The Murph Challenge is an annual event held around the globe on Memorial Day weekend to raise awareness and funds for the Lt. Michael Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation. The event is named after Navy Seal Lt Michael Murphy, who died in combat in Afghanistan in 2005 (and part of group of SEALs depicted in the ...
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 29 May, 2018 | Topics:
Events, News, U.S. Agencies
Are you an international student interested in studying in the United States? Do you need help with applying for a student visa and have questions on the process? Join EducationUSA for a Facebook Live event on Student Visas. A U.S. Department of State official will moderate the discussion with student visa experts Laura Stein and ...
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 23 May, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Education, Events, News, Visas
| Tags: Facebook Live, Students, Visa
From Friday until Sunday, more than 30 heads of state and government and over 100 cabinet ministers from across the globe came together at the
Munich Security Conference (MSC) for discussions on major international security challenges. The United States of America was represented at the MSC 2018 with a wide-ranging delegation. It featured the following principals from different branches ...
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 18 February, 2018 | Topics:
Chargé D’Affaires, Consul General, Deputy Chief of Mission, Events, Key Officials, Munich, News, Policy, Political Affairs, President of the United States, Public Affairs, Sections & Offices, Speeches, U.S. & Germany
| Tags: conference, Donald J. Trump, munich, security
Are you a young German entrepreneur looking to taking your commercial or social venture to the next level? Apply for the 2018 YTILI Fellowship Program, which will give 75 outstanding leaders from across Europe the chance to expand their leadership and entrepreneurial experience, and to attract investments and support for their entrepreneurial ventures. Applications are ...
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 29 January, 2018 | Topics:
Alumni, Business, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Germany
UPDATE: Congress has passed and the President has signed legislation to fund government operations under a continuing resolution, allowing all normal activities to resume. * * * At this time, scheduled passport and visa services will continue during the lapse in appropriations as the situation permits. This website will not be regularly updated until full ...
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 22 January, 2018 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, Munich, News, Press Releases, Public Affairs, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports, Visas
U.S. hosts more than a million international students for 2nd consecutive year! Germany among top destinations for U.S. students New York, November 13, 2017– According to the 2017 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange data released today, in 2016/17, for the second consecutive year, U.S. colleges and universities hosted more than one million international ...
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 14 November, 2017 | Topics:
Education, Featured Event, News, Reports, Scholarships and Exchanges, Study in the U.S.
The American Citizen Services team from Frankfurt will hold an ACS Outreach Day in Duesseldorf on September 26, 2017 and will be accepting passport applications, applications for reports of birth abroad and providing notarial services. You must register in advance and services will be offered between 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. This Outreach day is ...
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 1 June, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Dusseldorf, Events, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
| Tags: acs, nrw
The American Citizen Services team from Frankfurt will hold an ACS Outreach Day in Duesseldorf on March 28, 2017 and will be accepting passport applications, applications for reports of birth abroad and providing notarial services. You must register in advance and services will be offered between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. This Outreach day is ...
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 20 March, 2017 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Events, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
| Tags: acs
Pentagon Spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis spoke today by telephone with German Minister of Defense Ursula von der Leyen to introduce himself and exchange perspectives on defense security issues with one of our closest allies. The two leaders discussed the importance of the alliance between the United ...
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 27 January, 2017 | Topics:
News, Press Releases, U.S. & Germany
The American Citizen Services team from Frankfurt will hold an ACS Outreach Day in Stuttgart and will be accepting passport applications, applications for reports of birth abroad and providing notarial services. Services will be offered between 10:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. You must
register in advance .
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By U.S. Mission Germany | 7 September, 2016 | Topics:
Consular Affairs, Events, Messages for U.S. Citizens, News, U.S. Citizen Services, U.S. Passports
| Tags: acs, Consular Outreach Day, Stuttgart
The United States Department of Agriculture together with the Organic Trade Association hosted a seminar at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin August 9, 2016. The seminar brought together key players from Germany and the U.S., the two biggest organic markets worldwide. The seminar showed that Germany and the United States have many organic market trends ...
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By U.S. Embassy Berlin | 10 August, 2016 | Topics:
Agriculture, Environment, Events, News
On January 21, 2016, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security began the process of implementing changes to the traveler eligibility requirements of the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) and the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) mandated by the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015, as enacted on December 18, 2015. ...
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By US Embassy | 22 January, 2016 | Topics:
News, Travel & Tourism, Visa Waiver Program
January 21, 2016: The United States today began implementing changes under the Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 (the Act). U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) welcomes more than a million passengers arriving to the United States every day and is committed to facilitating legitimate travel while maintaining the highest ...
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By US Embassy | 21 January, 2016 | Topics:
News, Travel & Tourism, Visa Waiver Program
Remarks of President Barack Obama Weekly Address The White House January 1, 2016 Happy New Year, everybody. I am fired up for the year that stretches out before us. That’s because of what we’ve accomplished together over the past seven. Seven years ago, our businesses were losing 800,000 jobs a month. They’ve now created jobs ...
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By US Embassy | 2 January, 2016 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches
| Tags: Barack Obama
In late April, President Obama will travel to Germany to participate in the Hannover Messe – the world’s largest trade show for industrial technology – and to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel. Founded in 1947, the Hannover Messe attracts approximately 6,500 exhibitors and 200,000 visitors from across the globe each year. The President’s participation – a ...
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By US Embassy | 31 December, 2015 | Topics:
Commercial Affairs, Economic Affairs, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, TTIP
| Tags: Barack Obama
Posted by
John Kerry December 29, 2015 One reason for the remarkable record of the New England Patriots is the team’s single-minded focus on the next game. Managing world affairs requires the same concentration on future challenges, for past accomplishments provide no guarantee of continued success. They can, however, lend confidence that, with the ...
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By US Embassy | 30 December, 2015 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News
| Tags: John Kerry
“Let that be our common purpose in Paris: A world that is worthy of our children”, said President Obama at the United Nations Climate Change conference in Paris.
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By US Embassy | 30 November, 2015 | Topics:
Environment, Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches
| Tags: Barack Obama
Victoria Nuland, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, visited Berlin November 16-17, 2015 to attend the Berlin Security Conference, where she delivered the keynote address on the importance of security cooperation as a pillar of the transatlantic relationship. She also met with Christoph Heusgen, the Chancellor’s Director General for Foreign ...
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By US Embassy | 19 November, 2015 | Topics:
Europe & Eurasia, Events, News, Policy, Political Affairs
Remarks at a Lighting Ceremony John Kerry, Secretary of State U.S. Embassy Paris, France November 16, 2015
AMBASSADOR HARTLEY: Welcome, everybody. I am honored and privileged to introduce you to a true friend of France and a person who has been fighting for freedom and liberty all his life, our Secretary of State John ...
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By US Embassy | 16 November, 2015 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches
| Tags: John Kerry
The White House
Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release November 13, 2015 Statement by the President on the Situation in Paris THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. I just want to make a few brief comments about the attacks across Paris tonight. Once again, we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just ...
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By US Embassy | 14 November, 2015 | Topics:
Former U.S. Government Leaders, News, Speeches
| Tags: Barack Obama
![U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at an event to commemorate the arrival of a segment of the Berlin Wall that will be displayed in the U.S. Diplomacy Center, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 7, 2015. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://de.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2015/12/kerry750x350-750x350.jpg "kerry750x350")
