German Consulate General Houston
Welcome to the website of the German Consulate General in Houston. 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 Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.
Working towards a world free of nuclear weapons
Feb 4, 2010
| Federal Foreign Office
Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle met elder statesmen from Germany and the US who are working to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons. Westerwelle expressed his support for the commitment of the eight disarmament veterans, who include Richard von Weizsäcker and Henry Kissinger.
Andreas Tünnermann Appointed Optical Society of America Fellow
Feb 4, 2010
| Germany.info/Fraunhofer
Professor Andreas Tünnermann, director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering and director of the Institute for Applied Physics ad the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena, has been appointed Fellow for 2010 at the Optical Society of America.
International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS)
Feb 4, 2010
| Germany.info
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.
Jewish Council Applauds "Renaissance" in Germany
Feb 3, 2010
| Germany.info
Germany is experiencing a "renaissance of Judaism" as the number of synagogus and community members continues to grow, the Central Council of Jews in Germany said on February 3.
Score with German – Learning German through Soccer
Feb 3, 2010
| Goethe-Institut San Francisco
Building on the excitement leading up to this summer’s World Cup and the 2011 Women’s World Cup in Germany, the AATG and the Goethe-Institut San Francisco are offering German&Soccer summer camps and soccer-related teaching materials for young students of German.
