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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190401T080000
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SUMMARY:Charlotte: The Reluctant Feminist: Angela Merkel and the Modernization of Gender Politics in Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Charlotte Warburg Chapter will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Joyce Mushaben\, Professor of Global Studies and Curators’ Professor of Comparative Politics and Gender Policies University of Missouri – St. Louis. \nDr. Joyce M. Mushaben is a Curators’ Professor of Comparative Politics and former Director of the Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies (2002-2005) at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. Fluent in German\, her teaching centers on comparative public policy\, the European Union\, women’s leadership\, citizenship\, immigration\, mega-cities\, and sustainability issues. Her research covers new social movements\, youth protest\, German unification and identities\, gender\, ethnicity and welfare issues\, EU migration and integration studies. A past President of the German Studies Association\, she has also served on the Executive Boards of the International Association for the Study of German Politics and the German Studies Association\, as well as on selection committees for Fulbright\, the German Academic Exchange Service\, and the American Council of Learned Societies. She is a current Editorial Board member for German Politics & Society\, German Politics\, and Femina Politica. Having received a 1999 Trailblazer Award and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research Creativity in 2007\, Dr. Mushaben is a three-time Alexander von Humboldt Fellow\, a former Ford Foundation Fellow\, German Marshall Fund grantee\, and DAAD recipient. She has held guest-scholar posts at the Academy for Social Sciences (GDR)\, the Center for Youth Research (GDR)\, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences\, and the Center for Transdisciplinary Gender Research. She was named the first Research Associate in the BMW Center for German & European Studies at Georgetown University\, has enjoyed Visiting Professorships at the Ohio State University\, Berlin’s Humboldt University\, the Missouri-London Program\, and the Universities of Erfurt\, Stuttgart\, and Tübingen\, inter alia. Affiliated with the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies and a designated Fulbright Specialist\, she is commonly known as “Dr. J.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/charlotte-the-reluctant-feminist-angela-merkel-and-the-modernization-of-gender-politics-in-germany/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T223000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190328T132531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190402T211530Z
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: The Relevance of NATO with Amb. Nicholas Burns
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a Hot Topics Call with Ambassador Nicholas Burns.  \nRegistration for this discussion has ended.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-the-relevance-of-nato-with-amb-nicholas-burns/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190403T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190327T182608Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190327T182608Z
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SUMMARY:Phoenix: The Reluctant Feminist: Angela Merkel and the Modernization of Gender Politics in Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Phoenix Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and dinner with Dr. Joyce Mushaben\, Professor of Global Studies and Curators’ Professor of Comparative Politics and Gender Policies at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. \nThere will be a $30 charge to attend. RSVP here by April 2. \nDr. Joyce M. Mushaben is a Curators’ Professor of Comparative Politics and former Director of the Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies (2002-2005) at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. Fluent in German\, her teaching centers on comparative public policy\, the European Union\, women’s leadership\, citizenship\, immigration\, mega-cities\, and sustainability issues. Her research covers new social movements\, youth protest\, German unification and identities\, gender\, ethnicity and welfare issues\, EU migration and integration studies. A past President of the German Studies Association\, she has also served on the Executive Boards of the International Association for the Study of German Politics and the German Studies Association\, as well as on selection committees for Fulbright\, the German Academic Exchange Service\, and the American Council of Learned Societies. She is a current Editorial Board member for German Politics & Society\, German Politics\, and Femina Politica. Having received a 1999 Trailblazer Award and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research Creativity in 2007\, Dr. Mushaben is a three-time Alexander von Humboldt Fellow\, a former Ford Foundation Fellow\, German Marshall Fund grantee\, and DAAD recipient. She has held guest-scholar posts at the Academy for Social Sciences (GDR)\, the Center for Youth Research (GDR)\, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences\, and the Center for Transdisciplinary Gender Research. She was named the first Research Associate in the BMW Center for German & European Studies at Georgetown University\, has enjoyed Visiting Professorships at the Ohio State University\, Berlin’s Humboldt University\, the Missouri-London Program\, and the Universities of Erfurt\, Stuttgart\, and Tübingen\, inter alia. Affiliated with the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies and a designated Fulbright Specialist\, she is commonly known as “Dr. J.