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SUMMARY:Nashville: Why Europe Matters?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Nashville Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and reception with Ambassador John C. Kornblum\, former U.S. Ambassador to Germany. \nThere is a $40 charge to attend this event. Dinner included\, cash bar. \nAmbassado John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. assistant secretary of state for European affairs\, special envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, deputy U.S. ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nashville-why-europe-matters/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190906T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190906T093000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Economics\, Energy\, and the Environment:  A German Perspective
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Claudia Kemfert\, Professor of Energy Economics and Sustainability at the Hertie School of Governance and Head of the Department of Energy\, Transportation\, and Environment at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). \nThis event is open to members of the ACG only. \nDr. Claudia Kemfert is one of Germany’s leading energy economists. Her research focuses on climate change and energy policy. From 2004 until 2009\, she was a Professor of Environmental Economics at the Humboldt University in Berlin. Dr. Kemfert is a member of the High-Level Expert Group of the EU Commissioner for Environment and Sustainability\, the Advisory Group on Energy for the European Commission (DG Research)\, and the Club of Rome. Dr. Kemfert has advised the EU’s high-level Group on Energy and Climate and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). She studied economics in Oldenburg\, Bielefeld\, and at Stanford University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-economics-energy-and-the-environment-a-german-perspective/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190909T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190909T140000
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SUMMARY:Boston: German and European Policy Toward Iran
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Boston Warburg Chapter and the Center for German and European Studies at Brandeis University will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Cornelius Adebahr\, Political Analyst and Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe.  \nThere is no charge to attend. RSVP here by September 6. \nDr. Cornelius Adebahr is a political analyst and consultant living in Berlin\, Germany. His work focuses on European foreign policy issues\, transatlantic relations\, and Iran. Since the end of 2000\, he has been the owner of Wirtschaft am Wasserturm – Political Consultancy\, Project Development\, and Training. In addition\, he is a non-resident fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels and an associate fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, as well as a member of the Team Europe of the European Commission. He was a lecturer at Georgetown University (2015/16)\, at Tehran University (2012/13)\, and at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at Erfurt University (2005-2011). \nFrom 2009 to 2011\, he was a fellow of the New Leadership Foundation (Stiftung Neue Verantwortung) in Berlin\, and in 2002/2003 of the Robert Bosch Foundation’s Post-Graduate Program in International Affairs. Dr. Adebahr studied Political Science (International Relations)\, Philosophy\, Public Law\, and International Economics in Tübingen\, Paris\, and at the Free University Berlin\, where he graduated in 2001 before receiving his PhD in 2008 with an analysis of the work of the EU Special Representatives. His analysis of the EU’s foreign policy towards Iran\, with a particular focus on the nuclear negotiations (2003-2015)\, appeared with Routledge in 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/boston-german-and-european-policy-toward-iran/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T093000
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SUMMARY:NYC: Creating Stability in Cyberspace: Germany's Rules-Based Approach
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Wolfram von Heynitz\, Head of Cyber Policy Coordination Staff in the German Federal Foreign Office.  \nWolfram von Heynitz is the Head of the Cyber Policy Coordination Staff in the German Federal Foreign Office. His previous positions include a term as Research Commissioner of the German Foreign Office and a member of its Policy Planning staff\, specializing in cyber policy\, cybersecurity\, and in the face of emerging challenges\, the development of future strategies for the Foreign Office. He also served as Head of the Division for Foresight\, in the Ministry’s EU Enlargement Division\, as the Political Counsellor at the German Embassy in Tel Aviv dealing with the Middle East Peace Process and Israeli politics\, in the private office of the Minister for European Affairs\, and in the Office of the Federal President. In addition\, he was posted as Deputy Head of Mission at the German Embassies in Ireland and Azerbaijan. Before joining the Foreign Service\, he graduated from the Université Paris-Sorbonne with a master’s thesis (Maitrise) on artificial intelligence and lectured in philosophy at the Freie Universität Berlin. He also studied in Marburg and at Harvard and holds degrees in both law and philosophy.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-creating-stability-in-cyberspace-germanys-rules-based-approach/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T203000
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SUMMARY:Indianapolis: Teaching and Scholarship on the Holocaust in the United States
