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SUMMARY:Land of the Free?  Wie der Kampf um die Freiheit Amerikas Zukunft bestimmt
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Der American Council on Germany und Freunde des ACG werden ein Frühstück und eine Diskussion mit Julian Heißler\, Washington Korrespondent der WirtschaftsWoche und Autor von Traum und Albtraum: Amerika und die vielen Gesichter der Freiheit.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fland-of-the-free-wie-der-kampf-um-die-freiheit-amerikas-zukunft-bestimmt-tickets-756180324707%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1700490701357{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Julian Heiβler\, Jahrgang 1983\, berichtet seit Januar 2018 für die WirtschaftsWoche aus Washington DC. Zuvor schrieb er mehrere Jahre in Berlin für verschiedene Medien über die deutsche Bundespolitik. Er studierte Publizistik- und Kommunikationswissenschaft\, Politikwissenschaft und Philosophie an der Freien Universität zu Berlin und absolvierte das Masterprogramm Journalismus der Hamburg Media School.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/land-of-the-free-wie-der-kampf-um-die-freiheit-amerikas-zukunft-bestimmt/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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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\, November 27 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Matthew Karnitschnig\, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F6817004963795%2FWN_6C3LhMNjSsCy9_DRkQpoyA” css=”.vc_custom_1700496431748{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent\, based in Berlin. He joined the publication in 2015 from the Wall Street Journal\, where he spent 15 years in a variety of positions as a reporter and editor in the U.S. and Europe. \nIn a career spanning two decades\, Mr. Karnitschnig has been on the front lines of some of the defining political and economic stories of our time. In 2008\, he covered the fall of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis that ensued. He was part of a team of Journal reporters that won a Gerald Loeb award and was named a Pulitzer finalist for National Reporting in 2009. \nHe subsequently spearheaded the WSJ’s coverage of the eurozone debt crisis as the paper’s Germany bureau chief and European economics editor. He led the team that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 2011 and won an Overseas Press Club award in 2012. \nMr. Karnitschnig previously worked as a journalist for BusinessWeek\, Reuters\, and Bloomberg. \nThe son of an Austrian father and an American mother\, he grew up in Arizona\, where he got his start reporting as a stringer for the Phoenix Gazette during high school.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-81/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231128T120000
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SUMMARY:Global Labor Movements and the Role of Trade Unions in the Green Transition
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The world of work is undergoing an unprecedented period of change and transformation driven by technological advancements as well as external factors. Globalization\, demographic trends\, technology\, and the environment are all having an impact on today’s labor markets and are likely to shape those of the future. Although membership has been on the decline\, trade unions are on the front line in efforts to find innovative responses to the myriad challenges of structural change. \nMany have spoken out in support of the transition to a green economy\, but very few have focused on the development of a “just transition” strategy proposed by global labor unions – which fight for fundamental rights and more just social interactions. How do trade unions respond to global trends and geopolitical developments? Is there a new global labor movement? What is the scope of “just transition” today\, and how have labor unions developed and refined it to make the move toward a green economy both environmentally and socially sustainable? Is the road to net zero paved with jobs? \nOn Tuesday\, November 28\, the American Council on Germany and 1014 will host a second virtual discussion on the future of work with Thorben Albrecht\, Policy Director of IG Metall and former State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs\, and Dr. Annelise Orleck\, Professor of History at Dartmouth College.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1217004948177%2FWN_dtNfYeT8RAiNrrm_X8B4-w” css=”.vc_custom_1700494854894{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Thorben Albrecht currently serves as Policy Director of IG Metall\, the German metalworkers’ trade union. He is an internationally recognized expert on the future of work. His fields of expertise include automation and artificial intelligence\, new forms of work\, and managing transitions\, including skills development\, flexibility arrangements\, and social dialogue. \nFrom 2017 to 2019\, Mr. Albrecht was a member of the Global Commission on the Future of Work established by the International Labor Organization (ILO). He also served as Permanent State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (2014-2018). From 2008 to 2013\, he was Head of Office for Andrea Nahles and of the policy department of the Executive Board of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD). Prior to that he worked for the National Executive Board of the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB) as Head of Division responsible for the coordination of European affairs. \nDr. Annelise Orleck is a professor at Dartmouth College where she focuses on history\, politics\, activism\, American radicalism\, race studies and women’s\, gender\, and sexuality studies. She is the author of several books\, including Rethinking American Women’s Activism; Storming Caesars Palace: How Black Mothers Fought Their Own War on Poverty; and Common Sense and a Little Fire: Women and Working Class Politics in the U.S. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/global-labor-movements-and-the-role-of-trade-unions-in-the-green-transition/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T110000
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SUMMARY:Building Digital Infrastructure for Government Services and Administration
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While global challenges are addressed by national governments\, increasingly subnational actors such as states\, communities\, and cities have needed to step up to take action when traditional nation-states have been unable to progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlocks. This trend has also characterized transatlantic relations and the German-American partnership. The German-American State Legislator Dialogue draws on this notion\, focusing on the role of state representatives from the United States and Germany in addressing common transatlantic challenges. \nIn recent years\, the digitalization of government services and administration has become increasingly crucial for the state-level to ensure efficient and effective service delivery. This is particularly relevant in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic\, which has further accelerated the need for remote and digital access to government services\, from filing tax returns to renewing a driver’s license or applying for social welfare benefits. In this discussion as part of the series State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue\, we will explore the benefits of digitalization and what steps state legislators in Germany and the United States have taken to promote the digitalization of government services and administration. Alternatively\, in order for these efforts to be well-received\, what measures are being taken to ensure that citizens are willing and able to embrace a shift to e-government? What steps are being taken towards digital literacy and equitable\, broad access? State legislators on both sides of the Atlantic will also explore the challenges and concerns that accompany the digitalization of government services\, including how to protect citizens’ privacy and data and address cybersecurity concerns. This event aims to share insights on digital transformation strategies and focus on how best practices from the state level in one country may be implemented or mirrored in another. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany for our next State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue for a discussion with German and American state legislators including Eva Botzenhart (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)\, Bürgerschaft Hamburg; Ellen Demuth (CDU)\, State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate; Representative Parenti (D)\, Colorado General Assembly; Senator Bo Watson (R)\, Tennessee General Assembly.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9617004919144%2FWN_BQ-Ba5NASF-1a5QT3u4pVg” css=”.vc_custom_1700491957946{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Eva Botzenhart (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) is a member of the Green parliamentary group in the Bürgerschaft Hamburg\, Germany\, the parliament of Hamburg State. She is the spokesperson for transport\, digitalization\, and data protection. For over 20 years\, she was professionally responsible for IT and the network of the Green parliamentary group. Ms. Botzenhart sees the German Online Access Act (OZG) as the first step towards advancing the digitalization of the administration\, but: “The upcoming new edition of the OZG is urgently needed. After all\, the OZG 1.0 only stipulated that citizens can apply for administrative services digitally. However\, the processes behind this must also be digitalized!” In addition to the great importance of data protection\, she is enthusiastic about the EfA principle (One for All)\, in which federal states build digital applications for use by all other states. \nEllen Demuth (CDU) has been a Member of the State Parliament of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2011\, currently serving as the Deputy Chairwoman of the local CDU State Parliamentary Group\, where she is responsible for health and social policy. Directly elected three times to the State Parliament\, she is a Member of the Committee for Media\, Internet\, and Digitalization and of the Committee of Female Empowerment and Gender Equality. Since 2022\, she has acted as one of three deputies on the CDU State Executive Board. Ms. Demuth holds a Double Degree in Business and Business Administration from the International University of Applied Sciences\, having previously obtained a Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology in Melbourne\, Australia. \nRepresentative Jennifer Parenti (D) is the State Representative for Colorado House District 19\, representing the communities of Dacono\, Erie\, Frederick\, Firestone\, East Longmont\, and surrounding areas. She was elected to the Colorado State House in 2022 and serves on the Joint Technology Committee and Transportation\, Housing\, & Local Government and Agriculture\, Water & Natural Resources committees. Representative Parenti retired from the US Air Force in August 2014 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel after a successful career as an information systems program manager\, instructor\, and international affairs advisor. After retirement\, she joined the International Staff of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a strategic planner and Joint Fires facilitator in the Defense Investment Division\, advising Allies on opportunities to fulfill NATO investment obligations through cooperative development.  After returning to her native Colorado in 2019\, she became active in community and political organizing\, supporting veterans\, voting rights\, and open and accountable government\, promoting diversity\, equity\, and inclusion\, and championing other progressive causes. She lives in Erie (Weld County)\, CO with the younger of her two children and is a proud alumnus of the 2011 American Council on Germany Young Leader program. \nSenator Bo Watson (R) is a Tennessee State Senator and has represented part of Hamilton County in the Tennessee General Assembly since 2004. Since 2017\, Senator Watson has served as the Chairman of the Senate Finance\, Ways and Means Committee.  It is a top priority of Senator Watson’s that the state of Tennessee is a good steward of taxpayer dollars. Under his leadership\, Tennessee has ranked #1 in the nation for fiscal stability\, maintained a AAA bond rating\, and developed a $1.8 billion rainy day fund – all with no state income tax. From 2011 – 2016\, Senator Watson served as Speaker Pro Tempore of the Tennessee Senate and from 2009 – 2010 was Chairman of the Senate Government Operations Committee. In addition to his public service\, Senator Watson is a licensed physical therapist and market director for therapy services at HCA Parkridge Medical Center in Chattanooga. He graduated from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/building-digital-infrastructure-for-government-services-and-administration/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231204T090000
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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\, December 4 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Melanie Amann\, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Der Spiegel[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_u21pxbiXTSOoZLImjeZOfg” css=”.vc_custom_1701278898177{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Melanie Amann is a German journalist and lawyer. She is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the leading German weekly newspaper\, Der Spiegel\, and heads the publication’s Berlin office. She was born in Bonn and raised in Siegburg. She studied law at the University of Trier\, Aix-Marseille III\, and at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-82/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T100000
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SUMMARY:Stronger Together? German-American Cooperation in Times of Conflict in Ukraine and Israel
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Philadelphia Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and the German Society of Pennsylvania are pleased to invite you to a breakfast briefing with Michael Georg Link\, Coordinator for Transatlantic Cooperation in the Federal Foreign Office and Member of the Bundestag (FDP)[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.germansociety.org%2Fclasses%2Fbreakfast-briefing-with-michael-georg-link%2F” css=”.vc_custom_1700518444911{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Michael Georg Link is a member of the German Bundestag\, where he represents the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and his home electoral district\, Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg. He is the Spokesperson on Europe of the FDP Parliamentary Group\, and since March 2022\, he has been the Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation at the Federal Foreign Office. 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. He is a member of Heilbronn City Council and also Chairperson of the FDP association in that city. From January 2012 to December 2013\, he was Minister of State for Europe at the Federal Foreign Office and Federal Government Commissioner for Franco-German Cooperation. In particular\, he was responsible for relations with the United Nations\, the European Union\, the Council of Europe\, the OSCE\, and NATO\, as well as bilateral relations with the United States and Canada. After his military service\, Mr. Link studied Russian and French at the universities of Augsburg\, Lausanne\, and Heidelberg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/stronger-together-german-american-cooperation-in-times-of-conflict-in-ukraine-and-israel/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T140947