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/phoenix-the-reluctant-feminist-angela-merkel-and-the-modernization-of-gender-politics-in-germany/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190405T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190405T093000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190328T133218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190328T133218Z
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SUMMARY:NYC: Europe Goes to the Polls: What to Expect from the European Parliamentary Election
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung will host a discussion and breakfast with Klaus Welle\, Secretary-General of the European Parliament.  \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nKlaus Welle has been the Secretary-General of the European Parliament in Luxembourg since March 2009. He has served in various roles within the European Parliament in Brussels including Head of the Cabinet of the President (2007-2009)\, Director-General for Internal Policies (2004-2007)\, and Secretary-General for the European People’s Party (EPP) in Parliament (1999-2003). He also served as the Secretary-General for the EPP and the European Union of Christian Democrats (EUCD)\, as well as the Head of the European and Foreign Policy Department at the CDU Central Office. \nMr. Welle holds a degree in Economics from the University of Witten/Herdecke and is the recipient of grants from the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German Academic Scholarship) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-europe-goes-to-the-polls-what-to-expect-from-the-european-parliamentary-election/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190409T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190409T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190327T162203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190327T162203Z
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SUMMARY:Atlanta: Contrasting Experiences: Jewish Immigrants from Germany in the United States
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Atlanta Warburg Chapter\, the Leo Baeck Institute – New York\, and Emory University will host a special program on “Contrasting Experiences: Jewish Immigrants from Germany in the United States” with Professor Tobias Brinkmann\, Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State University; Profressor Sam Cherribi\, Senior Lecturer at Emory University\, and Dr. William H. Weitzer\, Executive Director of the Leo Baeck Institute.  \nEmory University – White Hall Room 207\n301 Dowman Dr\, Atlanta\, GA 30307 \nTuesday\, April 9\, 2019 – 6:30pm Light refreshments to be served. \nTo RSVP click on the link below:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/deutschlandjahr-event-tickets-58451708634\nOr visit our website at www.lbi.org/events \nThis event is complimentary but registration is required by Friday\, April 5. \nThis event is part of the Year of German-American Friendship.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/atlanta-contrasting-experiences-jewish-immigrants-from-germany-in-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190409T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190409T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190327T184409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190327T184409Z
UID:10000322-1554834600-1554843600@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: Transatlantic Stammtisch for Young Professionals
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Council on Germany will hold a Transatlantic Stammtisch on Tuesday\, April 9. \nTransatlantic Stammtisch brings together young professionals for informal networking opportunities with individuals interested in transatlantic relations\, Germany\, and the German language. Conversations are conducted in both English and German. \nAppetizers will be provided\, Cash Bar. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-transatlantic-stammtisch-for-young-professionals-5/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T090000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190403T194314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190403T194314Z
UID:10000328-1554967800-1554973200@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: Current Trends in European Economic and Monetary Policy
