Germany Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Fall of the Wall
Berlin is preparing a celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9 that will include visits from foreign dignitaries, key players from the peaceful revolutions that swept Europe in 1989 and a spectacle involving over 1,000 foam dominoes.
There is broad agreement between Germany and the United States on many international issues, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle noted following talks in Washington on November 5 with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and senators from both political parties. Afghanistan, Iran, and the future of Opel were on the agenda.
Westerwelle Visiting USA
Chancellor Angela Merkel spoke before a joint meeting of the United States Congress on Tuesday, following an invitation by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The Chancellor also met with US President Barack Obama at the White House. Merkel’s visit and her address to US legislators mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.
Merkel Addresses Congress
Thirty universities across the United States are participating in the Freedom Without Walls program via campus weeks that include lectures, workshops, concerts and film screenings, as well as speech and wall art contests, all with a view to exploring the legacy of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.
Campus Weeks Events
To mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the German Embassy is sponsoring a concert by the 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic at the Music Center on November 10.
Concert by 12 Cellists
Just four years after Schiller Year 2005, which marked the 200th anniversary of the death of Friedrich von Schiller, yet another important Schiller anniversary will be celebrated on November 10: the 250th anniversary of the birth of the poet.
Friedrich von Schiller
Europe’s oldest academy of sciences, the German Academy of Natural Scientists “Leopoldina” in Halle an der Saale, which was named Germany’s National Academy of Sciences a year ago, is celebrating its first anniversary in 2009.
Germany’s National Academy of Sciences
Organized by the Transatlantic Climate Bridge initiative, the tour’s aim was to highlight the range of developments in German bioenergy and practical applications in agriculture as well as the policy environment.
Trip Looks at Energy-Farming
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