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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171201T130000
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SUMMARY:Chicago: U.S.-EU Trade Relations in the Face of Current Challenges: Brexit\, China\, and Protectionism
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Chicago Warburg Chapter and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce International Business Council will host a discussion and luncheon with Eckart von Unger\, Senior Manager at the Federation of German Industries (BDI). \nThere is no charge to attend this event.\nRSVPs are required. Register here. \nEckart von Unger is the Senior Manager in the Brussels Office of the Federation of German Industries (Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie\, BDI)\, representing the BDI in all foreign trade and investment issues vis-á-vis the institutions of the European Union and civil society. He is a member of several committees and working groups on a national and international level\, including BUSINESSEUROPE\, the Business and Industry Advisory Council to the OECD (BIAC)\, and the International Chamber of Commerce. Mr. von Unger has held several positions at BDI’s headquarters in Berlin. From 2001 until 2006\, he was Director of the Country Desk in the Asia Pacific section\, and from 2006 until 2009\, he and his team coordinated the Northern Africa and Middle East Initiative of German Business (NMI). At the same time\, he was also the Director responsible for Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion and Fair Trade Policies. Mr. von Unger began his career in 2000 at the press office of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the Bundestag and in a strategic consultancy for governmental relations (Steltemeier & Rawe). He holds a Master of Economic Science degree (Diplom) from the Free University of Berlin and a Bachelor’s degree (Vordiplom) in Management and Business Administration from the University of Cologne. \nAbstract: This talk will cover the role of Germany and the EU in international trade\, the consequences of the Brexit for EU-U.S. relations\, challenges to U.S.-EU trade relations\, possible approaches to dealing with China\, and German views on protectionism.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/chicago-u-s-eu-trade-relations-in-the-face-of-current-challenges-brexit-china-and-protectionism/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171204T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171204T130000
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CREATED:20171121T215604Z
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SUMMARY:Pittsburgh: Germany 2017: What Lies Ahead?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Pittsburgh Warburg Chapter and the German-American Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion and luncheon with Juliane Schäuble\, Head of the Political Section at Der Tagesspiegel. \nThere is no charge to attend this event.\nRSVP here by December 1. \nJuliane Schäuble heads the political department at the Berlin-based daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel\, where she is responsible for the Front Page and the political section. She has more than 10 years of experience in the business and political department. Ms. Schäuble has developed and continues to organize political conferences on a regular basis in cooperation with the Freie Universität Berlin and the Schwarzkopf-Stiftung. She earned her Master’s degree in Political Science at the University of 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. In 2009 and 2010\, she was trained in the  Media Manager Program of the publishing house Georg von Holtzbrinck. In 2006\, she was a Fellow of the Johanna Quandt Foundation for economic journalists. Ms. Schäuble has taken part in numerous leadership programs\, including the Manfred Wörner Seminar of the German Marshall Fund and the Armed Forces Office of the German Defense Ministry; Atlantik-Brücke’s German-American Young Leaders Conference; the Collaborative Leadership Program of Leadership Berlin – Netzwerk Verantwortung; and the Young Leaders Conference of the Council for the United States and Italy. \nAbstract: Germany has voted. And the outcome of this election is crucial not only for Europe but also for the United States. What are the likely scenarios for the new government in Berlin? Will the new government in Berlin choose a different approach toward the Trump administration – and toward Putin’s Russia? From a U.S. perspective\, who are the ones in the new German government to watch? As it continues to play a leading role in Europe\, will Germany fulfill its obligations for the advancement of the European Union in terms of defense policy and in dealing with the refugee crisis?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/pittsburgh-germany-2017-what-lies-ahead/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171205T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171205T150000
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SUMMARY:Nashville: Germany 2017: What Lies Ahead?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Nashville Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Juliane Schäuble\, Head of the Political Section at Der Tagesspiegel. \nThere is no charge to attend this event.\nRSVP here by December 1. \nJuliane Schäuble heads the political department at the Berlin-based daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel\, where she is responsible for the Front Page and the political section. She has more than 10 years of experience in the business and political department. Ms. Schäuble has developed and continues to organize political conferences on a regular basis in cooperation with the Freie Universität Berlin and the Schwarzkopf-Stiftung. She earned her Master’s degree in Political Science at the University of 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. In 2009 and 2010\, she was trained in the  Media Manager Program of the publishing house Georg von Holtzbrinck. In 2006\, she was a Fellow of the Johanna Quandt Foundation for economic journalists. Ms. Schäuble has taken part in numerous leadership programs\, including the Manfred Wörner Seminar of the German Marshall Fund and the Armed Forces Office of the German Defense Ministry; Atlantik-Brücke’s German-American Young Leaders Conference; the Collaborative Leadership Program of Leadership Berlin – Netzwerk Verantwortung; and the Young Leaders Conference of the Council for the United States and Italy. \nAbstract: Germany has voted. And the outcome of this election is crucial not only for Europe but also for the United States. What are the likely scenarios for the new government in Berlin? Will the new government in Berlin choose a different approach toward the Trump administration – and toward Putin’s Russia? From a U.S. perspective\, who are the ones in the new German government to watch? As it continues to play a leading role in Europe\, will Germany fulfill its obligations for the advancement of the European Union in terms of defense policy and in dealing with the refugee crisis?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nashville-germany-2017-what-lies-ahead/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171208T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171208T230000