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Jörg Kukies\, State Secretary for the German Federal Ministry of Finance.  \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Jörg Kukies was appointed the State Secretary for Financial Market Policy and European Policy at the Federal Ministry of Finance in April 2018.  Prior to this\, he served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Goldman Sachs AG and Managing Director of the Frankfurt branch of Goldman Sachs International from 2014 to 2018. From 2011 to 2014\, he was the Head of Equity Derivatives for Europe\, the Middle East and Affair for Goldman Sachs International in London. From 2004 to 2011\, he served as the Associate and later the Head of the Equities Division for Germany and Austria for Goldman Sachs International in Frankfurt. \nHe holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Chicago\, Graduate School of Business; a master’s degree in public administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University; and studied Sciences Economiques at the Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-current-trends-in-european-economic-and-monetary-policy/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190410T181629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T181629Z
UID:10000330-1554984000-1554991200@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Boston: Challenges 2030: How Will Europe and the U.S. Respond?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Boston Warburg Chapter and the World Affairs Council Boston will host discussion and luncheon with Ricklef Beutin\, Visiting Fellow in the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).  \nAdmission is free\, but RSVP required at https://bit.ly/2TPEmhW \nRicklef Beutin\, prior to joining CSIS\, served as chief of staff to German Federal Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel. Between 2011 and 2015\, he served as chief of staff to several state secretaries of the German Federal Foreign Office. From 2015 to 2016\, Ricklef Beutin headed the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) division and served as deputy head of the Task Force for the German OSCE Chairmanship in 2016. He holds an M.A. in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a degree in law from the University of Bonn\, Germany. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/boston-challenges-2030-how-will-europe-and-the-u-s-respond/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190412T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190402T185033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190402T185033Z
UID:10000326-1555070400-1555077600@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Los Angeles: Transatlantic Relations in Turbulent Times
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Los Angeles Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with James Kirchick\, Journalist\, Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution and Author of The End of Europe: Dictators\, Demagogues\, and the Coming Dark Age. \nThere is a $15 charge for members and a $20 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. RSVP here by April 10. Full-day parking validation will be available for $16. \nJames Kirchick (@jkirchick) is a Visiting Fellow at the Center on the United States and Europe and Project on International Order and Strategy at the Brookings Institution. A widely published journalist\, he is author of The End of Europe: Dictators\, Demagogues\, and the Coming Dark Age (Yale\, 2017)\, a correspondent for The Daily Beast\, and a columnist for Tablet. Mr. Kirchick’s writing has appeared in The Washington Post\, The Wall Street Journal\, The New York Times\, The Los Angeles Times\, Ha’aretz\, Newsweek\, Time\, Foreign Policy\, Foreign Affairs\, Slate\, and National Review\, among other publications. His writing appears regularly in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. He is a frequent commentator on television and radio. For more than three years\, Mr. Kirchick worked at The New Republic\, where he covered domestic politics\, lobbying\, intelligence\, and American foreign policy. Following The New Republic\, he moved to Prague to become writer-at-large for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty\, where he wrote about the politics and cultures of the 21 countries in RFE/RL’s broadcast region. Mr. Kirchick previously worked for The New York Sun\, the New York Daily News\, and The Hill. A leading voice on American gay politics and international gay rights\, he is a recipient of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Journalist of the Year Award. Mr. Kirchick has been a Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow in Berlin\, a Hoover Institution Media Fellow\, and a Phillips Foundation Journalism Fellow. Born and raised in Boston\, he is a graduate of the Roxbury Latin School and Yale College.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/los-angeles-transatlantic-relations-in-turbulent-times/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190415T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190415T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190402T180620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190402T180620Z
UID:10000325-1555351200-1555358400@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: The Future of Europe
