German Consulate General Houston

Approval for Deployment in NATO Planes Over Afghanistan

The German parliament has approved by a wide majority the deployment of German military personnel as part of the NATO AWACS mission in Afghanistan.

• AWACS in Afghanistan

Youth Newspaper Closes Gaps in Nazi Era Press

With the youth initiative step21, 70 young people from Berlin to Brno, Klagenfurt to Poznan, researched what happened in their home region at the time of National Socialism and produced a newspaper to fill in the "blank spots” left by the Nazi press.

• Youth Newspaper

Steinmeier on Holocaust Era Assets Conference

"It is becoming more and more important to keep alive the memory of the Holocaust as a warning for the future. The discussions in Prague point in the right direction, stressing the importance of information and education." 

• Prague Conference

International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS)

Are you interested in politics? Would you like to gain insight into the workings of our democracy? Every year, 100 young people from 25 countries have the opportunity to take part in the International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) program in Berlin. The application deadline has been extended until July 31, 2009.

• IPS Program

The Consul General

Rainer Münzel

• Biography