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SUMMARY:Different Times\, Different Rules? Germany’s Constitutional Court and the Budget Crisis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In mid-November\, Germany’s Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled against the Ampelkoalition’s efforts to get around the country’s “debt brake” to use “special funds” to finance its ambitious legislative agenda. At issue was a budgeting maneuver to move 60 billion euros of unused pandemic aid to a fund for Germany’s green transition. But the ruling raises questions about the government’s ability to access a total of €869 billion\, which is not included in the federal budget but in 29 different “special funds.” It also forced the government to freeze new spending and put approval of the 2024 budget on hold. \nIn 2009\, Germany introduced the Schuldenbremse – limiting the government’s structural budget deficit to 0.35% of gross domestic product – following the global financial crisis. However\, the government had to suspend the debt brake in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic\, which it is allowed to do in “exceptional emergencies.” On Tuesday\, Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged lawmakers to override Germany’s borrowing limits for a fourth consecutive year. \nJoin the ACG for a discussion about the foreign policy\, national security\, energy policy\, and domestic implications of Germany’s budget crisis with Bundestag member Metin Hakverdi (SPD) on Wednesday\, December 6.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F5117014452940%2FWN_33x_GIGWSrKhstfD-Paiog” css=”.vc_custom_1701445377939{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Metin Hakverdi joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs and on the Budget 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. Before 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. \nMr. Hakverdi 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 was a distinguished visitor at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in 2019 and a 2020 John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow at Harvard’s Center for European Studies (CES).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/different-times-different-rules-germanys-constitutional-court-and-the-budget-crisis/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231206T203000
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SUMMARY:Christmas Market Meetup
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Freunde des American Council on Germany and the ACG will host a meet-up in Berlin. \n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Information” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSc8YLCxfxYs-Frz9vidl9c0c8cZdf98bCpjTCxXlRNmhCoTpA%2Fviewform” css=”.vc_custom_1701272201233{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/christmas-market-meetup/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T140000
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SUMMARY:The Shifting Geo-Economic Landscape: A German Perspective
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Christian Forwick\, Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, and America in the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nChristian Forwick has served as the Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, and America in the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action since July 2018. Prior to this\, he was head of the Ministry’s budget division. After starting his career in the public administration in 1994\, he worked for many years in the area of foreign economic relations\, starting with bilateral relations with South Africa\, followed by export financing and export promotion\, and finally specializing in trade policy. He spent several years at the German Mission to the WTO in Geneva and in the department of Foreign Economic Relations in the Federal Chancellery.\nMr. Forwick grew up in Spain and began his academic career in Ecuador (Quito). He studied law in Germany (Saarbruecken\, Muenster\, and Hamburg) and Switzerland (Geneva). He holds a PhD from the University of Muenster and spent a year as a visiting scholar at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas\, TX.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-shifting-geo-economic-landscape-a-german-perspective/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231212T120000
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SUMMARY:Dealing with Disinformation: Are Societies Defenseless Against Disinformation?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a complex and uncertain environment\, disinformation poses a real danger to our societies. Consumers of information can intentionally or unintentionally create news bubbles that shape how they see the world. Even when fact-checkers and journalists work to debunk false narratives and inform the public about the facts – there are a host of issues where information is manipulated. With the war in Ukraine\, open conflict in the Middle East\, concerns about climate change and public health\, and now a surge in antisemitism\, disinformation is thriving. But\, are we defenseless against disinformation? \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the German Consulate General New York for the third installment of the virtual series titled “Dealing with Disinformation.” Award-winning New York Times journalist Tiffany Hsu and Correctiv Co-Founder and Publisher David Schraven will join us for an online event on Tuesday\, December 12\, at 11 am ET to discuss ways in which we can meet the challenges of disinformation.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F9717016953774%2FWN_jo8Ayp87RCmCI4AqCD5lgA” css=”.vc_custom_1701695408841{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Tiffany Hsu is an award-winning reporter focusing on dis/misinformation for The New York Times. She previously covered media and marketing. Earlier in her career\, she covered the California economy at The Los Angeles Times. She has also covered retail\, restaurants\, and alternative energy. Ms. Hsu is a graduate of U.C. Berkeley and holds an MBA and an MA in Journalism from Columbia University. \nDavid Schraven is a Co-Founder of Correctiv\, where he now leads the investigative newsroom as its publisher. Earlier in his career\, he wrote for well-known German media outlets\, such as the taz\, the Süddeutsche Zeitung\, the Welt-Group\, and the Blog Ruhrbarone\, where he was also a co-founder. When the Funke-Group was still the WAZ-Group\, he was responsible for the investigative department there. He has received multiple awards for his work.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/dealing-with-disinformation-are-societies-defenseless-against-disinformation/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231213T110000
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SUMMARY:Compounding Crises and their Collective Impact on Global Food Security
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Covid-19 pandemic was a major setback for the path toward eradicating world hunger. Now\, climate change\, water scarcity\, population growth\, and multiple conflicts around the globe\, such as the war in Ukraine and the Middle East\, are making it difficult for the global community to get back on track. Availability and access to nutritious food are in jeopardy. Although Africa remains the worst affected region\, many families in Europe and the United States struggle to afford a nutritious diet faced with high inflation and continued supply chain disruptions. \nOn December 13\, 1014 and the American Council on Germany will revisit the topic of food security in their virtual series Resilience & Adaptation 2.0. Join us for a discussion with Ambassador Ertharin Cousin\, CEO and Managing Director of Food Systems for the Future and former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program\, and Alexander Müller\, Managing Director of TMG Think Tank for Sustainability.