German Consulate General Los Angeles

Welcome to the website of the German Consulate General in Los Angeles. Here you will find information on Germany, the consular services we provide in our Visa, Passport, Legal section and German-related news and events in our area. 

The Consulate's area of jurisdiction covers the California counties of Imperial, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and the states of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and Utah.

Our German language website features information and news relevant for German citizens.

Farewell Reception for Consul General Christian Stocks

Jun 12, 2009 | Germany.into
Stocks Farewell

Deputy Consul General Dietmar Bock and his wife, Monika, hosted a farewell reception for outgoing Consul General Dr. Christian Stocks and his wife, Christine, at their residence on June 11, 2009.

Franklin Elementary School Receives PASCH Grant

Jun 11, 2009 | Germany.info
Franklin Elementary PASCH

Consul Lars Leymann and Frank Müller, German Language Consultant for the Central Agency for Schools  Abroad, visited the Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Glendale, California on June 11, to welcome the school as a new partner of the Schools: Partners for the Future (PASCH) initiative launched by the German government. On behalf of the initiative, the school received a generous grant to foster German language education.

Lower Saxony Minister for Science and Culture Lutz Stratmann Visits Los Angeles

May 29, 2009 | Germany.info
Stratmann Visit

In connection with the NAFSA 2009 Annual Conference and Expo, the world's leading association fostering international education, Lower Saxony Minister for Science and Culture, Lutz Stratmann accompanied by Ministry Department Head, Heiko Gevers, visited Los Angeles from May 24-29, 2009.

Deputy Consul General Bock Hosts Dinner for Visiting Dignitary

May 28, 2009 | Germany.info
Klaus Tappeser

On the occasion of Klaus Tappeser, Department Secretary of the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts for the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg, visit to Los Angeles to attend the NAFSA 2009 Annual Conference and Expo, Deputy Consul General Dietmar Bock and his wife, Monika, hosted a dinner at their residence on May 26, 2009.

Los Angeles

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Please Note:

The Consulate will be closed on Thursday, November 26, 2009. 

The Consul General

Consul General Wolfgang Drautz

The Consulate General in Los Angeles is headed by Consul General Wolfgang Drautz.

Freedom Without Walls: 1989-2009

Freedom Without Walls © German Embassy Washington

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.