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG in partnership with the Leo Baeck Institute New York | Berlin will host a panel discussion with Professor Mark Roseman\, Pat M. Glazer Chair in Jewish Studies\, Borns Jewish Studies Program\, Indiana University; Dr. Andreas Götze\, Deputy Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Chicago; Dr. Frank Mecklenburg\, Director of Research and Chief Archivist\, The Leo Baeck Institute – New York | Berlin; and Kelly A. Watson\, Regional Educator and Museum Teacher Fellow\, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.  \nThis lecture looks at the remarkable explosion of teaching and scholarship on the Holocaust in the United States over the last fifty years. In the 1970’s\, it would have been simply unthinkable that the Holocaust could dwarf the Second World War as a topic of memory\, pedagogy and research. Now in teaching students about the Holocaust we often have to remind them that a world war was taking place at the same time. The implications of this shift for understanding Germany\, Europe and the World is also a topic of the lecture. \nTo RSVP for this event\, please click on the link below:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/deutschlandjahr-event-tickets-66579790947\nThis event is complimentary but registration is required.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/indianapolis-teaching-and-scholarship-on-the-holocaust-in-the-united-states/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190910T210000
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CREATED:20190828T170006Z
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SUMMARY:Denver: German and European Politics in Times of Disruption
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Denver of the American Council on Germany will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Cornelius Adebahr\, Political Analyst and Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe\, on “German and European Politics in Times of Disruption.” \nThere will be a $20 charge for members and a $30 charge for nonmembers to attend this event. \nDr. Cornelius Adebahr is a political analyst and consultant living in Berlin\, Germany. His work focuses on European foreign policy issues\, transatlantic relations\, and Iran. Since the end of 2000\, he has been the owner of Wirtschaft am Wasserturm – Political Consultancy\, Project Development\, and Training. In addition\, he is a non-resident fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels and an associate fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, as well as a member of the Team Europe of the European Commission. He was a lecturer at Georgetown University (2015/16)\, at Tehran University (2012/13)\, and at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at Erfurt University (2005-2011). \nFrom 2009 to 2011\, he was a fellow of the New Leadership Foundation (stiftung neue verantwortung) in Berlin\, and in 2002/2003 of the Robert Bosch Foundation’s Post-Graduate Program in International Affairs. Dr. Adebahr studied Political Science (International Relations)\, Philosophy\, Public Law\, and International Economics in Tübingen\, Paris\, and at the Free University Berlin\, where he graduated in 2001 before receiving his PhD in 2008 with an analysis of the work of the EU Special Representatives. His analysis of the EU’s foreign policy towards Iran\, with a particular focus on the nuclear negotiations (2003-2015)\, appeared with Routledge in 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/denver-german-and-european-politics-in-times-of-disruption-2/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190911T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160035
CREATED:20190828T135812Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T135812Z
UID:10000242-1568224800-1568232000@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Phoenix: German and European Policy Toward Iran
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Phoenix Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Cornelius Adebahr\, Political Analyst and Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe\, on “German and European Policy Toward Iran.” \nDr. Cornelius Adebahr is a political analyst and consultant living in Berlin\, Germany. His work focuses on European foreign policy issues\, transatlantic relations\, and Iran. Since the end of 2000\, he has been the owner of Wirtschaft am Wasserturm – Political Consultancy\, Project Development\, and Training. In addition\, he is a non-resident fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels and an associate fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, as well as a member of the Team Europe of the European Commission. He was a lecturer at Georgetown University (2015/16)\, at Tehran University (2012/13)\, and at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at Erfurt University (2005-2011). \nFrom 2009 to 2011\, he was a fellow of the New Leadership Foundation (Stiftung Neue Verantwortung) in Berlin\, and in 2002/2003 of the Robert Bosch Foundation’s Post-Graduate Program in International Affairs. Dr. Adebahr studied Political Science (International Relations)\, Philosophy\, Public Law\, and International Economics in Tübingen\, Paris\, and at the Free University Berlin\, where he graduated in 2001 before receiving his PhD in 2008 with an analysis of the work of the EU Special Representatives. His analysis of the EU’s foreign policy towards Iran\, with a particular focus on the nuclear negotiations (2003-2015)\, appeared with Routledge in 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/phoenix-german-and-european-policy-toward-iran/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160035
CREATED:20190823T140805Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190823T140805Z
