German Consulate General Atlanta
The German Consulate General in Atlanta is the official representation of the German government to the southeast of the Unites States. The district of the southeast includes Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
Please note that the German version of this website is not just a translation of the English edition but offers additional information pertaining particularly to German citizens.
Since February 11, 2008, all passport and visa applicants need to arrange for an appointment in order to hand in their applications. Please click on Visa, Passport, Legal
The brand-new "Atlanta Current Events" are here!
Nov 24, 2009
| Germany.info
We are happy to announce that the third edition of our free electronic newsletter „Atlanta Current Events“ is now available! Every month we will keep you connected to the latest happenings in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi. We encourage you to subscribe and look forward to seeing you!
"Driving Innovation" - Better Efficiency in the Automobile Industry
Nov 19, 2009
| Germany.info
On November 19th, participants of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge event "Driving Innovation" - organized in cooperation with Mercedes-Benz US in Vance, Alabama – focused on new ideas to improve efficiency and reduce carbon gas emissions in the automobile industry. Presenters from the US and Germany talked about current research and production objectives and discussed a wide range of potential solutions, e.g. hybrid and diesel technologies, with the business and engineering experts in attendance.
Friendship Award Presented to Outstanding Members of the German Community in Columbus, Georgia
Nov 18, 2009
| Germany.info
"The Federal Republic of Germany Friendship Award" was presented to Ingeborg Wills and Margarete Crane, two outstanding members of the German community in Ft. Benning, during the annual German-Italian Memorial Day ceremony on November 18th.
German-Italian Memorial Day at Fort Benning
Nov 18, 2009
| Germany.info
Members of the Fort Benning community gathered at the Fort Benning cemetery on November 18th for the third annual German-Italian Memorial Day ceremony. To mark the occasion, the German Consulate General, the Honorary Consul General of Italy, and the German and Italian Liaison Officers stationed at Fort Benning placed wreaths at the graves of the fourty-four German servicemen and seven Italian soldiers from World War II who lie buried at the cemetery.
20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall Celebrated in Atlanta
Nov 14, 2009
| Germany.info
500 guests from the German-American community came together at Colony Square Mall on November 9th, 2009 to celebrate Germany's historic victory – the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Organized by the German Consulate General in Atlanta and the Goethe-Zentrum / German Cultural Center, the event remembered the historic events that led to the Fall of the Iron Curtain and the instrumental role that the United States played in Germany's “Peaceful Revolution”.
