Events Jan - June 2009 | Consulate General of the United States Frankfurt, Germany

Events Jan - June 2009

Middle East Expert Discusses Impact of Recession on Arab World (June 29, 2009)

Prof. Mohamed Rabie, Ph.D., a Palestinian-American author and professor of international political economy, led a lively, intimate discussion about the impact of the current economic crisis on the Arab world. (more) »
Seminar for School Newspaper Editors (June 26 and 27, 2009)

The U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt joined forces with the Atlantic Academy Rhineland-Palatinate and the Fridtjof-Nansen-Academy Ingelheim in organizing, for the first time, a two-day seminar for school newspaper editors from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the Atlantic Academy in Kaiserslautern. (more) »
Frankfurt Lord Mayor Petra Roth bids farewell to Consul General Jo Ellen Powell (June 25, 2009)

Frankfurt Lord Mayor Petra Roth and City Council Chairman Karlheinz Bührmann met Consul General at Frankfurt City Hall on June 25 for a last call. Lord Mayor Roth presented Consul General Powell china made in Hoechst as a farewell present. (more) »
“Are You Occupied Territory?”—A Discussion about African-Americans in Post-war Germany (June 25, 2009)

On June 25, Dr. Werner Sollors of Harvard University gave a lecture entitled, “Are You Occupied Territory?” about relationships and fraternization between African-American GIs and Germans after the Second World War. (more) »
American Author Delights German Audience (June 24, 2009)

On June 24, American author Irene Dische read from her new crime novel, “Ein Job”, at the Romanfabrik. (more) »
"MEETUS" at Mainz Gymnasium (June 24, 2009)

Katie Kyle and Katelyn Andell, two interns with the U.S. Consulate General's Public Affairs section, offered a workshop each on "The United States - A Country of Immigrants" to 7th and 12th graders at the Maria-Ward-School in Mainz. (more) »
Aspiring Diplomats Engage with Jo Ellen Powell in Stuttgart (June 19, 2009)

On June 19, Consul General Jo Ellen Powell traveled to the Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart as a guest diplomat to speak with Model United Nations students from Baden-Württemberg about her experiences in the US Foreign Service. (more) »
Seminar on transatlantic security relations (June 19 and 20, 2009)

The U.S.Consulate General, the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation and the Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft jointly organized a seminar on “Time for Building New Bridges. (more) »
USA Info in great demand at "away-Auslandsmesse" in Frankfurt (June 19, 2009)

Information on exchange opportunities with the U.S. was in great demand at the “Away Aulsandsmesse” in Frankfurt. Hundreds of students visited the EducationUSA/U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt booth, and more than 100 visitors received individual advice. (more) »
It’s the final countdown… Students of Pestalozzischule in Ludwigshafen get ready for Windows on America program (June 17, 2009)

On June 17th, 2009, Consul General Jo Ellen Powell and Ludwigshafen’s Lord Mayor Dr. Eva Lohse greeted the students of the Pestalozzihauptschule who have been selected to participate in the U.S. Embassy’s next Windows on America (WoA) exchange program in August. (more) »
Back Bay Guitar Trio in Frankfurt (June 17, 2009)

In cooperation with the Frankfurter Künstlerclub e.V. and composer Theodor Köhler, the U.S. Consulate General organized a concert with the Back Bay Guitar Trio from Boston/Massachussetts on June 17 at Nebbiensches Gartenhaus. (more) »
Trade Policy Under the New U.S. Administration (June 16, 2009)

Prof. Susan Aaronson of The Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University gave a lecture on “The Impact of the World Economic and Financial Crisis on International Trade” at a dinner hosted jointly by the American-German Business Club Karlsruhe and the U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt in Ettlingen. (more) »
300th Anniversary of First Mass Emigration from the Palatinate (June 12-13, 2009)

The U.S. Consulate General, the Atlantic Academy and the Institute for Palatinate History jointly organized a two-day expert conference at the Atlantic Academy in Kaiserslautern on the 300th anniversary of the beginning of mass emigration from the Palatinate to America. (more) »
Discussion of American Labor Market (June 8, 2009)

Professor Phil Martin from the University of California, Davis, delivered a lecture on "The Economic Crisis, Immigration and the U.S. Labor Market" at the University of Koblenz-Laudau, Landau campus. (more) »
An Outlook on the Environment in Germany, America and the World (June 5, 2009)

