with a focus on the tech industry and supply chains at Expeditors International in Seattle. She has also worked on technology public policy at trade associations in Washington\, DC. She was a 2017/2018 German Chancellor Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations in Berlin where her research focused on the impact of geopolitical issues on small and medium-sized businesses. She has participated in the Manfred Woerner Seminar with the German Army\, the Taiwan-US Policy Program with CSIS\, and the German-American Dialogue with the American-German Institute at Johns Hopkins University. She holds a MA in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BA in international relations\, Germanic studies\, and anthropology from the University of Colorado at Boulder. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/seattle-germany-after-the-election-implications-for-europe-and-the-world/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261105T163000
DTSTAMP:20261022T154008Z
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles: Germany’s Political Landscape: Left\, Right\, and Everything in Between
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Los Angeles Warburg Chapter  and the Goethe-Institut will host discussion and luncheon with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator\, Deutschlandradio. \nThe cost to attend this event is $25.00\nOnsite parking is $45 and it is $25 at Walt Disney Concert Hall across the street (5 min walk).  \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fgermanys-political-landscape-left-right-and-everything-in-between-tickets-2003475767954%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator%26keep_tld%3Dtrue” css=”.vc_custom_1792683509615{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \n\n Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/los-angeles-germanys-political-landscape-left-right-and-everything-in-between/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T133000
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SUMMARY:Phoenix: America Votes: What the Midterms Mean for Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Phoenix Warburg Chapter\, the Goethe-Institute\, and Arizona State University will host a discussion with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fmelikian.asu.edu%2Fform%2Frsvp-american-votes-what-the-mid” css=”.vc_custom_1792684089470{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 radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/phoenix-america-votes-what-the-midterms-mean-for-europe/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261109T213000
DTSTAMP:20261022T155254Z
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SUMMARY:Phoenix: MAGA and the AfD: Elections and Political Power
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Phoenix Warburg Chapter and Goethe Institut will host a discussion with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio. \nThe cost to attend this event is $15.00\nFinger food and a no-host bar will be available. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fmaga-and-the-afd-elections-and-political-power-tickets-2003716923256%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator%26keep_tld%3Dtrue” css=”.vc_custom_1792684274968{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 radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/phoenix-maga-and-the-afd-elections-and-political-power/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261111T203000
DTSTAMP:20261028T160250Z
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SUMMARY:Salt Lake City: The Rise of the AfD: Germany's New Political Reality
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Salt Lake City Warburg Chapter and the Goethe Institut will host a discussion and reception with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio. \nThe cost to attend this event is $15.00[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fthe-rise-of-the-afd-germanys-new-political-reality-tickets-2003913508247%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1793203330927{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 radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/salt-lake-city-the-rise-of-the-afd-germanys-new-political-reality-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261113T103000
DTSTAMP:20261028T155508Z
CREATED:20261028T155508Z
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SUMMARY:St. Louis: The Rise of the AfD: Germany's New Political Reality
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The St. Louis Warburg Chapter and the Goethe Institut will host a breakfast discussion with Vladimir Balzer\, Award Winning Journalist and Moderator at Deutschlandradio. \nThere is no cost to attend this event. Parking is available in Millbrook Garage.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.eventbrite.com%252Fe%252Fthe-rise-of-the-afd-germanys-new-political-reality-tickets-2003915103017%253Faff%253Doddtdtcreator%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cevents%2540acgusa.org%257C67f2fef2ed6a4eb24e8508df3509c2e2%257C35bfd14f9afb46e9ba850fda6f7b3478%257C0%257C0%257C639287988181875333%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DQPYsCMV56qVv8uA5o5TebasDnolc2P6MTyeWSsrKUak%253D%26reserved%3D0″ css=”.vc_custom_1793202806247{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 radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandradio. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin\, Venice\, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter\, reporter\, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts\, among other programs\, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022\, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023\, he started as a correspondent at Deutschlandradio’s main studio in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television\, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/st-louis-the-rise-of-the-afd-germanys-new-political-reality/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261116T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261116T120000
