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.

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Workforce and Skills Initiative Program Kicks Off in San Diego

Mar 25, 2013 | Germany.info/Los Angeles
Workforce & Skills Initiative

The German American San Diego Foundation and the American Council on Germany hosted a dinner to kick off the Workforce and Skills Initiative to foster German American economic development in San Diego.

Workforce and Skills Initiative Program

First Albert Einstein Academies Day of Innovation in San Diego

Mar 21, 2013 | Germany.info/Los Angeles
Day of Innovation

The first Day of Innovation was a big hit with San Diego's Albert Einstein Academies Middle School students, who marked the March 14 birthday of their school’s namesake, by gaining firsthand insight into German innovations.

Day of Innovation

Grant Funds German Language Program at Cabrillo Elementary School in San Diego

Mar 19, 2013 | Germany.info/Los Angeles
Cabrillo Elementary School in San Diego

Deputy Consul General Stefan Biedermann recently visited Cabrillo Elementary School in San Diego, where students can now learn German thanks to a grant awarded by the US Department of Defense to fund foreign language programs at schools that serve large military student populations.

German Language Program at Cabrillo Elementary in San Diego

First German Saturday School Opens in Las Vegas

Mar 12, 2013 | www.Germany.info/Los Angeles
GASA campus in Las Vegas

The German American School Association opened its first Saturday School campus in Nevada at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Las Vegas. Deputy Consul General Stefan Biedermann attended the opening ceremony on March 9.

New Campus in Las Vegas

German Consulate General and DAAD Visit Arizona to Promote Study in Germany

Mar 8, 2013 | Germany.info/Los Angeles
DAAD Tour in Arizona

Deputy Consul General Stefan Biedermann together with Leslie Harlson of the German Academic Exchange Service / DAAD recently traveled to Arizona, where they visited three universities to promote study in Germany.

DAAD Information Tour

dena Energy Efficiency Award 2013 Under Way: Prize Money of EUR 30,000 Beckons Businesses

Mar 7, 2013 | Germany.info
dena Energy Efficiency Award 2013

This international competition rewards excellence in increasing energy efficiency in industry and production. Businesses can submit their application for the dena Energy Efficiency Award until June 30, 2013.

dena Energy Efficiency Award 2013

American Students Argue Transatlantic Relations at Think Transatlantic National Finals in Washington

Mar 5, 2013 | Germany.info
Think Transatlantic National Finals

Two dozen students from across the United States presented their best ideas on how to foster the transatlantic partnership and shared their vision of the future of transatlantic relations in the Think Transatlantic National Finals held in Washington, DC on March 4.

Think Transatlantic

German State Minister for Culture Bernd Neumann Visits Los Angeles

Feb 28, 2013 | Germany.info/Los Angeles
State Minister Bernd Neumann Visit to LA

State Minister for Culture Bernd Neumann recently visited Los Angeles for the second time since 2009 to support German cinema at Oscar-related events as well as foster cultural cooperation between Germany and Southern California. Consul General Dr. Bernd Fischer accompanied the minister during his stay.

State Minister Bernd Neumann Visits LA

Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Opens Expanded TechCenter in Long Beach

Feb 27, 2013 | Germany.info/Los Angeles
Mercedes-Benz TechCenter

Consul General Dr. Bernd Fischer recently attended the official grand opening of the newly modernized and expanded Mercedes-Benz TechCenter in Long Beach. Dr. Fischer called the MBRDNA center “a rising star of German business involvement in Southern California.”

MBRDNA

From Hollywood to Baden Baden: George Clooney Honored with German Humanitarian Award

Feb 27, 2013 | Germany.info
George Clooney in Baden Baden

Fresh off a plane from Hollywood, Oscar-winner George Clooney was awarded the Deutscher Medienpreis on February 26 in Baden Baden for his work as a global humanitarian activist.

Deutscher Medienpreis

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Flash player is not installed Germany's system of dual training is one of the foundations of its economic strength. It's possible to export some elements of dual training to other countries, with positive effects for everybody involved. The German government supports this knowledge transfer. (© AA)

Conference - Pioneers on Dual Training Abroad

Flash player is not installed 2013 is the European Year of Citizens. They're invited to contribute their ideas for the EU, and to discover more about their rights as EU citizens. An example: labour mobility. (© AA)

The European Year of Citizens

Flash player is not installed The Hannover Messe, the big industrial trade fair, has once again attracted hundreds of thousands of people, with companies from across the globe unveiling their latest products. Green energy is a given, now the buzzword is integration for industry 4.0. (© FFO)

Hannover Messe 2013

Flash player is not installed Smartphones, tablets - or "phablets": anybody hunting down the latest innovations in the IT sector, comes to Hanover each spring. (© FFO)

CeBIT 2013

Flash player is not installed The International Tourism Fair, the ITB Berlin, is the global travel industry’s most important annual get-together. Tourism trends are born here and contracts worth billions of euros are signed. The halls of the trade fair centre are regularly booked out. (© FFO)

International Tourism Fair ITB Berlin

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Membership of the UN Human Rights Council 2013 - 2015

Flash player is not installed Studying in Germany makes more and more sense. Teaching and research have a long tradition. German Universities have a very good reputation, especially when it comes to technical subjects. And with the introduction of bachelors and masters degrees, as well as more courses and lectures being held in English, Germany can finally compete to attract the world’s brightest. (© AA)

Studying in Germany

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Berlinale 2013

Flash player is not installed Berlin – fashion city? That hasn't always been the case. But more and more shows at Fashionweek and trade events like Bread & Butter mean an ever increasing influx of fashion aficionados in Berlin. For them, Berlin is still a city where anything goes. (© FFO)

Berlin's Fashion Scene

Flash player is not installed The Élysée Treaty is a major milestone in the history of Franco-German relations. It was a new beginning after the Second World War. So 50 years after the document was signed, how is that relationship? Well here's an example of German-French cooperation and of how much work that cooperation can mean. A joint masters degree in German and French politics at Berlin's Freie Universität. (© FFO)

50th anniversary of Élysée-Treaty

Flash player is not installed Climate change is going to means changes to our environment. That, most scientists agree. But what impact will global warming, floods and food shortages have on security around the world? The implications of climate change for global security have become a major focus of German foreign policy. (© FFO)

Climate Change and Security

Flash player is not installed Germany’s energy revolution is going ahead, but the country’s decision to turn its back on nuclear power in favour of renewables means big changes . And those changes will also impact its European neighbours. (© FFO)

Germany’s Energy Revolution and its European Neighbours

Flash player is not installed Youth unemployment is low in Germany compared to the rest of Europe. Many experts say that's due to Germanys system of dual training system, which allows young people to get work experience and study at the same time. (© FFO)

Dual Training in Germany

Flash player is not installed Landminen sind heute in vielen Ländern der Welt geächtet. (© AA)

The 20th Anniversary of the Campaign to Ban Landmines

Flash player is not installed Medica, the world's leading trade fair for the medical technology, drew 2500 exhibitors to Düsseldorf in 2012. Many of them were showing off innovative mobile IT devices. (© FFO)

Medica 2012

Flash player is not installed To many people, Germany means a strong economy, high environmental standards, and a stable democracy. All that means quality of life. But Germany is changing, and is showing new sides of itself. A good place to observe these changes is Berlin. (© AA)

Life in Berlin

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