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SUMMARY:San Francisco: Germany 2017: What Lies Ahead?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The San Francisco Warburg Chapter and the Goethe-Institut will host a discussion and reception with Juliane Schäuble\, Head of the Political Section at Der Tagesspiegel. \nThere is no charge to attend this event.\nRSVP here by December 4. \nJuliane Schäuble heads the political department at the Berlin-based daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel\, where she is responsible for the Front Page and the political section. She has more than 10 years of experience in the business and political department. Ms. Schäuble has developed and continues to organize political conferences on a regular basis in cooperation with the Freie Universität Berlin and the Schwarzkopf-Stiftung. She earned her Master’s degree in Political Science at the University of 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. In 2009 and 2010\, she was trained in the  Media Manager Program of the publishing house Georg von Holtzbrinck. In 2006\, she was a Fellow of the Johanna Quandt Foundation for economic journalists. Ms. Schäuble has taken part in numerous leadership programs\, including the Manfred Wörner Seminar of the German Marshall Fund and the Armed Forces Office of the German Defense Ministry; Atlantik-Brücke’s German-American Young Leaders Conference; the Collaborative Leadership Program of Leadership Berlin – Netzwerk Verantwortung; and the Young Leaders Conference of the Council for the United States and Italy. \nAbstract: Germany has voted. And the outcome of this election is crucial not only for Europe but also for the United States. What are the likely scenarios for the new government in Berlin? Will the new government in Berlin choose a different approach toward the Trump administration – and toward Putin’s Russia? From a U.S. perspective\, who are the ones in the new German government to watch? As it continues to play a leading role in Europe\, will Germany fulfill its obligations for the advancement of the European Union in terms of defense policy and in dealing with the refugee crisis?[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/san-francisco-germany-2017-what-lies-ahead/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T120000
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CREATED:20171211T194432Z
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: How Americans and Germans View Their Countries' Relationship
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a Hot Topics Call with Jacob Poushter\, Senior Research Focusing on Global Attitudes at Pew Research Center\, on the results of a survey on German-American relations.  \nTo register\, please fill in the form below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-how-americans-and-germans-view-their-countries-relationship/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171218T200000
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SUMMARY:NYC: The End of Multilateralism? Reflecting on 2017 and Looking Ahead to 2018
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]BY INVITATION ONLY \nThe American Council on Germany\, the Atlantik-Brücke\, and the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations in New York will host a discussion and reception with Ambassador Christoph Heusgen\, the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations and Dr. Richard Haass\, the President of the Council on Foreign Relations. \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany\nat 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nAmbassador Christoph Heusgen has been the Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations since July 2017. Prior to this\, Ambassador Heusgen was the Foreign Policy and Security Advisor to Chancellor Angela Merkel. He served as Director and Head of the Policy Unit for High Representative Javier Solana in the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union from 1999 to 2005. Between 1988 and 1999\, Ambassador Heusgen served in various capacities at the Foreign Office in Bonn\, including Deputy Director-General for European Affairs from 1997 to 1999\, and Head of Foreign Minister Klaus Kinkel’s Private Office in charge of European Affairs from 1993 to 1997\, serving as Deputy Head of the office starting in 1994. From 1990 to 1992\, he was Deputy Head of the special section in charge of negotiations on the Treaty of Maastricht. He held the position of Private Secretary to the Coordinator for German-French Relations from 1988 to 1990. From 1986 to 1988\, Ambassador Heusgen served in Germany’s Paris Embassy. He joined the Foreign Service in 1980 and began his Foreign Service career in the Press and Economic Affairs Office in the German Consulate in Chicago\, where he worked from 1983 to 1986. He is a graduate of the University of Saint Gallen in Switzerland and Georgia South College in the United States. He earned a doctorate degree in Economics from the University of Saint Gallen in 1980. \nDr. Richard Haass has been President of the Council on Foreign Relations for the past 15 years. In 2013\, he served as the chair of the multiparty negotiations in Northern Ireland that provided the foundation for the 2014 Stormont House Agreement. From January 2001 to June 2003\, Dr. Haass was Director of Policy Planning for the Department of State\, where he was a principal advisor to Secretary of State Colin Powell. Confirmed by the U.S. Senate to hold the rank of ambassador\, Dr. Haass also served as U.S. coordinator for policy toward the future of Afghanistan and U.S. envoy to the Northern Ireland peace process. From 1989 to 1993\, he was Special Assistant to President George H.W. Bush and Senior Director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. Previously\, he served in the Departments of State (1981-1985) and Defense (1979-1980)\, and was a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate. Dr. Haass also was Vice President and Director of Foreign Policy studies at the Brookings Institution\, the Sol M. Linowitz Visiting Professor of International Studies at Hamilton College\, a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace\, a Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School\, and a Research Associate at the International Institute for Strategic Studies. A Rhodes Scholar\, Dr. Haass holds a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College and master’s and doctorate degrees from Oxford University. Dr. Haass is the author or editor of 13 books on American foreign policy and one book on management. His latest book is A World in Disarray: American Foreign Policy and the Crisis of the Old Order\, published in 2017 by Penguin Press.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-the-end-of-multilateralism-reflecting-on-2017-and-looking-ahead-to-2018/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171221T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171221T120000
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CREATED:20171219T203910Z
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: What the U.S. National Security Strategy Means for Transatlantic Relations.
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a Hot Topics Call with Constanze Stelzenmüller\, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow – Foreign Policy\, Center for the United States and Europe at Brookings. \nTo register\, please fill in the form below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-what-the-u-s-national-security-strategy-means-for-transatlantic-relations/
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