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F7017018114210%2FWN_RF5F0BVSQ42cZax2IDhIyA” css=”.vc_custom_1701811457387{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Ambassador Ertharin Cousin currently serves as the CEO and Managing Director of Food Systems for the Future\, a nutrition impact investment fund; a Distinguished Fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs; a Bosch Academy\, Robert Weizsäcker Fellow; and as a Visiting Scholar at the Stanford University\, Center on Food Security and Environment. \nFrom 2012 until 2017\, she led the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). As Executive Director\, Ambassador Cousin guided the 14\,000-member WFP team\, feeding more than 80 million people each year while she identified and championed longer-term\, more sustainable solutions for global food insecurity and hunger. \nIn 2009\, Ambassador Cousin was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. Ambassador to the UN Agencies for Food and Agriculture in Rome. Prior to her global hunger work\, she helped lead the U.S. domestic fight to end hunger including service as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of America’s Second Harvest -now Feeding America. She is currently a member of the Bayer AG Supervisory Board\, the Mondelez International Board of Directors\, the Royal DSM Sustainability Board\, and a Trustee of the African agriculture thinktank Academia2063. \nShe is a graduate of the University of Illinois at Chicago\, the University of Georgia Law School\, and the University of Chicago Executive Management Program-Finance for Non-Financial Executives. She has been listed numerous times on the Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women List\, as the Fortune Most Powerful Woman in Food and Drink\, on Time’s 100 Most Influential People list\, and as one of the 500 Most Powerful People on the Planet by Foreign Policy magazine. \nAlexander Müller is the Founder and Managing Director of TMG – Think Tank for Sustainability in Berlin and Study Leader of “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEBAgriFood)” hosted by UN Environment. He is a Member of the German Council for Sustainability. \nPreviously\, he served as the Assistant-Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) from 2006 to 2013\, as a member of the UN Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC)\, and as chair of the United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN). In Germany\, he served as State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Consumer Protection\, Food\, and Agriculture from 2001 to 2005\, and as State Secretary in the Ministry of Youth\, Family Affairs\, and Health in the state of Hesse\, among others. \nMr. Müller received a diploma in sociology at the Philipps-University in Marburg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/compounding-crises-and-their-collective-impact-on-global-food-security/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:German Politics Against the Backdrop of  Open Conflict in the Middle East
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and reception with Stephan Detjen\, Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and Director of the Berlin Studio. \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nStephan Detjen is Chief Correspondent for Deutschlandradio and heads the station’s capital city studio in Berlin. Previously\, he worked as Deutschlandfunk’s Editor-in-Chief in Cologne and as a legal policy correspondent in Karlsruhe\, among other positions. Mr. Detjen is a member of the board of the Bundespressekonferenz and was a member of the foundation board for the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade from 2013 to 2018. He studied Law and History in Munich\, Aix-en-Provence\, and Speyer.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/german-politics-against-the-backdrop-of-open-conflict-in-the-middle-east/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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SUMMARY:The Shifting Geo-Economic Landscape: A German Perspective
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Pittsburgh Committee on Foreign Relations will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Christian Forwick\, Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, and America in the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org. \nChristian Forwick has served as the Deputy Director-General for External Economic Relations\, Trade Policy\, and America in the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action since July 2018. Prior to this\, he was head of the Ministry’s budget division. After starting his career in the public administration in 1994\, he worked for many years in the area of foreign economic relations\, starting with bilateral relations with South Africa\, followed by export financing and export promotion\, and finally specializing in trade policy. He spent several years at the German Mission to the WTO in Geneva and in the department of Foreign Economic Relations in the Federal Chancellery. \nMr. Forwick grew up in Spain and began his academic career in Ecuador (Quito). He studied law in Germany (Saarbruecken\, Muenster\, and Hamburg) and Switzerland (Geneva). He holds a PhD from the University of Muenster and spent a year as a visiting scholar at the Southern Methodist University in Dallas\, TX.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-shifting-geo-economic-landscape-a-german-perspective-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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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 for the 100th Kaffeepause – and last of the year – on Monday\, December 18\, at 9:00 am ET with ACG Young Leader alumnus Matthias Deiß\, Deputy Director of ARD’s television studio in Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F1017024230555%2FWN_1X99ddIqRTCPeid3EN6s6g” css=”.vc_custom_1702423106169{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matthias Deiß is the Deputy Director of ARD’s Hauptstadtstudio in Berlin and deputy editor-in-chief of television. From 2018 to 2021\, he served as the editorial director for ARD’s political magazine Kontraste. Before this\, he worked from 2012 to 2017 as a TV correspondent with ARD. He studied communications and political science at the University of Munich and at the German School of Journalism in Munich. In 2008\, he participated in the ACG’s Young Leaders Conference.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-83/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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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\, January 8\, at 9:00 am ET for the first Kaffeepause of the year with Matthew Karnitschnig\, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s chief Europe correspondent\, based in Berlin. He joined the publication in 2015 from the Wall Street Journal\, where he spent 15 years in a variety of positions as a reporter and editor in the U.S. and Europe. \nIn a career spanning two decades\, Mr. Karnitschnig has been on the front lines of some of the defining political and economic stories of our time. In 2008\, he covered the fall of Lehman Brothers and the financial crisis that ensued. He was part of a team of Journal reporters that won a Gerald Loeb award and was named a Pulitzer finalist for National Reporting in 2009. \nHe subsequently spearheaded the WSJ’s coverage of the eurozone debt crisis as the paper’s Germany bureau chief and European economics editor. He led the team that was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting in 2011 and won an Overseas Press Club award in 2012. \nMr. Karnitschnig previously worked as a journalist for BusinessWeek\, Reuters\, and Bloomberg. \nThe son of an Austrian father and an American mother\, he grew up in Arizona\, where he got his start reporting as a stringer for the Phoenix Gazette during high school.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-84/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:From Digitalization to Transportation: Understanding Germany’s Economy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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” \nPrice: $95 for dues-paying ACG Members; $125 Non-Members \nDr. Volker Wissing has been the Federal Minister for Digital and Transport since December 2021. He is a Member of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (FDP)\, representing the Südpfalz. From 2020 to 2021\, he served as the Secretary General of the FDP. Previously\, he was a member of the state parliament of Rhineland-Platinate and served as Deputy Minister-President of the state and as the Minister for Economic Affairs\, Transportation\, Agriculture\, and Viticulture from 2016 to 2021. Dr. Wissing was a Member of the Bundestag from 2004 to 2013\, and served as the Chair of the Bundestag’s Finance Committee from 2009 to 2011 and as the Deputy Chair of the FDP Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag from 2011 to 2013. Since 2013\, he has been a member of the FDP’s Executive Committee. \nA lawyer by training\, Dr. Wissing was a judge and public prosecutor in Zweibrücken and Landau in der Pfalz from 1997 to 1999\, and was appointed judge at the district court in Landau in der Pfalz in 2001. He studied Law in Saarbrücken and Freiburg.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Ffrom-digitalization-to-transportation-understanding-germanys-economy-tickets-778430635987%3Faff%3Doddtdtcreator” css=”.vc_custom_1703002342674{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/from-digitalization-to-transportation-understanding-germanys-economy/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240110T110000
