German Consulate General San Francisco
Welcome to the German Consulate General in San Francisco, the official representation of the Federal Government of Germany in the Pacific Northwest (i.e Northern California , Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming and U.S. territories Baker, Howland, Jarvis, Johnston Islands, Midway and Palmyra island.)
This section provides you with Information about Consul General Peter Rothen and the different departments of the Consulate. In the Legal Section you will find information on consular and legal services for US residents and German Citizens and in the News and Events section we inform you about events and news in our administrative district.
Our German language website features information relevant for German citizens.
Flag Raising Ceremony
Oct 3, 2009
| Germany.info
On the occasion of Germany's National Day, the Mayor's Office Protocol invited Consul General Peter Rothen and members of the German community to a flag raising ceremony on the Mayor's Balcony at San Francisco City Hall.
DSD ( Deutsches Sprachdiplom ) Awards
Sep 30, 2009
| Germany.info
On September 30 Consul General Peter Rothen had the honor to welcome the first twenty students from the Bay Area that have passed the German language exam DSD I (Deutsches Sprachdiplom) in the German Consulate General.
Heidelberg University Alumni Meet in San Francisco
Sep 30, 2009
| by Irmintraud Jost, Executive Director, Heidelberg University Association, New York
Heidelberg University alumni from all over the world reconnected recently in San Franciso. The famous German university turns 625 in 2011.
Orchestra Seattle and Seattle Chamber Singers celebrating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall
Sep 29, 2009
| Germany.info
The 40th Anniversary of the Orchestra Seattle and the Seattle Chamber Singers coincides with another anniversary: The 20th Anniversary of the “Velvet Revolution” and the fall of the Berlin Wall. On the very week of their concert in 1989, a huge demonstration of over 70,000 people took place in Leipzig – the heart of the resistance to the Communist regime in East Germany.
Election Party 2009 at the Goethe Institut San Francisco
Sep 27, 2009
| German Consulate
More than 300 Germans gathered on the early morning of September 27 to follow live television coverage of the German federal elections
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