German Embassy, Washington, DC

Spring in Washington DC Enlarge image Spring in Washington DC (© iStock) Welcome to the German Embassy in Washington, DC, the official representation of the Federal Government of Germany in the United States.

The Ambassador and Departments section provides you with information about the Ambassador, as well as the work and services of the embassy departments.

In our Visa, Passport, Legal section you will find information on the numerous consular and legal services for US residents and German citizens within the Embassy's area of Consular Jurisdiction: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Jazz Meets Biergarten: German Academic All-Stars at Standard

May 22, 2012 | Germany.info
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Join us on Wednesday, May 23, from 4-7 pm as the German Academic All-Stars fill the popular Standard biergarten in the heart of DC’s pulsating 14th Street corridor with their vibrant sound.

Apply by June 30th for the 2013 International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) in Berlin

May 21, 2012 | Germany.info
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The International Parliamentary Scholarships gives young people from 28 countries an up-close perspective on German democracy via a three-month internship in the office of a Member of the Bundestag. Apply by June 30, 2012!

Liz Kaulard: 2011 Teacher of Excellence Award Winner

May 21, 2012 | Germany.info
Liz Kaulard

Soccer is just one of many tools Liz Kaulard has used to attract students to her German program, one of the largest in the country, at Esperanza High School in Anaheim, California. Germany.info presents the last of three profiles of the 2011 Teacher of Excellence Award winners.

Celebrating 25 Years of the German Historical Institute in Washington

May 18, 2012 | German Historical Institute
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The 25th anniversary of the German Historical Institute in Washington DC was celebrated by more than 170 guests on Thursday, May 17, 2012. In a welcome address, German Ambassador Peter Ammon noted the importance of the GHI in German-American relations.

Herta Müller "The Hunger Angel" US Tour Concludes at Library of Congress

May 17, 2012 | Germany.info
The author at work

Nobel Prize-winning author Herta Müller's Goethe-Institut-sponsored US tour drew hundreds of fans to hear her read from "The Hunger Angel," the new translation of her 2009 novel "Atemschaukel," which portrays in great detail one man's experience in a Soviet gulag after World War II.

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Ambassador Peter Ammon

Ambassador Peter Ammon

Ambassador Peter Ammon represents German interests in the United States and works to foster and deepen German-American relations in the political, economic and cultural spheres.

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