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SUMMARY:Charlotte: Why Europe Matters?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Charlotte Warburg Chapter and World Affairs Council of Charlotte will host a discussion and luncheon with Ambassador John Kornblum\, Former U.S. Ambassador to Germany.  \nThere will be a charge of $45.00 for members and $60.00 for nonmembers to attend this event.\nRSVP here no later than Wednesday\, September 11. \nAmbassador John C. Kornblum has a long record of service in the United States and Europe both as a diplomat and as a businessman. He is recognized as an eminent expert on U.S.-European political and economic relations\, in particular in Central and Eastern Europe. He served as the U.S. ambassador to Germany from 1997 to 2001. Before that\, he occupied a number of high-level diplomatic posts\, including U.S. assistant secretary of state for European affairs\, special envoy for the Dayton Peace Process\, U.S. ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Process)\, deputy U.S. ambassador to NATO\, and U.S. minister and deputy commandant of forces in divided Berlin. From 2001 to 2009\, he was chairman of Lazard Freres Germany. He currently serves as senior counsellor to the international law firm Noerr LLP and as a senior adviser to the worldwide consultancy Accenture. Mr. Kornblum has also served on a number of supervisory and advisory boards including those of Thyssen-Krupp\, Technologies AG\, Bayer AG\, Russell Reynolds\, and Motorola Europe. He is a member of the boards of the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany\, the American Academy in Berlin\, the Deutsche Oper in Berlin\, and of numerous nonprofit organizations on both sides of the Atlantic. He received a B.A. from Michigan State University in 1964\, and he has been the recipient of many awards\, including a Knights Cross of the Order of Merit from Germany and an Order of Merit from Austria.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/charlotte-why-europe-matters/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160035
CREATED:20190829T155630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190829T170416Z
UID:10000250-1568311200-1568318400@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:San Francisco: German and European Politics in Times of Disruption
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe San Francisco Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany and the Robert Bosch Foundaton Alumni Association will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Cornelius Adebahr\, Political Analyst and Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe. \nDr. Cornelius Adebahr is a political analyst and consultant living in Berlin\, Germany. His work focuses on European foreign policy issues\, transatlantic relations\, and Iran. Since the end of 2000\, he has been the owner of Wirtschaft am Wasserturm – Political Consultancy\, Project Development\, and Training. In addition\, he is a non-resident fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels and an associate fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, as well as a member of the Team Europe of the European Commission. He was a lecturer at Georgetown University (2015/16)\, at Tehran University (2012/13)\, and at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at Erfurt University (2005-2011). \nFrom 2009 to 2011\, he was a fellow of the New Leadership Foundation (Stiftung Neue Verantwortung) in Berlin\, and in 2002/2003 of the Robert Bosch Foundation’s Post-Graduate Program in International Affairs. Dr. Adebahr studied Political Science (International Relations)\, Philosophy\, Public Law\, and International Economics in Tübingen\, Paris\, and at the Free University Berlin\, where he graduated in 2001 before receiving his PhD in 2008 with an analysis of the work of the EU Special Representatives. His analysis of the EU’s foreign policy towards Iran\, with a particular focus on the nuclear negotiations (2003-2015)\, appeared with Routledge in 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/san-francisco-german-and-european-politics-in-times-of-disruption/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190913T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190913T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160035
CREATED:20190828T164732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190828T164732Z
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SUMMARY:Los Angeles: German and European Politics in Times of Disruption
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe Los Angeles Chapter of the American Council on Germany will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Cornelius Adebahr\, Political Analyst and Nonresident Fellow at Carnegie Europe\, on “German and European Politics in Times of Disruption.” \nDr. Cornelius Adebahr is a political analyst and consultant living in Berlin\, Germany. His work focuses on European foreign policy issues\, transatlantic relations\, and Iran. Since the end of 2000\, he has been the owner of Wirtschaft am Wasserturm – Political Consultancy\, Project Development\, and Training. In addition\, he is a non-resident fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels and an associate fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)\, as well as a member of the Team Europe of the European Commission. He was a lecturer at Georgetown University (2015/16)\, at Tehran University (2012/13)\, and at the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at Erfurt University (2005-2011). \nFrom 2009 to 2011\, he was a fellow of the New Leadership Foundation (Stiftung Neue Verantwortung) in Berlin\, and in 2002/2003 of the Robert Bosch Foundation’s Post-Graduate Program in International Affairs. Dr. Adebahr studied Political Science (International Relations)\, Philosophy\, Public Law\, and International Economics in Tübingen\, Paris\, and at the Free University Berlin\, where he graduated in 2001 before receiving his PhD in 2008 with an analysis of the work of the EU Special Representatives. His analysis of the EU’s foreign policy towards Iran\, with a particular focus on the nuclear negotiations (2003-2015)\, appeared with Routledge in 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/los-angeles-german-and-european-politics-in-times-of-disruption/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190918T200000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160035
CREATED:20190904T171449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190904T171449Z
