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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.
May 22, 2012
| Germany.info
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.
Jazz Meets Biergarten
May 21, 2012
| Germany.info
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!
IPS Program
May 21, 2012
| Germany.info
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.
Liz Kaulard
May 18, 2012
| German Historical Institute
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.
German Historical Institute
May 17, 2012
| Germany.info
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.
Herta Müller US Tour