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Chancellor Merkel Addresses Joint Session of Congress

November 03, 2009

Senators and Representatives attended a Joint Meeting of Congress “to receive Her Excellency, Doctor Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany.” The U.S. Ambassador to Germany, Phil Murphy, was also present. German TV broadcast the speech live. Before her speech, President Obama met with the chancellor. remarks by the President | senate.gov | Text of Merkel's speech | video C-SPAN video | timeline (pdf)