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SUMMARY:Superwahljahr 2024: What to Watch in Taiwan’s Upcoming Election
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On January 13\, 2024\, Taiwan’s voters will go to the polls to elect a successor to President Tsai Ing-wen\, who is term-limited. Who will succeed her as three parties jockey for support? Some analysts believe the election will be a referendum on relations with China\, but others think domestic issues (like housing and wages) will be top of mind. What issues will inform Taiwan’s political debate? \nThe election is being watched closely as it will likely impact relations between Taiwan and China as well as Taiwan’s broader role in the world. Join the American Council on Germany for a discussion with ACG Board member and Young Leader alumna Tara Hariharan\, who just returned from a two-week study tour to Taiwan and serves as Managing Director of Global Macro Research at NWI Management LP\, and Dr. Gudrun Wacker\, Senior Fellow in the Asia Division of the German Institute for International Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik\, SWP). \nThis will be the first in a series of events organized by the ACG under the heading Superwahljahr 2024. Starting with Taiwan in January and running through the U.S. presidential election in November\, national elections will be held in more than 50 countries and some 3.9 billion people (or 49% of the world population) will be eligible to vote.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4517047332203%2FWN_a81uPSAPS_-KNSrH5T-hCA” css=”.vc_custom_1704733263871{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Tara Hariharan (ACG Board Member and 2016 Young Leader) is Managing Director of Global Macro Research at NWI Management LP\, a New York-based global macro hedge fund with an emphasis on emerging markets. As head of macro research for the firm since 2012\, Tara focuses on economic activity\, macro-political trends\, and policy in the U.S. and China and is a keen student of European political economy. She directs top-down analysis of macroeconomic data\, monetary and fiscal policy\, and political trends for countries and regions worldwide\, and well as maintenance and constant evolution of NWI’s “macro dashboard” with a strategic focus on potential investment opportunities in fixed income\, equities\, foreign exchange\, and commodities. Her analysis is notably informed by sustained dialogue with a diverse group of high-level global policymakers in both developed and emerging markets. \nMs. Hariharan earned a bachelor’s degree in Anthropology summa cum laude from Princeton University in 2007. She was awarded a 2014 American Marshall Memorial Fellowship by the German Marshall Fund of the United States. She is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and is closely involved with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. \nDr. Gudrun Wacker is a Senior Fellow in the Asia Division of the German Institute for International Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik\, SWP)\, a Berlin-based thinktank. Her research focuses on Chinese foreign and security policy (especially EU-China relations)\, Taiwan\, and security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific. She joined SWP in 2001. Prior to that\, she served as a Researcher at the Federal Institute for Russian\, East European\, and International Studies in Cologne. Since 2018\, she has been an EU representative at the ASEAN Regional Forum Expert and Eminent Persons[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/superwahljahr-2024-what-to-watch-in-taiwans-upcoming-election/
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SUMMARY:Discussion and luncheon with Ambassador Andreas Michaelis
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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. \nAndreas 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. Ambassador Michaelis joined the German Foreign Service in 1989. He served as Private Secretary to the Minister of State at the Foreign Office\, at the Embassy in Tel Aviv\, and subsequently held several positions in Bonn and Berlin including Spokesman of the Federal Foreign Office. He then served as Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore\, as Director for Asian and Pacific Affairs\, and as Director for Near and Middle Eastern Affairs and North Africa at the Foreign Office before being appointed Ambassador to the State of Israel and then Political Director of the Federal Foreign Office. From 2018 to 2020\, he served as State Secretary for the first time; from 2020 to 2022\, he was Germany’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom; from 2022 to 2023 he again served as State Secretary.\nAndreas Michaelis studied Political Sciences and Philosophy at the Universities of Hanover and Oxford.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/discussion-and-luncheon-with-ambassador-andreas-michaelis/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240118T110000
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SUMMARY:Almost Three Years into Germany’s Geopolitical Zeitenwende: What to Expect in 2024
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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 years later\, the war in Ukraine drags on\, and new crises have arisen\, such as the open conflict in Gaza and concerns over migration. Chancellor Scholz and his Ampelkoalition are struggling in the polls. \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a discussion about Germany’s role in the world in uncertain and volatile times and what to watch in the year ahead with Dr. Stefan Fröhlich\, Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F3017050069478%2FWN_suL1xPw5RP2JZMlYFuNGqw” css=”.vc_custom_1705006978737{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Stefan Fröhlich is Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He is also currently 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/almost-three-years-into-germanys-geopolitical-zeitenwende-what-to-expect-in-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240124T110000
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SUMMARY:The AfD and a Secret Plan to Change Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In late November\, senior representatives from Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) gathered for a secret meeting with neo-Nazis and other like-minded individuals to discuss Germany’s migration policy and who should count as being German. They developed a plan to expel millions of people from Germany. Critics have compared the meeting to the Wannsee Conference. \nThe story broke on January 10\, when journalists from CORRECTIV released a report on the meeting and its attendees. Since then\, many German cities have seen anti-fascist protests. Government leaders – including the Chancellor – have spoken out against the meeting\, and some have called for the expulsion of the AfD from the Bundestag. \nJoin us on January 24  at 11:00 am ET for a virtual discussion with CORRECTIV Editor-in-Chief Justus von Daniels\, who was a member of the investigative team behind the story.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F8817059327278%2FWN_kgddaYYMQPyD00o-UGGU4w” css=”.vc_custom_1705932844149{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Dr. Justus von Daniels (2016 Kellen Fellow) serves as Editor-in-Chief for the news organization CORRECTIV. In 2015\, he joined CORRECTIV as an investigative reporter. He has contributed to multiple award-winning projects. \nIn 2015 and 2016\, he was the only journalist who sat in front of the door during secret Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. He would get kicked out of the building only to come back again\, until finally\, the negotiators talked to him. \nSince 2019\, he has been Editor-in-Chief of CORRECTIV\, alongside Olaya Argüeso. In addition to investigating the secret channels of lobbyists and illegal party donations\, he developed the idea of citizen research\, which led to the development of the crowdsourcing tool CrowdNewsroom. \nDr. von Daniels studied law and completed a legal traineeship. He received the Humboldt Prize for his dissertation about Jewish Law at Humboldt University in Berlin. He spent two years as a postdoc at Princeton University and in New York as a German research community scholar. In 2016\, he was awarded a Kellen Fellowship by the American Council on Germany.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-afd-and-a-secret-plan-to-change-germany/