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG and the CUNY Graduate Center will host a discussion and reception with Niels Annen\, Minister of State of the German Federal Foreign Office.  \nThere is no charge for this event. RSVPs are required. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nNiels Annen was appointed Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office on March 14\, 2018. Prior to this position\, he served several years as Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag. Mr. Annen is also a member of the SPD’s Executive Committee and acts as the Chairperson of the SPD’s Commission for International Politics. His main foci of interest are transatlantic relations\, the Middle East\, and Russia\, as well as China and Latin America. From 2014 to 2018\, Mr. Annen also chaired the Bundestag’s Parliamentarian Friendship Group for Relations with the States of South Asia. As an advocate for a stronger German role in international diplomacy\, he supports multilateral engagement as a tool for resolving today’s conflicts and crises\, and protecting human rights. He was a senior resident fellow with the German Marshall Fund in Washington\, DC (2010 to 2011)\, and a researcher at the International Policy Analysis unit of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (2011 to 2013). He holds several honorary offices\, such as member of the Executive Board of the German Council on Foreign Relations and member of the Council of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-the-future-of-europe/
CATEGORIES:Germany Events,NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190417T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190412T140332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190412T140332Z
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SUMMARY:Hot Topics Call: Huawei and 5G: What You Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a Hot Topics Call with Roger Entner\, Founder and Lead Analyst of Recon Analytics.  \nTo register for the call\, please fill in the form below.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/hot-topics-call-huawei-and-5g-what-you-need-to-know/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190418T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190418T093000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190410T180903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190410T180903Z
UID:10000329-1555574400-1555579800@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: Germany\, the United States\, and the Future of Transatlantic Relations
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Norbert Röttgen\, Member of the German Bundestag (CDU) and former Federal Minister for the Environment\, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.  \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Norbert Röttgen is a Member of the German Bundestag for the Christian Democratic Party (CDU). Since 2014\, he has been the chairman of the Bundestag’s Committee on Foreign Affairs. He became a member of parliament in 1994. From 2009 to 2012 he was Federal Minister for Environment\, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Additionally\, he held the position of Deputy Chair of the CDU in Germany as well as Chair of the CDU in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2010 to 2012. From 2005 to 2009 he served as Chief Parliamentary Secretary of the CDU/CSU congressional party. Prior to this position\, he was the Legal Policy Spokesman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. Preceding his first term in parliament\, Dr. Röttgen studied law in Bonn from 1984 to 1993 and subsequently worked in the regional court. He attained his doctoral degree in 2001. He is a member of the Board of Atlantik-Brücke.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-germany-the-united-states-and-the-future-of-transatlantic-relations/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190425T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190425T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190412T191542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190412T191542Z
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SUMMARY:Denver: What is Industry 4.0?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Denver Warburg Chapter and the German American Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion Consul General Stefan Schneider.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is Industry 4.0?\nFrom Fraunhofer to the technical universities to the Bundestag\, and from the Federal Foreign Office to the local city councils in Germany\,  everyone in Germany seems to be talking about Industry 4.0. It is written in bright lights across every pavilion and stand at the Hannover Trade Show. But what is it exactly? How is it funded? How will it impact the working world of tomorrow? What does it look like in practice? Join GACC-CO Executive Director Natalia Wobst and Colorado Technology Association President and CEO Frannie Matthews in a Fireside Chat\, as they discuss a recent delegation Natalia attended on Industry 4.0 in Berlin\, Jena\, and Hannover. Special guest of honor\, Consul General Stefan Schneider\, will be in attendance at this event.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/denver-what-is-industry-4-0/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190430T133000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190416T134331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190416T134331Z
UID:10000333-1556625600-1556631000@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Charlotte: The Future of Europe: A Hard Brexit\, EU Elections in May\, and More—Where is Europe Heading?”