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SUMMARY:NYC: Tectonic Shift? The Green Party and the Changing Political Landscape
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe American Council on Germany and 1014 Inc. will host a Political Salon with Michael Kellner\, Political Director for Alliance 90/The Greens. \nMichael Kellner has been the Political Director of Alliance 90/The Greens since October 2013. From 2011 to 2013\, he was spokesman for the Federal Working Group on Peace and International Politics. Prior to that\, he worked for German politician Frithjof Schmidt. From 2004 to 2009\, Mr. Kellner was head of the office of former party leader Claudia Roth and a member of the election campaign staff for the parliamentary elections in 2005 and 2009. He studied political science in Potsdam (Germany)\, Canterbury (the UK)\, and East Lansing (USA). \nPolitical Salon: Promoting Dialogue Across Generations. This series brings together a diverse group of younger and mid-career professionals for informal\, open discussions on a range of current political\, economic\, and social topics in an increasingly interconnected global environment – with an emphasis on issues of concern for the transatlantic agenda. Speakers share brief remarks and engage in a dynamic discussion with participants. Each salon includes refreshments and networking opportunities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-tectonic-shift-the-green-party-and-the-changing-political-landscape/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190920T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190920T103000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160035
CREATED:20190904T211442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190904T211442Z
UID:10000388-1568966400-1568975400@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: The Evolving Political Landscape in Germany and the Transatlantic Relationship
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a Breakfast Briefing with Thomas Oppermann\, Vice President of the German Bundestag.  \nThomas Opperman was elected Vice-President of the German Bundestag on October 24\, 2017. A member of the SPD\, Mr. Opperman has been in Parliament since 2005\, most recently as chairman of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag from 2013 to 2017. In 1975\, Mr. Opperman began his undergraduate studies in Tübingen\, focusing on German and English language studies. From 1976 to 1978 he was a volunteer with the Action Reconciliation Service for Peace (ARSP) in the USA. Upon his return to Germany\, Mr. Oppermann studied law at the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen\, where he passed the first state examination in 1983\, and the second state exam in 1986. In 1985 he was elected deputy chairman of the Göttingen subdistrict branch of the SPD\, going on to become chairman in 1989. Following the 1990 Landtag elections\, Mr. Oppermann entered the Lower Saxony state parliament\, where he was spokesman on legal affairs for the SPD parliamentary group until 1998. That year\, he was appointed state minister for science and culture. Following the SPD’s defeat at the 2003 Landtag elections\, Mr. Oppermann took on the role of spokesman on economic policy for the parliamentary group.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-the-evolving-political-landscape-in-germany-and-the-transatlantic-relationship/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190923T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190923T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160035
CREATED:20190904T211120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T190916Z
UID:10000387-1569240000-1569247200@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:NYC: German Identity and the Rise of Populism
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Ali Aslan\, (2010 ACG Young Leader) International Television Presenter and Journalist. \nAli Aslan is an international renowned TV presenter and journalist with more than 20 years’ experience as a talk-show host\, news anchor\, correspondent\, and moderator. His journalistic career spans three continents and includes work for CNN in Washington\, DC\, ABC News in New York\, Channel News Asia in Istanbul\, and Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin. An experienced TV anchor\, Mr. Aslan hosted the international talk show “Quadriga” on DW\, which reached 200 countries and 90 million viewers each week. He regularly moderates at high-level global conferences and has shared the stage with top world leaders and personalities\, including Angela Merkel\, Emmanuel Macron\, Justin Trudeau\, Bill Clinton\, and Christine Lagarde. Mr. Aslan studied international affairs and journalism at Columbia University and international politics at Georgetown University.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-german-identity-and-the-rise-of-populism/
CATEGORIES:NYC Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190924T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190924T133000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160035
CREATED:20190906T153905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T190953Z
UID:10000389-1569322800-1569331800@www.acgusa.org
