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.

A Once in a Lifetime Experience and Challenge: The Fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago

Nov 9, 2009 | Germany.info
One of the pictures taken by David Burnett on November 10, 1989

Twenty years after the Berlin Wall was opened, American journalists who reported from Germany in 1989 commemorated this world-changing event and talked about the impact at a panel discussion at the German House New York, jointly organized by the German Consulate General and the Overseas Press Club of America (OPC). 

Rise & Fall - Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Nov 5, 2009 | Germany.info
Of course there's German beer on the menue

Under the themes of "bringing down walls" and "breaking down barriers", the revolutionary art and music event "Rise & Fall" took place on Thursday, November 5th at the Public Assembly in Brooklyn, as part of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9th. This highly mobile exhibition and dance event featured digital art as well as as digital representations of art accompanied by live DJ-ing by DJ Ipek Ipekcioglu.  

Alexander von Humboldt - A German Thinker Ahead of His Time

Nov 5, 2009 | Germany.info
Dr. Frank Holl is answering questions of the audience

The German Consulate General, the American Friends of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation and the new German House of Science, Research and Innovation were proud to present a special event in the German House New York on November 5th 2009: Commemorating the 150th anniversary of the death of the explorer, scientist and humanist Alexander von Humboldt, Dr. Frank Holl, a noted scholar on Humboldt, held an illustrated lecture entitled, “Humboldt’s Life, Works and the Creation of Global Thinking.” 

"Transatlantic Climate Bridge - Business Opportunities for German and American Companies"

Nov 2, 2009 | Germany.info

On November 2nd, 2009, Consul General Dr. Freitag welcomed almost 130 participants from various branches of industry and business to "Focus: Renewable Energy - Transatlantic Climate Bridge – Business Opportunities for German and American Companies." Organized by the German Consulate General and the German-American Chamber of Commerce New York, the symposium introduced a wide array of speakers from government, finance and business for a dialogue on clean energy and its business opportunities between Germany and the United States. The event was part of the Transatlantic Climate Bridge initiative that fosters German and American cooperation on climate and energy policies.  

Symposium on Renewable Energy – Business Opportunities for German and American Companies

Nov 2, 2009 | Germany.info

On November 2nd, 2009, New York Consul General Dr. Freitag welcomed almost 130 participants from various branches of industry and business to an event entiteld “Focus: Renewable Energy - Transatlantic Climate Bridge – Business Opportunities for German and American Companies.“

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