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Charlotte Warburg Chapter and Carolina World Trade Association will host a discussion and luncheon with Helga Margarete Barth\, Head of Political Affairs at the German Embassy in Washington.  \nThere will be a $30 charge to attend. RSVP here by April 29. \nHelga Margarete Barth is Minister and Head of Political Affairs at the German Embassy in Washington DC. Prior to coming to Washington DC in August 2015\, she served as Head of the Middle Eastern and Asian Affairs Division\, on Chancellor Merkel’s foreign policy team (2010-2015). Her previous postings with the Federal Foreign Office include two years as the Ministry’s Research Coordinator on the Policy Planning Staff (2008-2010)\, a posting as Political Counselor in Ankara\, Turkey (2005-2008)\, and two years at the Division for Turkish Affairs (2003-2005). She has also served as Deputy Consul General in Guangzhou (Canton)\, China\, and as a political desk officer at the German Embassy in Tokyo. She first came to the United States to attend a summer program at the University of Delaware and later spent a year at Cornell University’s Asia Department. Ms. Barth holds a Master’s Degree in Chinese Studies (Sinology)\, Modern History\, and German Literature from Tubingen University\, Germany. She also attended the universities of Erlangen and Bonn as well as Shandong University at Jinan\, China (1983-1985).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/charlotte-the-future-of-europe-a-hard-brexit-eu-elections-in-may-and-more-where-is-europe-heading-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190430T133000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190417T210633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T210633Z
UID:10000336-1556625600-1556631000@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Los Angeles: Beyond the Tweets: Urgent Issues on the Transatlantic Agenda  (and why we should not focus on the drama in Washington)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Los Angeles Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Peter Beyer\, Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation at the German Federal Foreign Office and Member of the German Bundestag (CDU). \nPeter Beyer serves as the Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation at the German Federal Foreign Office. He has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2009 and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 1996. Mr. Beyer is also a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs\, where he serves as Special Rapporteur on Transatlantic Relations. He is Executive Vice President of the Southeast Europe Association. Prior to his current roles\, he served as Managing Chairman of the Heiligenhaus town branch of the CDU and a member of the Heiligenhaus town council from 2008 to 2009. In addition\, he was an elected member of the Executive Committee of the Mettmann county branch of the CDU. Before joining the public sector\, he worked as an attorney specializing in industrial property law in the Cologne office of Mayer Brown LLP\, the Los Angeles office of Murchison & Cumming LLP\, and the Chicago office of Brinks\, Hofer\, Gilson & Lione LLP. Mr. Beyer completed his undergraduate studies at the Universities of Düsseldorf and Bonn\, and received his Master in Law at the University of Virginia School of Law in Charlottesville.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/los-angeles-beyond-the-tweets-urgent-issues-on-the-transatlantic-agenda-and-why-we-should-not-focus-on-the-drama-in-washington/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,Germany Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190430T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190430T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T105913
CREATED:20190417T210227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190417T210227Z
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SUMMARY:NYC: Germany: Between Trump and Putin
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Angela Stent\, Author of Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest and Director of the Center for Eurasian\, Russian\, and East European Studies\, and Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. \nThere is no charge to attend this event. RSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany at 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Angela Stent (1982 Young Leader) is Director of the Center for Eurasian\, Russian\, and East European Studies and a Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. She is also a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and co-chairs its Hewett Forum on Post-Soviet Affairs. From 2004 to 2006\, she was the National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia at the National Intelligence Council. From 1999 to 2001\, she served in the Office of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Stent’s academic work focuses on the triangular political and economic relationship between the United States\, Russia\, and Europe. \n  \nHer latest book is Putin’s World: Russia Against the West and With the Rest (Twelve\, 2019)\, for which she won the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy’s prize for the best book on U.S.-Russia relations. Other publications include: The Limits of Partnership: U.S.-Russian Relations in the Twenty-First Century (Princeton University Press\, 2014)\, for which she won the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Douglas Dillon prize for the best book on the practice of American diplomacy\, as well as Russia and Germany Reborn: Unification\, the Soviet Collapse\, and the New Europe (Princeton University Press\, 1999)\, and From Embargo to Ostpolitik: The Political Economy of West German-Soviet Relations\, 1955-1980 (Cambridge University Press\, 1981). \n  \nShe was a member of the senior advisory panel for NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander in Europe for Admiral James Stavridis and General Philip Breedlove. She is a contributing editor to Survival and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Cold War Studies\, World Policy Journal\, Internationale Politik\, and Mirovaia Ekonomika i Mezhdunarodnie Otnosheniie. She has served on the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council for Russia and Central Asia\, and she is a Trustee of the Eurasia Foundation. Dr. Stent received her bachelor’s degree from Cambridge University\, her Master of Science degree with distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science\, and a master’s and doctorate from Harvard University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-germany-between-trump-and-putin/
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