Welcome to the
German Consulate General Houston
1330 Post Oak Blvd. Suite 1850
Houston TX 77056
 How
to find us
Opening
Hours
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Administrative
District
Contact
in Case of Emergency
Ausschreibung einer Halbtagsstelle
beim Generalkonsulat Houston
For
up-to-date information on Germany
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Centre for German Legal Information
(CGerLI) - the gateway to German law in English. This website offers you
a comprehensive and freely accessible database of electronic materials
on German law. It brings together English translations of court decisions,
legislation, articles and other law-related documents scattered over the
internet and adds them to our own collection of German legal information.
For
regional cultural events like
European Film Festival
San Antonio, September 8 - 11, 2008
at The Palladium
Free Admission!
Die
Deutsche Samstagsschule in Houston wuerde gerne noch
ein paar Lehrer oder Lehrerinnen zusaetzlich einstellen.
Bitte nehmen Sie Kontakt auf mit
Dr. Ute Eisele unter Telefon 713-666-8125 oder per e-mail: deutscheschule@aol.com
Hurrikan-Prävention
Am 01. Juni hat die diesjährige Hurrikan-Saison begonnen. Der National
Weather Service rechnet auch in diesem Jahr mit einer Reihe von tropischen
Stürmen, die sich zu Hurrikanen entwickeln können.
Das Deutsche Generalkonsulat in Houston bittet alle deutschen Staatsangehörigen,
Anordnungen der amerikanischen Behörden ernst zu nehmen und ihnen
zu entsprechen. Aufrufen zur Evakuierung von Wohngebieten sollte Folge
geleistet werden.
Im Großraum Houston ist das Risiko von Überschwemmungen und
zum Teil lang anhaltenden Stromausfällen besonders hoch.
Alle deutschen Staatsangehörigen, die in den Küstengebieten
von Texas und Louisiana wohnen, sind dazu eingeladen, sich freiwillig
mit dem nachstehenden Link in die Katastrophenschutzliste
des Generalkonsulats zu registrieren.
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader™
if necessary.
Hurricane/Emergency Preparedness Information
The national Weather Service Center has prepared a Hurricane Preparedness
Website to inform you of
possible hazards and provide useful knowledge in case of an emergency:http://www.srh.weather.gov/hgx/
Achtung  Attention
Alle Pass- und Visaantragsteller benötigen
einen Termin für eine persönliche Vorsprache im Generalkonsulat
Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter den nachfolgenden Links
All passport and visa applicants need to
arrange for an appointment in order to hand in their applications
Please find detailed appointment information under the following links
Pässe/passports
Visa
Consular Services
Passports
Visa
Applications
Other
Citizenship
Wichtiger Hinweis: bei Beantragung der Beibehaltung der deutschen Staatsangehörigkeit
nicht von den U.S. Behörden einschworen lassen als amerik.
Staatsbürger ehe Sie die deutsche Beibehaltungsurkunde erhalten haben;
Sie verlieren sonst die deutsche Staatsangehörigkeit. (siehe auch
Citizenship)
Honorary
Consuls
Honorary consuls are active in many places in addition to the diplomatic
and consular missions - maybe also in your area
More
For airline passengers: you can check the latest government regulations
at
http://safetravel.dot.gov
NEW WEBSITE FOR GERMAN-AMERICANS
With the launch of the new German-American heritage website, www.GERMANORIGINality.com,
the German Information Center USA, the German National Tourist Board and
their partners want to give
German-Americans a new platform, a "virtual home" to learn about
the lives of their ancestors, to present the outstanding contributions
of German-Americans to American culture and to discover
Germany "as it was... and is today".
Jewish Life in Germany
Germany’s relationship to its Jewish community is of profound importance
to the country’s post-war reconciliation and the continuing process
of coming to terms with its Nazi past. There are substantial efforts to
revitalize the German-Jewish relationship so that a renewed Jewish culture
may once again become a vibrant part of today’s Germany. The blossoming
of Jewish cultural life in German is a testament to the success of these
efforts.
Germany is home to the third largest number of Jews and the fastest growing
Jewish population in Europe.
Jewish Cultural Sites in Berlin
 More
than half a century after the Nazis almost succeeded at erasing all traces
of Jewish life from German soil, there is, what Paul Spiegel, President
of the Central Council of Jews in Germany has called, a small “Jewish
renaissance.” Especially in Berlin, the nation’s bustling capital,
one finds many forms of
Jewish cultural life.
Jewish Cultural Sites throughout
Germany
 Munich,
Dresden, and many smaller communities are witnessing a growth of their
Jewish communities.
Jewish Education and the Yiddish Language in Germany
 Today,
Jewish studies are not just relegated to history classes.
More
Hinweis:
Opfer der politischen Verfolgung in der ehemaligen DDR
Drittes Gesetz zur Verbesserung rehabilitierungsrechtlicher Vorschriften
für Opfer der politischen Verfolgung in der ehemaligen DDR
hier: Zuständigkeiten
Did
you know about the German Embassy's free service delivering the latest
news from today's modern Germany right to your inbox - in English
or German? With news, features and profiles that celebrate the excitement
of the "land of ideas," their weekly newsletters "Deutschland
Nachrichten" (DN) and "The Week in Germany" (TWIG) offer
Americans from coast to coast shortcuts to Germany.
Why not visit www.germany.info/newsletter
to sign up and join the over 66.000 readers of DN and TWIG today?
