German Embassy, Washington, DC
Welcome to the German Embassy in Washington, DC, the official representation of the Federal Government of Germany in the United States. This section of the website provides you with information about Ambassador Klaus Scharioth as well as the work and services of the different embassy departments. In our Visa, Passport, Legal section you will find information on numerous consular and legal services for US residents and German citizens within the Embassy's area of Consular Jurisdiction covering Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.
Message of Greeting from German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth on German-American Day
Oct 6, 2009
| German Embassy, Washington, DC
"That America has always remained true to its ideal and became home to so many of our former countrymen and -women forms a cornerstone of friendship between our two nations, along with the common values that we share," Ambassador Scharioth said in his message.
'Multilateralism is the Only Viable International Architecture'
Oct 6, 2009
| Germany.info
German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth discussed multilateral approaches to meeting today's toughest global challenges with Washington DC area World Affairs Councils of America (WACA) members at his residence on October 5.
Ambassador Scharioth Meets Artist Mindy Weisel
Oct 6, 2009
| Germany.info
Ambassador Scharioth met with Washington, DC-based American artist and author Mindy Wiesel, who will embark later this month on a two-week journey to Germany, where her art will be exhibited for the first time.
Celebrating Unity and Freedom Without Walls
Oct 3, 2009
| Germany.info
With arriving guests passing through “Checkpoint Charlie” and a simulated Berlin Wall in the garden, there was no mistaking the theme of this year’s celebration of the Day of German Unity at the German Embassy in Washington, DC—the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Ambassador Scharioth Joins Climate Ride in DC
Oct 1, 2009
| Germany.info
German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth jumped on his bike and cycled up Pennsylvania Avenue to the US Capitol with 150 other "Climate Riders," to call for urgent climate action in the culmination of the Brita Climate Ride 2009, a five-day fundraising bike ride from New York to DC.