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SUMMARY:Road to Election: The Pulse of the Nation after Iowa and New Hampshire
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2024 U.S. election will significantly shape the transatlantic political environment and policy landscape. The results of this monumental election will have serious implications for the future of the United States\, but also for the transatlantic relationship. Transatlantic organizations play an integral role in convening thought leaders\, bringing a transatlantic perspective to U.S. and European domestic policy discussions\, and influencing public discourse on both sides of the Atlantic. This will be particularly important in 2024\, which is why the American Council on Germany is pleased to partner with over 20 other transatlantic organizations and political foundations on the “Road to Election 2024” virtual event series. \nRunning from January 2024 to January 2025\, the virtual event series will host in-depth discussions and foster a vibrant exchange of ideas in the lead-up to the pivotal 2024 U.S. election. The aim of the series is multifold: to inform\, to engage in dynamic dialogues\, and to champion democratic values by presenting diverse perspectives. The initiative’s events will feature prominent researchers\, policymakers\, commentators\, and civil society representatives\, exploring diverse formats and a wide array of topics. From public polling and media impact to electoral demographics\, the future of U.S. democracy\, and pressing policy issues like trade and immigration\, the “Road to Election” series aims to offer comprehensive insights for audiences in both the United States and Germany. \nJoin us on January 25 at 11:00 am ET as we kick off this series with a virtual discussion featuring two expert political advisors\, Matt Gorman\, Vice President of Target Victory\, and Margie Omero\, Principal at the Democratic polling firm GBAO\, and moderated by Juliane Schäuble\, U.S. Correspondent for der Tagesspiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F4717059329289%2FWN_F_WzoI2SRSaa0rYTHnRc4A” css=”.vc_custom_1705932992141{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Matt Gorman has advised presidential candidates\, members of Congress\, and Fortune 50 companies on communications and messaging. He is currently a Vice President at Targeted Victory\, a Washington D.C.-based public affairs and digital marketing firm. \nA veteran of three presidential campaigns\, he most recently served as a senior advisor to Tim Scott for America. Before that\, he was the Communications Director for the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)\, rapid response director and national spokesman for Jeb Bush’s 2016 presidential campaign\, and an aide to Mitt Romney’s 2012 campaign. \nMr. Gorman regularly appears as an analyst on network and cable news programs. A native of Torrington\, Connecticut\, he is a graduate of Stonehill College and resides in Washington\, DC. \nMargie Omero is a Principal at the Democratic polling firm GBAO with over 25 years of experience providing strategic advice and qualitative and quantitative research to candidates\, organizations\, and brands. In 2022\, she worked on the two most competitive gubernatorial races in the country—Governors Tony Evers (WI) and Laura Kelly (KS)—and with the only Democratic Senate pickup\, Senator John Fetterman (PA). She also worked with the DSCC to help re-elect Senators Patty Murray (WA) and Michael Bennet (CO). \nHer other clients have included AARP\, AFL-CIO\, The Center for American Progress\, Third Way\, Groundwork Collaborative\, DCCC\, DLCC\, DNC\, EMILY’s List\, Planned Parenthood\, NARAL\, Everytown for Gun Safety\, and Brady PAC. Her work has explored some of the country’s most challenging public opinion questions\, such as race\, abortion rights\, immigration\, economic policy\, climate change\, corporate accountability\, voting and participation\, guns\, aid in dying\, and the January 6th riots. \nMs. Omero graduated from the University of Texas at Austin\, with High Honors and Special Honors in the University honors program\, writing her honors thesis using longitudinal survey data. She is professionally and academically trained in statistics and sampling and has led over a thousand qualitative sessions and focus groups. \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/road-to-election-the-pulse-of-the-nation-after-iowa-and-new-hampshire/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:30th John J. McCloy Awards Dinner
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On January 31\, the ACG will hold the 30th John J. McCloy Awards Dinner honoring Dr. Belén Garijo\, Chair of the Executive Board and CEO of Merck KGaA\, Darmstadt\, Germany\, and Alexander C. Karp\, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Palantir Technologies Inc. [/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More Information” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Facgusa.mystagingwebsite.com%2Fsupport-the-acg%2F30th-john-j-mccloy-awards-dinner%2F” css=”.vc_custom_1703089398868{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/30th-john-j-mccloy-awards-dinner/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T090000
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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\, February 5 at 9:00 am ET for a Kaffeepause with Malte Lehming\, Opinion Writer for Tagesspiegel.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2F2617066455644%2FWN_H_TzswrzSS28mz5iHiR7ew” css=”.vc_custom_1706645600572{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column_text]Malte Lehming works as a writer for the Tagesspiegel\, where he heads the opinion page. From late 2000 to 2005\, he was the newspaper’s Washington bureau chief. He joined the Tagesspiegel in 1991 as foreign policy editor — focusing on security policy\, transatlantic relations\, and the Middle East. From 1989 to 1991\, he worked as a personal assistant and speechwriter for former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Mr. Lehming studied philosophy\, German literature\, and European history in Hamburg.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/kaffeepause-whats-abuzz-in-berlin-85/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240205T180000
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SUMMARY:Germany in the World:  A Global Outlook
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 5\, the ACG will host a discussion and reception in Washington\, DC with Bundestag Member Metin Hakverdi (SPD). \nFor more information\, please emails events@acgusa.org. \nMetin Hakverdi joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs and on the Budget 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. Before 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. \nMr. Hakverdi 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 was a distinguished visitor at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in 2019 and a 2020 John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow at Harvard’s Center for European Studies (CES). He is a member of the Atlantik-Brücke e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germany-in-the-world-a-global-outlook/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240206T110000