On June 5, Dr. Miranda Schreurs, an American political science and environmental policy professor at the Freie Universität in Berlin, traveled to ZDF headquarters in Mainz to discuss the changing state of environmental policy in the United States, Europe and beyond. (more) »
Frankfurt Celebrates Consul General Jo Ellen Powell (June 4, 2009)

On June 4, 2009, City Councilor Dr. Nargess Eskandari-Grünberg hosted friends of Consul General Jo Ellen Powell at the variety theater Tigerpalast to honor her time in Frankfurt. (more) »
Seminar on American Politics Under the New Administration (June 3-4, 2009)

The U.S. Consulate General, the Atlantic Academy and the Rhineland–Palatinate teacher training institution IFB jointly organized a seminar on “A New President, a New Administration, New Policies?” at the Pfalz-Academy in Lambrecht, Rhineland–Palatinate, on June 3 and 4. (more) »
Transatlantic Exchange of Lyrics and Dialogue (June 3, 2009)

The June 3 opening of the 2009 Frankfurter Lyriktage at the Instituto Cervantes featured poetic talent from all over the world. (more) »
Trier bikers visit art gallery (May 28, 2009)

A cross-generational crowd of over 400 guests composed of American studies students, art lovers, motorcycle fans and Harley Davidson bikers attended last nights’ opening of the exhibition “Motorcycle: Beschleunigung und Rebellion” at Europäische Kunstakademie in Trier. (more) »
Consul General Jo Ellen Powell says farewell to Frankfurt Interfaith and Intercultural Women’s Network (May 27, 2009)

Consul General Jo Ellen Powell invited members of the Frankfurt interfaith and intercultural network to her residence to say farewell after three years in Frankfurt. (more) »
Youth Culture in Music and Film (May 19, 2009)

U.S. professors Dr. David James and Dr. Murray Forman caught the attention of over 60 American Studies and high school students as well as professors and teachers by giving insights into current U.S. youth culture. (more) »
Consul General Jo Ellen Powell at opening of Blickachsen 7 (May 17, 2009)

Together with Hessen Minister President, Roland Koch, Consul General Jo Ellen Powell attended the opening of Blickachsen 7 in the historical parks of Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe. (more) »
America a hit at Baden-Wuerttemberg Tag in Reutlingen (May 17, 2008)

The U.S. Consulate General joined the four German-American Institutes located in Baden-Wuerttemberg (Heidelberg, Tuebingen, Freiburg, Stuttgart) at the fourth Baden-Wuerttemberg Tag. (more) »
USA Booth draws crowd at "Berufsinfomesse" (BIM) in Offenburg (May 15/16, 2009)

Information on exchange opportunities with the U.S. was in great demand at the two day career fair “Berufsinfomesse” (BIM) in Offenburg. (more) »
Charge d'affaires John Koenig at Heidelberg Sicherheitsforum (May 15, 2009)

Charge d’affaires John Koenig spoke on “Regional Crises – Global Risks” at the Heidelberg SicherheitsFORUM on May 15. (more) »
Roundtable at the Hesse State Chancellery (May 15, 2009)

The U.S. Consulate General co-sponsored a roundtable at the Hesse State Chancellery in Wiesbaden on “The Obama Strategy on Stimulus, Monetary Policy and Financial Reform in a Global Context” with Dr. Kent Hughes. (more) »
60 Years Berlin Airlift Commemorated (May 12, 2009)

City of Frankfurt, Frankfurt International Airport, the U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt, U.S. Airforce together with Luftbrücke Chapter celebrated the end of the Berlin blockade and the success of the Berlin Airlift 60 years ago in a May 12 ceremony in honor of those who had given their lives during the Airlift. (more) »
Consul General Powell Discusses German-American Relations and New U.S. Administration (May 11, 2009)

In an assessment of the performance of the U.S. administration’s first 100 days, Consul General Jo Ellen Powell, Tagesspiegel Washington correspondent Dr. Christoph von Marschall and Matthias Borst, the Managing Director Germany of Becton & Dickinson, analyzed current transatlantic trends and developments in the financial crisis in a May 11 event in Heidelberg. (more) »
Visaapplication 101: Heidelberg and Mannheim Students on their way to the U.S. (May 11, 2009)

On May 11th, EducationUSA visited the University of Heidelberg to brief exchange students from Heidelberg and Mannheim on the visa application process. (more) »
Consul General Powell Opens Musikfestspiele Saar (May 9, 2009)

U.S. Consul General Jo Ellen Powell joined Saarland’s Minister President Peter Müller and festival director Prof. Robert Leonardy at the Industriekathedrale Alte Schmelz in St. Ingbert on May 9 in opening the Musikfestspiele Saar. (more) »
American Days: Panel Discussion about Obama's First 100 Days (May 8, 2009)

