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The Ambassador and Departments section provides you with information about the Ambassador, as well as the work and services of the embassy departments.

In our Visa, Passport, Legal section you will find information on the numerous consular and legal services for US residents and German citizens within the Embassy's area of Consular Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Concert of Music from the Time of Albrecht Dürer: Capella de la Torre

May 7, 2013 | Germany.info
Capella de la Torre performs at the National Gallery of Art, May 6, 2013

On Monday, May 6, visitors to the National Gallery of Art’s major Dürer exhibition had the chance to experience music from the time of Dürer at three concerts, each lasting under half an hour, by the German ensemble Capella de la Torre.

Ambassador Ammon Hosts Reception to Mark the 25th Anniversary of the Representative of German Industry and Trade (RGIT)

May 3, 2013 | Germany.info
RGIT 25th Anniversary

Ambassador Ammon hosted an event at his residence in honor of the Representative of German Industry and Trade's (RGIT) anniversary on April 30. The next day, he spoke at the RGIT conference, emphasizing the importance of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Ambassador Ammon Welcomes Neue Stimmen Singers to the Residence

Apr 26, 2013 | Germany.info
Charlotte Dobbs

Ambassador Ammon welcomed the Neue Stimmen to Washington, DC with a special concert at the residence. In his remarks, the ambassador highlighted the power of music as an indispensable tool of modern diplomacy.

Violist Veit Hertenstein Performs at Ambassador's Residence

Apr 26, 2013 | Germany.info
Violist Veit Hertenstein and pianist Pei-Yao Wang played at the ambassador's residence some two months after their Kennedy Center debut on February 5, 2013.

Just two months after the Washington debut of viola virtuoso Veit Hertenstein and accomplished pianist Pei-Yao Wang at the Kennedy Center, Ambassador Ammon welcomed the two talented young artists to the residence for a concert attended by members of Congress and other distinguished guests.

German Jewish Dialogue and Reconciliation

Apr 25, 2013 | Germany.info
The new Schwerin Synagogue in northeastern Germany. © picture-alliance/dpa

Former Israeli Ambassador Reuven Merhav gave a keynote speech on German-Jewish Dialogue and Reconciliation at the Goethe Institute in Washington. The discussion following the speech centered on how each generation relates to and accentuates its rememberance of the Holocaust in a different way.

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Ambassador Peter Ammon

Ambassador Peter Ammon

Ambassador Peter Ammon represents German interests in the United States and works to foster and deepen German-American relations in the political, economic and cultural spheres.

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