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SUMMARY:Two Years Into Germany’s Geopolitical Zeitenwende: Policy Recommendations For 2024 And Beyond
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On January 18\, the American Council on Germany hosted a wide-ranging discussion about Germany’s Zeitenwende and the evolving geopolitical landscape with Dr. Stefan Fröhlich\, Professor of International Politics and Political Economy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. He highlighted the historical significance of the Zeitenwende speech by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz – and talked about where the redefinition and implementation of German foreign\, security\, and energy policy stands. He shared the numerous sticking points in Germany’s ability to address today’s complex global challenges and the challenges Berlin faces as it tries to take on a greater role on the world’s stage. (Please watch the event here.) \nJoin the American Council on Germany for a follow-up discussion with Dr. Fröhlich about the policy solutions that the German government might consider as it navigates the uncertain and volatile global environment. \nDr. 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/two-years-into-germanys-geopolitical-zeitenwende-policy-recommendations-for-2024-and-beyond/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240207T180000
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SUMMARY:Germany in the World:  A Global Outlook
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 7\, the ACG and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung’s New York Office will host a discussion and reception with Metin Hakverdi\, Member of the Bundestag (SPD). \nMetin Hakverdi joined the Social Democratic Party in 2002 and has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013. He serves on the Bundestag’s Committee on European Union Affairs and on the Budget 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. Before 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. \nMr. Hakverdi 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 was a distinguished visitor at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies in 2019 and a 2020 John F. Kennedy Memorial Policy Fellow at Harvard’s Center for European Studies (CES). He is a member of the Atlantik-Brücke e.V.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/germany-in-the-world-a-global-outlook-2/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T110000
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SUMMARY:Postponed - Navigating Immigration Challenges in the U.S. and Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While global challenges are addressed by national governments\, increasingly subnational actors such as states\, communities\, and cities have needed to step up to take action when traditional nation-states have not been able to make progress due to political polarization and partisan gridlock. The German-American State Legislator Dialogue will take on the challenge of immigration\, focusing on the role of state representatives from the United States and Germany in addressing common concerns when it comes to migration. \nImmigration has deeply influenced the development of both the United States and Germany historically and today. Recent crises\, such as the wave of refugees after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the migration crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border\, have posed multifaceted challenges in providing immediate necessities and integrating migrants in the long term. Challenges to economic integration and social inclusion persist\, including language barriers and recognition of foreign qualifications. Though immigration policy falls under federal jurisdiction\, the role of U.S. states and German Länder in successful integration is crucial. State governments can aid integration by providing accessible resources for housing\, language education\, vocational training\, and cultural programs. Recent public debates between the federal government and the Bundesländer over how to limit the influx of migrants and distribute costs for refugees have dominated the headlines. Many U.S. states have outlined the need for additional support to manage a surge of asylum seekers as some states are subject to a greater influx of migrants than others. In this discussion with state legislators on both sides of the Atlantic\, we examine the impacts of immigration challenges at the state level and how collaborative efforts across different levels of government and stakeholders can best address these hurdles in light of current affairs. \nJoin the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany for our next State-to-State: German-American State Legislator Dialogue for a discussion with German and American state legislators including Franziska Baum (FDP)\, State Parliament of the Free State of Thuringia; Senator Eva Diaz (D)\, Arizona State Senate; and Orkan Özdemir (SPD)\, State Parliament of Berlin.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fus02web.zoom.us%2Fwebinar%2Fregister%2FWN_t5Pt-R3USBe56PdXXblhoQ%23%2Fregistration”][vc_column_text]Franziska Baum (FDP) was born 1982 in Erfurt/Thuringia and graduated from the Landesschule Pforta in 2000. After studying information and communication management in Berlin\, she worked several years in marketing roles in the public sector in Oranienburg/Brandenburg. From 2008 to 2013\, Ms. Baum lived in London (UK)\, where she worked first for the Diocese of Westminster and later for the European Medicines Agency in financial management. Back in her home state of Thuringia\, she supervised various projects on a part-time\, freelance\, or voluntary basis\, as there was a start-up fair and a mentoring project that focused on connecting founders with experienced entrepreneurs. \nIn 2019\, she accepted the mandate as a member of the parliamentary group of the Liberals (FDP). Her main topics are education\, youth\, sports\, migration\, justice\, and accessibility. Promoting the youth\, a sustainable education system\, sensible digitization concepts\, and modern mobility are particularly close to her heart. She is deputy district chairwoman of the Free Democrats in Erfurt\, a member of the board of the Thuringian Youth Hostel Association\, a member of the board of the Bürgerstifung Erfurt\, and a member of the board of trustees of the school foundation of the Erfurt diocese. \nAs an Arizona native\, Dr. Evangeline (Eva) Diaz has called Tolleson her home for over three decades and is now proud to represent Legislative District 22 as a member of the State Senate. Education has been both a passion and profession for her\, culminating in a Doctorate Degree from Arizona State University in Curriculum and Instruction\, and Educational Leadership. She has served in a variety of roles including as teacher and principal in Arizona public schools. \nBeyond her professional endeavors\, Dr. Diaz engagement in community service is extensive. She has been an active member of the City of Tolleson Planning and Zoning Commission since 2013\, currently holding the position of Chair. Additionally\, her involvement with organizations like the Arizona Educators Association/Red for Ed\, Chicanos Por La Causa Community Center\, and the Children’s Ministry at her church highlights her commitment to the community. Dr. Diaz is married with two children. She and her husband own a preschool in Avondale\, a testament to their dedication to providing quality education to young learners. \nOrkan Özdemir (SPD) is a German politician who has been a member of the State Parliament of Berlin since 2021\, representing Tempelhof-Schöneberg. Previously\, he was the chair of the local SPD working group on migration and diversity. From 2012 to 2017\, he led the policy team at the non-profit BQN Berlin\, an educational advocacy organization for disadvantaged youth. He then worked in the Berlin government. Mr. Özdemir studied Political Science at the Free University Berlin.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/navigating-immigration-challenges-in-the-u-s-and-germany/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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SUMMARY:Political Developments and the Urban-Rural Divide  in Germany and the United States