Public Affairs Officer Jeanine Collins joined SPD’s Bundestag Defense spokesman Rainer Arnold and Denise O’Donohue in a panel discussion on the “First 100 Days of President Barack Obama.” (more) »
Discussion on the First 100 Days of the New Administration (May 7, 2009)

Public Affairs Officer Jeanine Collins participated in a May 7 panel discussion on the “The New U.S. Administration”, hosted by the Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung and Karl-Hermann-Flach-Stiftung. (more) »
NASA Engineer Cox at ESOC in Darmstadt (May 7, 2009)

Nagin Cox of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, visited the European Space Agency’s control center ESOC in Darmstadt. (more) »
"Crossing Borders" Exchange Fair in Karlsruhe (May 7, 2009)

350 high school and university students from Karlsruhe checked out opportunities to “cross borders” to other countries during an exchange fair at the University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe. (more) »
Sculptures for Democracy and Freedom (May 6, 2009)

Public Affairs Officer Jeanine Collins represented the U.S. Consulate at the opening of a unique arts project at the former inner German border and the opening of the exhibition “Freiheiten!“ at memorial site Point Alpha. (more) »
Opening of Stuttgart’s American Days features the Wings of Dixie and the Spirit of Change (May 6th, 2009)

On May 6th, Consul General Jo Ellen Powell opened Stuttgart’s second "American Days" at the Neues Schloss along with representatives of the state of Baden-Württemberg, the city of Stuttgart, the Bosch Foundation and the Board of the James-F.-Byrnes Institute (more) »
Departure to America (April 29, 2009)

The exhibition “Aufbruch nach Amerika, 1709-2009” at Theodor-Zink-Museum in Kaiserslautern opened a series of events to commemorate the 300 year history of emigration from Rheinland-Pfalz to the United States. (more) »
Midwest Folk Music Live in Frankfurt (April 23, 2009.)

Chicago-based singer songwriter Bucky Halker and guitarist Andy Dee played to a capacity crowd at Frankfurt’s Dreikönigskeller on April 23 in a concert co-sponsored by the U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt. (more) »
Lecture on the Election of Obama (April 23, 2009.)

The U.S. Consulate General and the Atlantic Academy Rhineland-Palatinate organized a lecture on "Individualism, Work and Assimilation: From the Puritans to Barack Obama" by Stephen Kalberg, Associate Professor of Sociology at Boston University, at Mainz University’s American Studies Department. (more) »
Happy EARTH DAY at IHK Frankfurt (April 22, 2009)

The U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt once again joined forces with the German committee of Earth Day International and the Frankfurt Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK) in celebrating Earth Day at the IHK. (more) »
President Obama and the New Administration Featured Prominently at Stuttgart’s American Days (April 20, 2009)

The Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum/James-F.-Byrnes-Institute, organizer of the American Days, hosted a press conference on April 20th to provide an overview of Stuttgart’s second American Days (More) »
President Obama’s Town Hall Meeting in Strasbourg (April 3, 2009)

The U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt teamed up with the German American Institutes (GAIs) in Baden-Württemberg (Freiburg, Heidelberg, Stuttgart and Tübingen) to organize the German participation in President Barack Obama’s historic first town hall in Europe at the Rhenus Sports Arena in Strasbourg, France, on April 3, 2009. (more) »
Students Discuss U.S. Politics and Energy Policy After the Election (March 25-26, 2009)

Public Affairs interns Allison Gibbs and Dana Rawlings spent two days visiting schools in the Frankfurt consular district as part of the MeetUS school outreach program to discuss changes in the U.S. after the election of Barack Obama. (more) »
Study Opportunities in the U.S. of great interest to Frankfurt High School Students (March 24, 2009)

As part of "infotage 2009", more than 120 high school students from the Frankfurt region attended an information session on studying in the United States. (more) »
U.S. Speaker Discussed NATO at 60 (March 22-24, 2009)

From March 22-24, Dr. Donald Abenheim of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, presented his views on the history and future of NATO at the 19th Spring Academy on Security Policy hosted by the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt. (more) »
T.C. Boyle gives insight to his new novel (March 19, 2009)

T.C. Boyle visited Frankfurt on his tour through Germany on March 19th and sat down with Dana Rawlings of the U.S. Consulate General for an interview surrounding his newest novel, “The Women.” (more) »

U.S. Consul General Jo Ellen Powell Visits Baunatal School (March 17, 2009)

U.S. Consul General Jo Ellen Powell visited the Theodor-Heuss school at the invitation of a class of 30 eighth graders on March 17 in Baunatal. (more) »
Consul General Enjoys Magic of Hawaiian Architecture (March 13, 2009)

Consul General Jo Ellen Powell attended the opening of the "Hawaii Moderne" exhibit on Friday, March 13th, at the Deutsches Architekturmuseum. The museum currently shows works of Russian-born U.S. architect Vladimir Ossipoff. (more) »
"Starting" to the U.S. - Students to visit America (March 12, 2009.)

