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. We also offer information on traveling, studying and doing business in Germany.

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.

BMW's Electric MINI is First German Plug-in to Hit US Roads

Nov 20, 2008 |
MINI Plug in © picture-alliance/dpa

An all-electric version of BMW's MINI Cooper was unveiled at the LA Auto Show on November 20. Five-hundred electric MINI's will hit the roads in a test program designed to deliver data about how electric cars perform in real-world conditions.

Promoting German Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment in Germany

Nov 20, 2008
Honorary Consul Bernhard Bleise, Dr. Jürgen Morhard, Deputy Head of Economic Dept. German Embassy, Washington, Mayor Phil Gordon of Phoenix, Deputy Consul General Dietmar Bock, Consulate General Los Angeles (C) Angelika Geiger

German foreign trade and investment representatives hosted a business event for members of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, the Tucson Office of Economic Development and other organizations on Thursday, November 13, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Consulate General and Goethe-Institut Welcome New Partner School in Claremont, California

Nov 18, 2008
Claremont High School welcomed as new partner school. (C) Consulate General Los Angeles

Consul Lars Leymann was in Claremont, California on Monday, November 17, to welcome Claremont High School as a new member of the worldwide network of schools participating in Foreign Minister Steinmeyer’s initiative Schools: Partners for the Future.