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will host a roundtable discussion and luncheon with a delegation of Members of the Bundestag from the CDU including Stefan Rouenhoff\, Franziska Hoppermann\, Maximilian Mörseburg\, and Catarina dos Santos-Wintz. \nFor more information\, please email events@acgusa.org.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/political-developments-and-the-urban-rural-divide-in-germany-and-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T180000
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SUMMARY:The Digital Revolution in Health Care:  Challenges\, Opportunities\, and the Need for Policy Innovation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 8\, the American Council on Germany\, Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation\, the German Center for Research and Innovation New York\, and the Hasso Plattner Institut will host a discussion and reception with Professor Ariel D. Stern\, Alexander von Humboldt Professor for Digital Health\, Economics\, and Policy at the Hasso Plattner Institute\, Full Professor at the University of Potsdam\, and Poronui Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School; and moderated by Dr. Thomas J. Fuchs\, Co-Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai\, Dean of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Health\, and Professor of Computational Pathology and Computer Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. \nNew medical technologies have saved and improved millions of lives in recent decades. Yet the digital technologies that are transforming contemporary health care\, such as digital medical devices\, applications of medical software\, and artificial intelligence tools to diagnose and treat patients\, would be unrecognizable to the 20th-century architects of our regulatory and healthcare delivery institutions. For example\, many digital health applications (apps) meet the formal definition of a medical device\, yet their fully software-based nature means that established practices for evaluating their safety and efficacy are incompatible with the dynamic nature of the apps themselves. The quickly transforming scientific and technological foundations of medical invention—combined with the rapid pace of innovation—no longer fit our existing institutional structures. This mismatch underlies many of today’s challenges in commercializing new products and creates significant bottlenecks for incorporating new innovations into care delivery. Professor Stern’s presentation will focus on how the development and adoption of healthcare technology are shaped by the interaction between healthcare innovators\, regulators\, and healthcare delivery institutions. She will also present policy and business model innovations that address key challenges to technology adoption in this setting. \n\nDr. Ariel Dora Stern is the Poronui Associate Professor of Business Administration in the Technology and Operations Management Unit at Harvard Business School and a Faculty Member of the Harvard-MIT Center for Regulatory Science. Her research focuses on technology management and innovation in health care\, using methods from econometrics and data science to curate and analyze novel datasets. Her projects consider the regulation\, strategy\, and economics of healthcare\, focusing on emerging healthcare technologies and delivery modalities. She received her Ph.D. from Harvard\, where she was a National Bureau of Economic Research Predoctoral Fellow in the Economics of Health and Aging. She holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Dartmouth College\, where she was a Presidential Scholar. From 2020 to 2021\, Dr. Stern served as the Director for International Health Care Economics at the Health Innovation Hub\, an independent think tank of the German Federal Ministry of Health focused on digital transformation projects. In April 2024\, she is slated to assume a chair at the Hasso Plattner Institute\, where she has been named an Alexander von Humboldt Professor. \nDr. Stern’s research focuses on technology management and innovation in health care. Her projects consider the regulation\, strategy\, and economics of health care\, focusing on understanding the drivers of new product development among firms and the determinants of how new medical technologies are adopted and used in practice. Stern is particularly interested in the intersection of the regulation\, firm strategy\, and economics of healthcare. She also researches the digital transformation of medical technology and healthcare delivery\, investigating the policy\, business\, and managerial questions raised by the growth of digital health and the digital transformation of medicine. Her research has been cited by Bloomberg\, the New York Times\, and National Public Radio. \n  \nDr. Thomas J. Fuchs is a scientist in the groundbreaking field of Computational Pathology\, focused on using artificial intelligence to analyze images of tissue samples to identify disease\, recommend treatment\, and predict outcomes. In October 2020\, he was appointed Co-Director of the Hasso Plattner Institute for Digital Health at Mount Sinai\, Dean of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human Health\, and Professor of Computational Pathology and Computer Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In this role\, he leads the next generation of scientists and clinicians using artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop novel diagnostic tools and treatments for acute and chronic diseases. \nDr. Fuchs’s work includes developing novel methods for the analysis of digital microscopy slides to better understand genetic mutations and their influence on changes in tissues. He has been recognized for developing large-scale systems for mapping the pathology\, origins\, and progress of cancer. This breakthrough was achieved by building a high-performance computer cluster to train deep neural networks at petabyte scale. \nBefore joining Mount Sinai\, Dr. Fuchs was Director of the Warren Alpert Center for Digital and Computational Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Graduate School for Medical Sciences. At MSK\, he led a laboratory focused on computational pathology and medical machine learning. Dr. Fuchs co-founded Paige\, in 2017\, which\, under his tenure\, became a leader in the field of digital pathology. He is a former research technologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a visiting scientist at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Fuchs holds a Doctor of Sciences in Machine Learning from ETH Zurich and an MS in Technical Mathematics from the Graz Technical University in Austria.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/the-digital-revolution-in-health-care-challenges-opportunities-and-the-need-for-policy-innovation/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240208T180000
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SUMMARY:A Global Outlook: Germany in the World
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On February 8\, the Boston Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and reception with Metin Hakverdi\, Member of the Bundestag (SPD). This event is held in partnership with the Consulate General of Germany in Boston\, the Goethe Institut\, and the German-American Business Council of Boston.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Register Here” style=”classic” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fa-global-outlook-germany-in-the-world-tickets-803402828487″ css=”.vc_custom_1706203285788{background-color: #1e73be !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][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.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/a-global-outlook-germany-in-the-world/
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