The American Council on Germany, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and International House New York will host a Discussion and Reception on “The Legacy of Konrad Adenauer:

Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future” with 1973 ACG Young Leader Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering, Former President of the European Parliament and Former Chairman of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (2010-2017).

While there is no cost to attend the event, registration in advance is required and space is limited. Please email events@acgusa.org with your name, affiliation, and title if you are interested in attending.

Prof. Dr. Hans-Gert Pöttering was born on September 15, 1945, in Bersenbrück (Lower Saxony). He studied law, politics, and history at the universities of Bonn and Geneva, and completed a research stay at Columbia University in New York. From 1976 to 1979, he was a research associate for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag. From 1979 to 2014, he was a continuous Member of the European Parliament, serving as its President from 2007 to 2009. Previously, from 1999 to 2007, he was Chairman of the EPP-ED Group in the European Parliament. From January 2010 to the end of December 2017, he served as Chairman of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and is currently its Representative for European Affairs.

Prof. Dr. Pöttering is the initiator and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the House of European History, which opened in Brussels in May 2017.From 2018 to 2022, he was President of the “Former Members Association” of the European Parliament in Brussels. He holds a lectureship on European politics at the University of Osnabrück.

Date and Time: Thursday, September 17, 2026
7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Location: International House, 155 Claremont Ave., New York, NY 10027