Celebrating Unity and Freedom without Walls

Oct 3, 2009
National Day Celebrations 2009
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National Day Celebrations 2009
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To celebrate the Day of German Unity Consul General Peter Rothen and Gerlind Rothen welcomed more than 400 guests on Friday, October 2. The Consul General's welcome speech highlighted that the Federal Republic of Germany has turned sixty this year and that it has been twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 2010 we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of German reunification.

Speech of Consul General P.Rothen on the occasion of the German National Day 2009 [pdf, 41.93k]

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German National Day 2009

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Köhler: Using Freedom to Help Shape Our World

Federal President Horst Köhler

"The freedom which we Germans gained with the Basic Law and the fall of the Berlin Wall is precious," Federal President Köhler states in his message on the Day of German Unity. "We want to use it as part of the international community to help shape our one world and to solve its problems."

Federal President's Message

Historic Responsibility

Holocaust Memmorial, Berlin, (c) picture-alliance/Paul Mayall

The two key parameters of German foreign policy are “never again” and “never alone“. “Never again” is to be seen against the background of German history and rejects authoritarian and expansion-oriented politics. “Never alone” signifies Germany’s firm embedding in the community of Western democracies.

Historic Responsibility