Students who will be participating in the U.S government sponsored “Youth Exchange Program” visited the Consulate General today for their visa interview and a pre-departure briefing. (more) »
Ambassador's Certificate of Appreciation to German-American Institute Saarbrücken (March 12, 2009)

PAO Jeanine Collins presented the Ambassador’s Certificate of Appreciation to the Director of the German-American Institute Saarbrücken Dr. Hartmut H. Gimmler and representatives of the Institute on March 12th. (more) »
The United States and the New Power of Spanish (March 10, 2009.)

Dominican-American author and 2008 Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz presented his Pulitzer Prize winning novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” at the Instituto Cervantes in Frankfurt. (more) »
U.S. Consul General Powell guest of honor at Palais Biron, Baden-Baden (March 9, 2009)

U.S. Consul General Jo Ellen Powell was a guest of honor at an evening event on "Change -American Politics Under the New President Barack Obama" hosted by the Karlsruhe Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the Palais Biron in Baden-Baden. (more) »
Think Tanker Offers Forecast for Major Geopolitical Trends (March 9, 2009)

George Friedman, founder and CEO of Stratfor, a think tank offering advice on national and international security issues, warfare and geopolitics, gave a lecture on "The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century" at the German National Library in Frankfurt. (more) »
USA Info in great demand at "Horizon" in Stuttgart (March 7/8, 2009)

Information on the U.S. was in great demand at the two day career fair “Horizon” in Stuttgart. (more) »
Celebrating International Women’s Day: Public Affairs Officer Jeanine Collins on “Women’s Empowerment” (March 6, 2009)

The U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt teamed up with the Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum/James-F.-Byrnes-Institute in Stuttgart for an event at the Hohenheim University celebrating the International Women’s Day on March 8th (more) »
Europe-USA: The Next Generation Takes the Floor March 6, 2009.

Together with Deputy Principal Officer Doria Rosen, Alumni of the International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), journalists of Frankfurter Rundschau and Frankfurter Neue Presse, Alumni of the Neighborhood Ambassador program of Polytechnische Gesellschaft as well as American and German interns at the Consulate were able to join participants online at over 125 locations in 30 European countries to watch Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s town hall meeting with over 800 interns and young professionals at the European Parliament in Brussels (more) »
Which visa do I need? EducationUSA and Visa Information Session at German-American Institute Tübingen (March 5, 2009)

On March 5th, 25 participants attended an EducationUSA and visa information session at the German-American Institute in Tübingen. (more) »
Discussion of New Directions in U.S. Economic Policy (March 4, 2009)

Amy Houpt Medearis, senior economist in the Economic, Financial and Development Affairs section in the European Commission's Washington bureau, conferred with over 20 portfolio managers at the headquarters of Union Investment, one of Germany's largest asset management banks. (more) »
U.S. TV Journalist Discusses First 40 Days of Obama Administration (March 2, 2009)

Jonathan Ebinger, former producer for the ABC News program "Nightline", original producer of ESPN’s “Outside the Lines”, and part of the production teams of BBC, CNBC, PBS, and The National Geographic Channel, met with ZDF public broadcast editors and with students of Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz to discuss U.S. Media and the Obama Administration on March 2. (more) »
Deputy Principal Officer Rosen enjoys “Peter Pan” at the English Theatre (February 28, 2009)

At the invitation of Dr. Kastening and his wife Astrid, Deputy Principal Officer Doria Rosen visited the English Theatre Frankfurt to enjoy the musical "Peter Pan" on February 28th. (more) »
Abstract Expressionism Connects Cultures in Kaiserslautern (February 27, 2009)

Sculptures and paintings by U.S. artist Adolph Gottlieb are currently shown at a unique exhibit at Pfalzgalerie in Kaiserslautern. (more) »
Ambassador’s Certificate of Appreciation to Atlantic Academy in Kaiserslautern (February 27, 2009.)

