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 Rolf Schuette 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. 

Recent Information :

Travel and Safety Information regarding swine flu issued by the Foreign Office in Berlin ( in German only )   Electronic System for Travel Authorization             Electronic Registration of German Citizens living abroad

Berlin Kreuzberg 36

May 14, 2009 | germany.info
Store in the Skalitzerstraße

The German Consulate and City College of San Francisco will present the  Photo-Exhibition " Berlin Kreuzberg 36 " by german photographer Peter Frischmuth,who documented this district on the former Belin Wall in 1982 and then took pictures from the exact same location in 2006 after the wall had come down.

German Consul General in San Francisco, Rolf Schütte bid farewell

May 12, 2009 | germany.info
Consul General Schuette with Senator Mark Leno and Anna Damiani

After 4 years as the German Consul General in San Francisco, Rolf Schuette bid farewell to his friends and cooperation partners in two events on May 9, 2009. A reception at his residence for 150 guests followed by a concert at St. Marks Lutheran church that was  both a Memorial Concert on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift and a farewell to the public in San Francisco.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? German Language Reception - Young Professionals International Forum

May 5, 2009 | germany.info
German  Language Reception May 19th, 2009

Join the World Affairs Council's Young Professionals International Forum at a special German language reception. Germany's Consul General Rolf Schütte will address the gathering in German followed by a chance to savor German cuisine while chatting in German with professionals of all ages. 

German-Jewish Relations Today

Apr 20, 2009 | germany.info
Consul General Rolf Schutte

The University of San Francisco’s German Program and the Swig Program in Jewish Studies and Social Justice are pleased to announce:

“German-Jewish Relations Today"

A Talk by the Consul General of Germany, Rolf Schütte

April 30, 2009, 6 p.m.

University of San Francisco, Maier Room (Fromm Hall)

Free and Open to the Public

Memorial Concert

Mar 30, 2009 | Germany.info
Berlin Wall

Please join the German Consulate General, the American Bach Soloists and Maestro Jeffery Thomas for a memorial concert on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2009.
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Please Note:

The Consulate will be closed June 10th, and July 3rd ( Independance Day ), 2009.

The Consul General

Consul General Rolf Schutte

Since July 2005 Consul General Rolf Schuette is heading  the Consulate in San Francisco and welcomes you to this website.        

Notice to Germans concerning the Elections

German Citizens who reside outside the Federal Republic of Germany and no longer have a domicile in Federal territory may, subject to the fulfilment of the other electoral requirements, participate in the elec­tion.

Elections to the German Bundestag and European Parliament ( German only )

Germany Celebrates 20 & 60

Deutschland online 20 years since the fall of the wall ;  60 Years of the Federal Republic of Germany

Germany is celebrating two important anniversaries in 2009: 20 years since the Fall of the Wall and 60 years of the Federal Republic of Germany. Read more in Deutschland Magazine. 

Freedom Without Walls: 1989-2009

Freedom Without Walls © German Embassy Washington

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the beginning of a new era in history. It was the end of the cold war, the beginning of a fully united Europe and proof that peaceful change is possible, even in the moments when it seems most unlikely.