Wussten
Sie schon,…
…dass Sie bei der Houston Public Library (www.houstonlibrary.org)
deutsche Bücher für Kinder und Erwachsene ausleihen können
? Zahlreiche Neuerscheinungen und alte Klassiker laden zum Schmökern
ein. Je ein Satz der Bücher sind in der Freed-Montrose Neighborhood
Library (www.houstonlibrary.org/branches/mon_home.html)
und in der Central Library (derzeit wegen Renovierung geschlossen) erhältlich,
auch eine Abholung in einer Zweigstelle in Ihrer Nähe ist möglich.
Die deutschen Bücher finden Sie im „Library Catalog“, indem
Sie bei „Word(s)/Phrase“ einen „*“ eingeben und dann
als „Language“ „German“ auswählen.
Viel Spaß !
New
Website Invites Germany Alumni to Reconnect and Network with Former Colleagues
 Miss
the Old Banter from the Bibliothek? Have you spent time studying, researching
or teaching in Germany? Stop pining and re-connect with old colleagues
and access professional opportunities!
The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German Federal Foreign
Office and universities in Germany are
pleased to invite all "Germany-Alumni" in the USA to join
a new network.
This initiative aims to bring people who have studied, researched or
taught at a university in Germany back into touch with their former German
host institutions and funding organizations, as well as with their local
German consulates and cultural organizations in the USA.
All Germany-Alumni are encouraged to register on the site below - and
to spread the word about this useful new service to colleagues and friends
who have also been at a German university.
For further information or to register, please go to www.germany-alumni.us.
Applications available
online for Robert Bosch Foundation
Fellowship Program, a nine-month program offering
U.S. professionals an in-depth understanding of the political,
economic, and cultural environment of Germany & Europe
with seminars across Europe, compensation package.
No German language skills required at time of application.
Deadline for the 2009-2010 fellowship year is October 15, 2008
Interested
in studying in Germany?
The German Academic Exchange Service offers assistance.
Their websites:
- http://www.campus-germany.de
Interested in the alumni association of Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg?
Here is its website: www. alumni.uni-hd.de
More
than 1000 articles and several hundred pictures of Germany are available
free of charge at www.land-der-ideen.de
in German, English
.
Business
and Economy
Here you will find information about business, economy, and our partners
in our administrative district, as well as trade relations, German fairs,
working in Germany, IT technology, and much more.
More
NEW
(We cannot help with Visa or Passport matters)
German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern US
Texas Branch Office
Jan Christoph Wiedemann
Managing Director
1900 West Loop South, Suite 880
Houston, TX 77056
Tel 713-629-8787
Fax 713-629-8799
email: info@gacctexas.com
We will assist you with information on business in Germany
Business
and Technology
Die Bundesagentur
für Aussenwirtschaft - bfai - bietet viele
bfai-Informationen kostenlos im Internet
Tourism
- extensive information in German
and English
The
German National Tourist Office
offers
information on tourism in general.
In Berlin
the Dollar still goes far.
Compared to other European cities, Berlin remains quite affordable for
every budget.
The city's very competitive hotel rates, subsidized culture,and special
offers allow visitors to enjoy music and museums, historic and contemporary
sights without breaking the bank. Also many of Berlins's annual festivals
and events are free for all.
For more information visit the these websites: www.visitBerlin.de
www.berlin-welcomecard.de
www.berliner-philharmoniker.de
Culture
and Education
Berliner
Kuenstlerprogramm/Berlin Artists-in-Residence Programme
is one of the most renowned international programs offering grants to
artists in the fields of visual arts, literature, music, and film.
More information
New central
information point in Germany for Mobile Researchers from home and abroad
as well as for all those working in this field in an advisory capacity:
The German Mobility Centre
at the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
This is where anyone who is planning a research stay in Germany or another
European country can get up-to-date information and personal advice on
funding opportunities, job offers, and practical matters such as entry
requirements, visas, work permits, finding accommodation etc.
e-mail: mobility@avh.de
The
Media Corner is a free service offered by "Deutschland"
magazine for international journalists and publicists. We provide topical
texts and photographs from "Deutschland" magazine for reprinting.
Publication is royalty-free provided that you add a clear copyright notice
and accept our reprinting conditions.
www.magazine-deutschland.de/mediacorner
is the webaddress.
If you
want to learn more about German culture or if you are interested in studying
the language or are looking for exchange programs, you will find the information
here.
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Culture
and Life
Regional
Cultural Events
Der Wegweiser
für internationale Zusammenarbeit in Forschung und Bildung:
internationale - kooperation.de
Auslandsfernsehen
der Deutschen Welle
Mit DW-TV bekommen Sie ein Angebot, das gerade
für zweisprachige US-Haushalte optimal ist: das Programm informiert
und unterhaelt im stuendlichen Wechsel von deutscher und englischer Sprache.
Information unter www.german.tv, zum
Programm unter
www.dw-world.de
“Young
Germany” is an English-language website for young high potentials
worldwide and wants to raise interest in Germany in a new manner. The
website provides information about career opportunities, innovative developments
in research and science as well as trends and lifestyle and the experiences
of young people in Germany.
http://www.young-germany.de
Check it out!
Deutsch
at „Young Germany“
“Young Germany” is launching "Deutsch@Young Germany",
a platform for young people interested in the German language. The new
German-language offer includes interactive German materials such as podcasts
and videocasts.
The platform is not a traditional online course, but a topic-driven approach
to learning German, intended to attract people to the German language.
"Deutsch@YG" offers German grammar basics as well as link tips
ranging from a language learning portal to dictionary and translation
tools.
Source: www.young-germany.de
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