Consul General and the Consulate General Departments

The Consul General

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

• Curriculum Vitae
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Political Affairs and Head

Consul General Wolfgang Drautz
Personal Assistant Saskia Weber
Phone: (323) 930-7601

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Economic and Scientific Affairs

Deputy Consul General Marc Eichhorn
Consul Klaus Fimpel
Ines Beyer
Phone: (323) 930-7611

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Cultural Affairs

Consul Michael Ott
Vice Consul Julia Neblich
Ines Beyer
Phone: (323) 930-7611

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Consular and Legal Affairs

Consul Ulrich Fischer
Karen Gramm, Phone: (323) 930-7615

Passport and Citizenship
Vice Consul Susanne Eichhorn
Passport Department: Phone: (323) 930-7614 or (323) 930-7619

Visa
Vice Consul Raimund Kallée
Visa Department:  Phone: (323) 930-7644

Pension and Restitution
Stefan Starina, Phone: (323) 930-7602

Family Law, Inheritance, Consular Aid
Consul Ulrich Fischer

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Press and Media Affairs

Consul Michael Ott
Vice Consul Julia Neblich
Trudy Corell 
Phone:  (323) 930-7642

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Administration

Consul Klaus Fimpel
Vice Consul Raimund Kallée
Administrative Officer: Hans Mayer
Ines Beyer, Phone:  (323) 930-7611

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Facts about Germany

You want to learn more about Germany? This is the right place for you to start. Take your time to read through our glossary and visit the many homepages on Germany. Or, to simply get a first idea of the country, skim the quick facts.

• Facts about Germany

National Anthem of the Federal Republic of Germany

Audio File

• The National Anthem of the Federal Republic of Germany [x-wav, 3.210,38k]
• History of the Deutschlandlied [pdf, 24,89k]

Political System and Government

The Federal Republic of Germany is a democratic, federal and social constitutional state. Together with the basic rights, these principles form the inviolable core of the constitution, adherence to which is guarded over by the Federal Constitutional Court.

Political System

German-US Relations

The transatlantic partnership is a basic axiom in German foreign policy. It is no longer merely a matter of security issues, the whole spectrum of global challenges is now the subject of German-US cooperation.

German-US Relations