PAO Jeanine Collins presented the Ambassador’s Certificate of Appreciation to representatives of the Atlantic Academy in Kaiserslautern on February 27th. (more) »
U.S. Consulate General visits Fulda Region: The American Dream in Baunatal, Public Affairs Officer visits Point Alpha (February 25, 2009)

The U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt, Public Affairs Office, visited students at the Theodor-Heuss School in Baunatal on Wednesday, February 25th. (more) »
Input for ambitious student book project (February 12, 2009)

The U.S.-Consulate General welcomed 45 12th grade students from the Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium in Neuwied to an intensive workshop on the United States at the Haus der Jugend in Frankfurt. (more) »
Standing Room Only Left – USA Infosession at Koblenz Public Library Draws a Crowd (February 11, 2009)

For the fourth year, EducationUSA Frankfurt held an evening information session on studying and working in the United States at the public library in Koblenz. (more) »
A New Discourse on A Multi-racial Society (February 10, 2009)

Bharati Mukherjee, U.S. writer of Indian origin, seized the attention of over 50 students of American and Canadian studies at Philipps-Universität Marburg with her lecture “Towards a post-racial society: An American experiment.” (more) »
Consul General Powell presents “her” Germany in Wiesbaden (February 9, 2009)

U.S. Consul General Jo Ellen Powell, at the invitation of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, presented a collection of pictures and reminiscences on Germany at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Wiesbaden. (more) »
USA Info at Startschuss Abi (February 7, 2009)

Information on studying in the United States was in great demand at the EducationUSA/U.S. Consulate Frankfurt booth at the Startschuss Abi in Frankfurt. (more) »
Students discuss the American Dream (February 6, 2009)

U.S. Consulate Frankfurt interns Dana Rawlings and Allison Gibbs discussed the “American Dream” with 60 eighth graders at Stadtschule am Solgraben in Bad Nauheim. (more) »
Post-Inauguration Discussion in Frankfurt (February 4, 2009.)

The U.S. Consulate joined forces with Frankurt’s Haus am Dom and the Hesse Center for Political Education in another public post-inauguration discussion at the Haus am Dom. (more) »
Discussions of Obama Presidency at Landau and Karlsruhe (February 3, 2009)

On the invitation of the U.S. Consulate General, Dr. Christoph von Marschall, the U.S. correspondent of the Berlin-based daily newspaper Der Tagesspiegel (more) »
Yes We Can: The Visions of Barack Obama (February 2, 2009)

Public Affairs Frankfurt and the Frankfurt Press Club jointly organized a panel discussion with Tagesspiegel Washington correspondent Dr. Christoph von Marschall and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitun (more) »
U.S. Consul General Jo Ellen Powell opens Hunt Slonem Exhibit (January 29, 2009)

In the presence of U.S. artist Hunt Slonem, Frankfurt Consul General Jo Ellen Powell opened an exhibit with his works at the renowned Frankfurt Gallery Barbara von Stechow. (more) »
Yes We Can - Go the USA (January 27, 2009)

On the first day of the three-day career fair HOBIT, more than 500 high school students from the Darmstadt region received information on exchange opportunities with the United States. (more) »
Full House for Malcolm Gladwell Lecture (January 26, 2009)

Malcolm Gladwell, a famous science journalist with The New Yorker, filled the German National Library to capacity talking about his newest book "Outliers" (more) »
Seminar on political speeches and rhetoric (January 23-24, 2009)

The U.S. Consulate General, the Atlantic Academy Rheinland-Pfalz and the IFB/Haus Boppard jointly organized a seminar on “Political Speeches and Rhetoric in the United States and Germany” (more) »
Herborn goes America: EducationUSA and Network of Media Centers at Johanneum Gymnasium (January 23, 2009)

EducationUSA evening information session organized by the Network of Media Centers (IMeNS) at Johanneum Gymnasium Herborn drew 60 students and parents. (more) »
Expectations of the Obama Presidency: Discussion at Forum for Intercultural Dialogue (January 22, 2009)

Public Affairs Officer Jeanine Collins spoke on “America after the Elections” to some forty attendees of the Forum for Intercultural Dialogue. (more) »
Consul General Jo Ellen Powell Greets Steuben-Schurz-Society (January 21, 2009)

Consul General Jo Ellen Powell welcomed approximately 150 guests to the New Year’s reception. (more) »
LET THE SUNSHINE IN : The English Theatre Frankfurt Hosts Inauguration Party (January 20, 2009)

The English Theatre Frankfurt and the U.S. Consulate joined forces to host a fun-filled, multimedia party celebrating the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States. (more) »