Foreign Policy and German-US Relations News
Jul 3, 2012
| Germany.info
Just days before the United States of America celebrates its 237th birthday, researchers at the Library of the University of Munich have discovered a rare map connected to America’s “birth certificate.”
Waldseemüller Map
Jun 15, 2012
| Germany.info
German Ambassador Peter Ammon boarded the FGS Hessen to accompany the German navy frigate on its last nautical miles into the Baltimore harbor, where it was taking part as a German guest in the parade of ships commemorating the War of 1812.
Ambassador Aboard Frigate
Jun 15, 2012
| Germany.info
German broadcaster Deutsche Welle recently hosted a live televised debate on the state of "Transatlantic Ties" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
Think Transatlantic
Jun 8, 2012
| Germany.info
Twenty-five years ago, on June 12, 1987, US President Ronald Reagan stood before the Brandenburg Gate at the heart of Berlin and demanded that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev "Tear down this wall!"
25th Anniversary
Jun 1, 2012
| Young Germany
The Berlin-based Center for International Peace (ZIF) recently celebrated its 10th anniversary together with the Federal Foreign Office in a ceremony that honored peacekeepers around the world.
Peace Efforts