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.

The Karlsruher Konzert-Duo Gives Embassy Concert

Oct 29, 2009 | Germany.info
Karlsruher Konzert Duo © Fotostudio Becker Karlsruhe

The Karlsruher Konzert-Duo, which is currently on tour in the US, performed a concert especially worth seeing - and hearing - at the auditorium of the German Embassy on Tuesday, October 27.

RIAS Berlin Fellows Engage in Discussion with Ambassador

Oct 23, 2009 | Germany.info
Ambassador Scharioth with RIAS Berlin fellows

Ambassador Klaus Scharioth welcomed 12 RIAS Berlin fellows at the German Embassy on October 22 for an open discussion on topics such as United States health care reform and transatlantic cooperation i...

Happy Anniversary! Fraunhofer USA at 15

Oct 23, 2009 | Germany.info/Fraunhofer
Damian Hirst, Midas and the Infinite (butterflies and industrial diamonds) (c) dpa - Report

In 2009, Germany's Fraunhofer Gesellschaft celebrates both its 60th anniversary as a motor of innovation and 15 years of Fraunhofer USA, which includes a research portfolio ranging from diamonds to lasers to pharmaceuticals. 

High Spirits at Freedom Without Walls Gala

Oct 19, 2009 | Germany.info
Oktoberfest Gala 2009 © Things To Do DC

The guests at the Oktoberfest Gala, variously decked out in tuxes, dirndl and lederhosen, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Wolf Biermann Performs in Washington, DC

Oct 16, 2009 | Germany.info
Wolf Biermann © German Embassy, Washington, DC; by C. Avril

Wolf Biermann, poet, songwriter, essayist, and critic of the GDR regime, performed two concerts billed, “He who does not put himself in danger will perish by it,” to commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Residence of the German Ambassador and at the German Embassy.

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Ambassador Klaus Scharioth, © German Embassy, Washington DC; by Larry Levin

The German Embassy is headed by Ambassador Klaus Scharioth. Read more about his work in our Ambassador's Corner.

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