DTSTAMP:20261028T162707Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual: Meet a Bundestag Member: German Politics Today
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany (ACG)\, the American Association of Teachers of German (AATG)\, and the German Studies Association (GSA) have launched a new virtual series\, Meet a Bundestag Member: German Politics Today. The series offers students of German language and culture the chance to engage directly with members of the German Bundestag on timely political issues while practicing their German language skills. \nThe fourth session will take place on November 16 at 11:00 AM ET and will feature Jürgen Hardt (CDU)\, who will join ACG President Dr. Steven E. Sokol for a 60-minute moderated discussion — held in German — incorporating questions posed by the audience. \nFollowing each event\, the conversations will also be released as podcasts\, making them easily accessible for members\, students\, and educators to use in the classroom.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aatg.org%2Fevents%2Fmeet-a-bundestag-member-german-politics-today—juergen-hardt” css=”.vc_custom_1793204772876{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Jürgen Hardt is a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU)\, serving as the foreign policy spokesperson of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag and chairing its Foreign Affairs Working Group. \nMr. Hardt began his political career within the CDU after studying economics and serving as Chairman of the Association of CDU Students from 1987 to 1989. Following nearly a decade working for the party\, he moved into the private sector in the media industry while remaining active in local politics in Wuppertal. He served on the Wuppertal City Council from 2004 until his election to the German Bundestag in 2009. \nFrom 2014 to 2018\, Mr. Hardt served as the German Government’s Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation under Chancellor Angela Merkel\, where he worked to strengthen relations between Germany\, the United States\, and Canada. In the Bundestag\, he continues to focus on German foreign policy and transatlantic relations. He also serves as an alternate member of the Committee on European Union Affairs and the Defence Committee. \nMr. Hardt previously served four years in the German Navy\, attaining the rank of First Lieutenant.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/virtual-meet-a-bundestag-member-german-politics-today/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261118T133000
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SUMMARY:Columbus: Can Germany and Europe Have It All? Competitiveness\, Energy\, and Climate
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Columbus Warburg Chapter will host a lunch discussion with Sascha Müller-Kraenner\, Executive Director/CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V. (Environmental Action Germany). \nThere is no charge to attend this event.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.eventbrite.com%252Fe%252Fcompetitiveness-energy-and-climate-can-germany-and-europe-have-it-all-tickets-2003735498816%253Faff%253Doddtdtcreator%2526keep_tld%253Dtrue%26data%3D05%257C02%257Cevents%2540acgusa.org%257C094faddc133d44b25d0408df34fb23b1%257C35bfd14f9afb46e9ba850fda6f7b3478%257C0%257C0%257C639287925396159112%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3DPY%252BzVrepMfhGdVbgjDYlAWhf%252BPqz3AASNCL%252FXCI2q4M%253D%26reserved%3D0″ css=”.vc_custom_1793203112062{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text] \nSascha Müller-Kraenner has served as Executive Director/CEO of Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.\, DUH (Environmental Action Germany) since January 2015. Environmental Action Germany is an independent non-profit organization which was founded in 1975 and is focused on environmental and consumer protection. It is a leading environment and consumer advocacy organization that works mostly at the German state and national as well as on the European level. \nMr. Müller-Kraenner is also a founding partner and board member to Ecologic Institute\, a non-profit applied environmental policy research institute with offices in Berlin\, Brussels\, and Washington\, DC. Before assuming his current role\, he held various positions with The Nature Conservancy between 2007 and 2014\, and earlier in his career he worked for the Heinrich-Böll Foundation. \nMr. Müller-Kraenner studied Philosophy in Munich and graduated with honors in Biology and Public Law from the University of Bayreuth. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/columbus-can-germany-and-europe-have-it-all-competitiveness-energy-and-climate/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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