Consul General and the Consulate General Departments

Dr. Bernd Fischer

The Consul General

The Consulate General in Los Angeles is headed by Consul General Dr. Bernd Fischer.

Political and Economic Affairs, Head of Mission

Consul General Dr. Bernd Fischer
Personal Assistant Saskia Weber
Phone: (323) 930-7601

Scientific Affairs

Deputy Consul General Stefan Biedermann
Consul General Dr. Bernd Fischer
Ines Beyer
Phone: (323) 930-7611

Cultural Affairs

Deputy Consul General Stefan Biedermann
Vice Consul Julia Neblich
Ines Beyer
Phone: (323) 930-7611

Consular and Legal Affairs

Consul Maria Friedrich-Boerger
Karen Gramm, Phone: (323) 930-7615

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

Visa
Vice Consul Raimund Kallée
Visa Department:  Phone: (323) 930-7614

Pension and Restitution

Stefan Starina, Phone: (323) 930-7602

Family Law, Inheritance, Consular Aid
Consul Maria Friedrich-Boerger

Press and Media Affairs

Deputy Consul General Stefan Biedermann
Vice Consul Julia Neblich
Trudy Corell 
Phone:  (323) 930-7642

Administration

Consul Hartwig Hars
Vice Consul Raimund Kallée
Vice Consul Hans Mayer
Ines Beyer, Phone:  (323) 930-7611

Consul General, Departments

Facts about Germany

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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.

National Anthem of the Federal Republic of Germany

Deutsche Nationalhymne Audio File

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Political System and Government

A voter submits a ballot.

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.

German-US Relations

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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.