German Consulate General Boston

Welcome to the website of the German Consulate General Boston. Here you will find information on Germany, the consular services we provide in our Visa, Passport, and Legal section, and Germany-related news and events in our area. We offer a wide spectrum of information, including details on traveling, studying, and doing business in Germany. Our German language website features information and news relevant to German citizens. 

The Consulate General’s area of jurisdiction covers Connecticut (except Fairfield County), Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Support for Marathon Bombing Victims

Many people wonder how they can be of help.
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino have announced the formation of The One Fund Boston, Inc. to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occurred in Boston on April 15, 2013.
Find out more at onefundboston.org

50 Years Élysée Treaty – Exhibition Opening Ceremony

May 15, 2013 | Germany.info
50 Years Élysée Treaty

On Friday, May 10, 2013, the German and French Consulates in Boston and the Goethe Institut of Boston celebrated the 50 year anniversary of the signing of the Élysée Treaty with the formal opening of the exhibition “Germany and France – Half a Century of Friendship and Cooperation.”    

Germany.info Spot the Bus Contest: Celebrating Creative Genius

May 10, 2013 | Germany.info
Celebrating the Creative Genius of Germany's Richard Wagner

With our Spot the Bus contest this year, the German Embassy and Germany.info are celebrating two of Germany’s creative geniuses from the world of culture, artist Albrecht Dürer and composer Richard Wagner.

Debating the Renaissance of the Jewish Life in Germany

May 8, 2013 | Germany.info
Rafael Seligmann

Rafael Seligmann, author and publisher of the newspaper “Jewish Voice from Germany”, on May 2nd spoke on the challenges and opportunities of a renaissance of Jewish life in Germany at the Goethe-Institute Boston.

Jürgen Trittin, Leader of the German Greens, at Harvard

May 8, 2013 | Germany.info
Trittin

Austerity, growth, tax policy, European institutional development – these were some of the issues Jürgen Trittin, Co-Leader of Germany’s Green Party, addressed when he gave a talk on “The Euro and its Geostrategic Dimension” at Harvard on Monday, May 6.

Grimm’s Fairy Tales Take Centre Stage at 36th German Theatre Festival and Competition at Mount Holyoke College

May 1, 2013 | Germany.info
"Princess Perle", Meadowbrook Waldorf School, West Kingston, RI

Grimm’s Fairy Tales have played a big part in most everyone’s childhood, and due to this year’s theme commemorating the Grimm brothers on 150th anniversary of the elder brother Jacob’s death, the popular fairy tales were back again at the 36th Annual German Theatre Festival at Mount Holyoke College on April 25, 2013.

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Dr. Axel Klausmeier: “Remembering the Two German Dictatorships – How to Deal with a Complicated Past”

Professor Dr. Axel Klausmeier

The Consul General of Germany in Boston, Rolf E. Schütte, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Boston, cordially invites you and company to a talk by Professor Dr. Axel Klausmeier (Berlin) on the topic “Remembering the Two German Dictatorships – How to Deal with a Complicated Past”and a reception.

The Consul General

Consul General

The German Consulate in Boston is headed by Consul General Rolf Schütte.

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The German Energiewende – Germany as a “laboratory of the future”?

Sonneblume-Solarpanel

How far has Germany advanced in realizing the Energiewende, the transformation of the energy system, in the individual spheres? Where is there still need for adjustment? The German Government is following up these questions within the scope of an intensive monitoring process.

Transatlantic Climate Bridge

Transatlantic Climate Bridge

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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