SUMMARY:Pittsburgh: Changing Demographics and their Impact on Society and Politics: A View from Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe America Council on Germany\, Classroom Without Borders\, and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius will host a discussion and luncheon with Ali Aslan\, International Television Presenter and Journalist. \nThere is no charge to attend this event. \nAli Aslan is an international renowned TV presenter and journalist with more than 20 years’ experience as a talk-show host\, news anchor\, correspondent\, and moderator. His journalistic career spans three continents and includes work for CNN in Washington\, DC\, ABC News in New York\, Channel News Asia in Istanbul\, and Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin. An experienced TV anchor\, Mr. Aslan hosted the international talk show “Quadriga” on DW\, which reached 200 countries and 90 million viewers each week. He regularly moderates at high-level global conferences and has shared the stage with top world leaders and personalities\, including Angela Merkel\, Emmanuel Macron\, Justin Trudeau\, Bill Clinton\, and Christine Lagarde. Mr. Aslan studied international affairs and journalism at Columbia University and international politics at Georgetown University. \nThis luncheon is part of series of events in cities across the country organized by the American Council on Germany and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius on social cohesion\, the polarization of politics\, and the rise of populism in the United States and Germany. The events are being held under the auspices Deutschlandjahr USA 2018/2019 – Year of German-American Friendship\, which is funded by German Federal Foreign office\, implemented by the Goethe-Institut\, and supported by the Federation of German Industries (BDI). \nWith special thanks to Rodef Shalom Congregation for hosting this discussion[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/pittsburgh-changing-demographics-and-their-impact-on-society-and-politics-a-view-from-germany/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,Germany Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190925T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T160035
CREATED:20190903T194452Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190909T191112Z
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SUMMARY:Chicago: Changing Demographics and Their Impact on Society and Politics:  A View from Germany
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nThe America Council on Germany and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius will host a discussion and luncheon with Ali Aslan\, International Television Presenter and Journalist. \nThere is no charge to attend this event. \nAli Aslan is an international renowned TV presenter and journalist with more than 20 years’ experience as a talk-show host\, news anchor\, correspondent\, and moderator. His journalistic career spans three continents and includes work for CNN in Washington\, DC\, ABC News in New York\, Channel News Asia in Istanbul\, and Deutsche Welle TV in Berlin. An experienced TV anchor\, Mr. Aslan hosted the international talk show “Quadriga” on DW\, which reached 200 countries and 90 million viewers each week. He regularly moderates at high-level global conferences and has shared the stage with top world leaders and personalities\, including Angela Merkel\, Emmanuel Macron\, Justin Trudeau\, Bill Clinton\, and Christine Lagarde. Mr. Aslan studied international affairs and journalism at Columbia University and international politics at Georgetown University. \nThis luncheon is part of series of events in cities across the country organized by the American Council on Germany and the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius on social cohesion\, the polarization of politics\, and the rise of populism in the United States and Germany. The events are being held under the auspices Deutschlandjahr USA 2018/2019 – Year of German-American Friendship\, which is funded by German Federal Foreign office\, implemented by the Goethe-Institut\, and supported by the Federation of German Industries (BDI).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/chicago-changing-demographics-and-their-impact-on-society-and-politics-a-view-from-germany/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events,Germany Events
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SUMMARY:Charlotte: Germany-U.S.-China: How to Assess the German-Chinese and U.S. Relationship
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Charlotte Warburg Chapter and N.C. Zeitgeist Foundation will host a discussion and luncheon with Knut Dethlefsen\, Executive Director of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Washington\, DC. \nThere will be a charge of $30.00 for members and a charge of $35.00 for nonmembers to attend this event.\nRSVP here no later than Wednesday\, September 25. \nKnut Dethlefsen currently serves as the FES Representative to the U.S. and Canada. Prior to coming to Washington\, D.C.\, he led FES offices in Warsaw\, Jerusalem\, and Shanghai. In between\, he also served as the Department Head of the Asia and Pacific Department of the FES in Berlin. Knut has extensive experience in the United States having completed a yearlong high school exchange program in Logan\, West Virginia\, and later working for Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) as a Legislative Fellow\, advising the Senator on foreign affairs. Knut obtained his M.A. in History\, Political Science\, and Economics from the Technical University of Berlin as well as a Master of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University. He is a proud member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) as well as the German service sector trade union ver.di.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/charlotte-germany-u-s-china-how-to-assess-the-german-chinese-and-u-s-relationship/
CATEGORIES:Chapter Events
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SUMMARY:NYC: The End of the German-American Affair?
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Matthew Karnitschnig\, Chief Europe Correspondent for Politico.  \nBased in Berlin\, Matthew Karnitschnig is POLITICO’s Chief Europe Correspondent. 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. In a career spanning two decades\, he 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. He 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. Mr. Karnitschnig previously worked as a journalist for BusinessWeek\, Reuters\, and Bloomberg. The son of an Austrian father and 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/nyc-the-end-of-the-german-american-affair/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Discussions
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