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Ambassador Klaus Scharioth, © German Embassy, Washington DC; by Larry Levin
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Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United States of America, Klaus Scharioth
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Ambassador Scharioth Tours Germany’s surPLUShome

Oct 15, 2009 | Germany.info
Team Germany

Even on a cold, rainy day, Team Germany’s entry in the 2009 Solar Decathlon, the surPLUShome, is warm and cozy inside, as Ambassador Scharioth found on his visit to the house on the National Mall. Under ideal conditions, the house is capable of producing 200 percent the amount of energy needed to operate. 

Seizing Potential in Sustainable Climate Policy

Oct 15, 2009 | Germany.info
Chancery Building, German Embassy, Washington DC, (c) German Embassy, photo: Christophe Avril

A sustainable climate policy has the potential of triggering a third industrial revolution by creating growth and, above all, new jobs, Ambassador Scharioth said in opening the symposium “Sustainable building –Innovations and strategies for the future” at the German Embassy.

Dr. Mohamed Esa Receives Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Oct 14, 2009 | Germany.info
Dr. Mohamed Esa and Ambassador Scharioth © German Embassy, Washington, DC; by Pepe Gomez

Ambassador Klaus Scharioth presented the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to Dr. Mohamed Esa, Chair of the Language Department at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, for his extraordinary service in promoting the German language.

Congratulations for Obama on Nobel Peace Prize

Oct 9, 2009 | Germany.info
US President Obama and Chancellor Merkel

The announcement that US President Obama would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was greeted with enthusiasm by the German public and hailed by German leaders. Germany's representative in the United States, Ambassador Scharioth, said he had long been impressed by President Obama’s ability to inspire people in the US and beyond.

400-Year-Old Books Return to Germany

Oct 7, 2009 | Federal Foreign Office
Ambassador Scharioth receives the books

Sixty-four years after the end of World War II, two 16th-century books, taken home by a young US soldier as a souvenir, are being returned to Germany. US veteran Robert Thomas turned the two works over to German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth at the National Archives in Washington, DC.

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Celebrating the Day of German Unity in the Garden of Ideas (October 2007)

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Video Greeting from the German Ambassador (January 2008)

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Gala Highlights Effort to Rebuild Famed Berlin Palace (March 2008)

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Ambassador at Jamestown on the 400th Anniversary of its Founding (April 2008)

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The Ambassador at the New York Stock Exchange (April 2008)

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The Ambassador meets the Crew of the "Spirit of Freedom" (May 2008)

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Ambassador Scharioth speaks at the Day of Unity reception, Oct 3, 2008 (October 2008)

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Ambassador on the Transatlantic Climate Bridge (Complete Version) (December 2008)

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Germans and Americans can be a powerful motor for cooperation on climate and energy policies. The aim of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge is to help Americans and Germans exchange know-how and to pave the way for joint solutions.

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Ambassador on the Transatlantic Climate Bridge (Short Version) (December 2008)

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Ambassador Scharioth on News Channel 8 (January 2009)

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Ambassador Scharioth in the BMW's Electric MINI on the streets of Washington DC (February 2009)

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Ambassador Scharioth on Germany's Stimulus (April 2009)

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Ambassador Scharioth on Russian Relations (April 2009)

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A Legacy of Friendship (June 2009)

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"Freedom Without Walls" — Day of German Unity Reception 2009 (October 2009)

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Germans and Americans can be a powerful motor for cooperation on climate and energy policies. The aim of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge is to help Americans and Germans exchange know-how and to pave the way for joint solutions.

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Ambassador on the TCB

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Ambassador Scharioth on NATO Missile Defence

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Ambassador Scharioth on the Stimulus in Germany