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.

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.

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.

Gloucester High School named official German Partner School

Dec 4, 2009 | German Consulate Boston
Deputy Goethe-Institut Director Dr. Christine Moeller-Sahling, German Teacher Colleen Moceri, Consul General Friedrich Loehr and Head of School Dr. William Goodwin (l-r) at the award ceremony.

Gloucester High School has been officially welcomed into the network of German Partner Schools worldwide. On Friday, December 4, 2009 a delegation of the German Consulate and the Goethe Instiute Boston visited the school and presented the prestigious Partner School plaque of Germany to Gloucester High School.

Art and music event “Rise & Fall” in Boston

Nov 19, 2009 | German Consulate Boston
Art and music event “Rise & Fall”

Interpreting the theme “bringing down walls/breaking down barriers” (literally and symbolically), the international art and music “Rise & Fall” took place on Thursday, November 19th at the Enormous Room in Cambridge, MA.

Maine Governor Proclaims November 9 "Freedom Without Walls" Day

Nov 11, 2009 | Germany.info
Fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, © picture-alliance/dpa

Maine Governor John E. Baldacci as issued an official proclamation declaring November 9, 2009 "Freedom Without Walls" Day in commemoration of the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago on November 9th, 1989.

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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.