German Consulate General Boston

Welcome to the website of the German Consulate General in Boston. Here you will find information on Germany, the consular services we provide and German-related news and events in our area. We offer a wide spectrum of information, including travel, study, doing business in Germany and much more. 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, Vermont.

The Legend of the Ruhr – European Capital of Culture 2010

Mar 5, 2010 | German Consulate Boston
Henrichshütte ironworks in Hattingen

"Essen for the Ruhr" - A photo exhibition of the Ruhr Metropolis by Manfred Vollmer

International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS)

Feb 4, 2010 | Germany.info
The Reichstag in Berlin

Are you interested in politics? Would you like to gain insight into the workings of German democracy as part of the staff of a Member of the German Bundestag? Every year, 120 young people from 28 countries have the opportunity to take part in the International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) program in Berlin.

Strong German presence at the European Career Fair at MIT

Feb 1, 2010 | German Consulate Boston
MIT Career Fair

Allianz and Munich Re (re-)insurance giants, Volkswagen Group and Continental, Bayer, BASF and Boehringer Ingelheim chemical and pharmaceutical heavyweights, Deutsche Post DHL Inhouse Consulting and Lufthansa – German corporate stars braved the economic crisis and came to the European Career Fair 2010 at MIT (Jan 29 – Feb 1, 2010) to continue recruiting among top-notch talent trained in the USA. 

Never forget: Holocaust education and remembrance 65 years after the liberation of Auschwitz

Jan 20, 2010 | German Consulate Boston
Holocaust survivors' account

Seventh-graders of the German International School in Boston had a very special history lesson on Wednesday, January 20, 2010. They met with Auschwitz survivors Israel Arbeiter and Edgar Krasa.

Commander' s Cross of the Federal order of Merit bestowed upon Prof. Dr. Karl Kaiser

Dec 10, 2009 | Consulate General Boston
Professor Dr. Karl Kaiser (l) is handed the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany by Consul General Friedrich Löhr.

Professor Dr. Karl Kaiser, formerly head of the Research Institute of the German Council on Foreign Relations and Professor of Political Science at the German Universities of Cologne and Bonn, renowned academic and political consultant to Federal Chancellors and German Foreign Ministers, was handed the Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany bestowed upon him by Federal President Horst Köhler upon the completion of his 75th birthday on 8 December 2009.

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The Consul General

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The German Consulate in Boston is headed by Consul General Friedrich Löhr.

Freedom Without Walls: 1989-2009

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The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of a new era in history. It was the end of the cold war, the beginning of a fully united Europe and proof that peaceful change is possible, even in the moments when it seems most unlikely.