German Consulate New York

Welcome to the website of the German Consulate General in New York. Here you will find information on Germany, the consular services we provide and German-related news and events in the Tri-State-Area. We offer a wide spectrum of information, including travel, study, doing business in Germany, German newspapers and broadcasts as well as our Event Calendar. Our German language website features information and news relevant to German citizens.

The Consulate General’s area of jurisdiction covers Bermuda, Connecticut (Fairfield County), New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.

International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS)

Feb 4, 2010 | Germany.info
The Reichstag in Berlin

Are you interested in politics? Would you like to gain insight into the workings of German democracy as part of the staff of a Member of the German Bundestag? Every year, 120 young people from 28 countries have the opportunity to take part in the International Parliamentary Scholarship (IPS) program in Berlin.

Oranienburg Meets Harlem at the German House

Feb 2, 2010 | Germany.info
The German and American students with their teachers at the German House

As their 10-day stay with their host families in Harlem drew to a close, the four German high school exchange students from Friedrich Ferdinand Runge Gymnasium in Oranienburg, Germany, a suburb of Berlin, and the American students from Frederick Douglas Academy in Harlem they now call their friends gathered at the German House. Consul General Horst Freitag had invited them on February 2 for a wrap-up discussion of their experiences and thoughts on the program.

Concert "Remembrance and Beyond"

Jan 28, 2010 | Germany.info
Concert "Remembrance and Beyond"

The Jerusalem Oratorio Chamber Choir and the Zamirchor Bayreuth gave a musical tribute to Holocaust survivors on January 28th, under the title “Remembrance and Beyond”. The special concert of German-Jewish cooperation took place at the Park East Synagogue in New York City, on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Consulates General of Germany and Israel in New York cosponsored this event.

A Celebration of Service at the 2010 "Tikkun Olam" Dinner

Jan 18, 2010 | Germany.info
Members of the Calvary Baptist Church perform before the guests of the German American Jewish Exchange Program Tikkun Olam Dinner guests.

Supporters of the Student Exchange between German and American Jewish students gathered at the German House for a ceremony on January 18, 2010, to celebrate the program’s continued success and to honor this year’s recipient of the Tikkun Olam Award. The fundraising event benefits the exchange program, which was created in 2002. The award is presented to an individual whose consistent support of the program and work reflect the values of Tikkun Olam, meaning "to repair the world."  

Consul General Freitag Welcomes New Partner School UNIS to the PASCH Program

Jan 14, 2010 | Germany.info
Consul General Dr. Horst Freitag together with German teachers Anne Dahl and Dagmar Kappel and students of the United Nations International School

Consul General Dr. Horst Freitag visited the United Nations International School in Manhattan on January 14 wich joined the PASCH (Partners for the Future) program. 

New York

At night the Empire State Building is illuminated in the colors black, red and gold.

Special Announcements

There will be no consultations on applications for naturalizations (based on Art. 116 II of the German Basic Law) during the week of February 15 to 19, 2010.

NYConsulate Events of the Month

Tino Sehgal exhibtion at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, January 29 - March 20, 2010.
Tino Sehgal Exhibition

The Mannes School of Music performs Music of Robert Schumann at the German House, February 11, 2010, 6 p.m.

Mannes School of Music

"Paintings Meet Music - An Artistic Happening" featuring G. L. Gabriel and Rainer Oleak, German House, February 24, 2010, 6 p.m.

Paintings Meet Music

The Consul General

Portrait of Dr. Horst Freitag

Dr. Horst Freitag

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