German Consulate General Miami

Welcome to the website of the German Consulate General in Miami. Here you will find information on Germany, the consular services we provide and German-related news and events in our area. We offer a wide spectrum of information, including travel, study, doing business in Germany and much more. Our German language website features information and news relevant  to German citizens.

The Consulate General’s area of jurisdiction covers the State of Florida, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Island.

The Consulate General will be closed on Monday, May 20, 2013 (Pentecost) and on Monday, May 27, 2013 (Memorial Day)

German Law Professor Markus Wagner presents bike journey from the Schwarzwald to the Yellow Sea

May 7, 2013 | Germany.info/Miami
Markus Wagner presentation

German Law Professor Markus Wagner gave a fascinating presentation of his 5-months bike trip from Germany to China 'Cycling without Borders' in front of a group of German students and guests at the Dante Aligheri in Coral Gables.

German-made Tunnel Boring Machine Breaks through from PortMiami to Watson Island

May 6, 2013 | Germany.info/Miami
Tunnel MiamiPort

The giant German-made tunnel boring machine called ‘Harriet’ finished its 18-month-long task to create a tunnel from PortMiami to Watson Island.

Green Talents Competition 2013: Are You a Green talent?

Apr 30, 2013 | Federal Ministry of Education and Research / FONA
Green Talents Competition

Join the Competition and get the chance to visit the hot spots of sustainability research in Germany.The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) is now holding its prestigious "Green Talents" competition.

Word of the Week: Frauchen, Herrchen und Hündchen

Apr 26, 2013 | Germany.info
"Sturm der Liebe", Episode 1681

To be a dog's "Frauchen" or "Herrchen", you must be part mistress/master, part companion, part parent and part friend. Only a dog owner can understand the bond between man and man's best friend.

Acclaimed Bergmann Piano Duo Concert at the Ringling Museum of Arts in Sarasota

Apr 26, 2013 | Germany.info/Miami
Concert Bergmann Duo Sarasota

The German Consul General Countess Kendeffy sponsored the acclaimed Bergmann Piano Duo in concert at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota on April 26. Community leaders in politics, business, culture and the arts witnessed a ravishing performance of Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann featuring Classic, Tango and Jazz.

German Architect Sebastian Eilert receives the "Green Historic Preservation Award" by Dade Heritage Trust

Apr 25, 2013 | Germany.info/Miami
Sebastian Eilert Award

German Architect Sebatian Eilert, Owner of Sebastian Eilert Architecture (S.E.A.) was awarded the "Green Historic Preservation Award" by Dade Heritage Trust for the Abbott Residence renovation & addition in Coconut Grove.

Panel Discussion at the Jewish Museum of Florida in Miami Beach

Apr 22, 2013 | Germany.info/Miami
Panel Discussion

On Monday, April 22, the Action Reconciliation Service for Peace, the American Jewish Committee Greater Miami and Broward, the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Miami and the Consulate General of Israel in Miami supported by the German Information Center USA and Leonard Wien, President of the American Jewish Committee Greater Miami and Broward held a panel discussion dedicated to Holocaust remembrance, German-Jewish dialogue and reconciliation in commemoration of Yom Hashoah at the beautifully restored Jewish Museum of Florida in Miami Beach.

Word of the Week: Waldeinsamkeit

Apr 19, 2013 | Germany.info
St. Trudpert's Abbey

If you have ever been surrounded by nature, touched with a feeling of utter solitude, then you know what the word "Waldeinsamkeit" means. It is the intangible feeling of being alone in the woods.

Word of the Week: einbestellen

Apr 12, 2013 | Germany.info
Foreign Office Berlin

Foreign Minister Westerwelle had the North Korean Ambassador summoned.  The verb "einbestellen" is the German term in the language of diplomacy.

Word of the Week: Schokoladenseite

Apr 5, 2013 | Germany.info
Elke Sommer, 2005

You don't need chocolate from the Easter Bunny to show your "Schokoladenseite": "sich von seiner Schokoladenseite zeigen" means "to show oneself at one's best", from the favorable and attractive side.

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Consul General Miami

The Consulate General is headed by Consul General Eva Alexandra Gräfin Kendeffy, Germany's representative to the State of Florida, The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

PASCH - Partner School Initiative

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Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has launched the "Schools: Partners for the Future" Initiative. Its goal is to build up a worldwide network of at least 1000 partner schools through which to awaken young people's interest in and enthusiasm for modern-day Germany and German society.