Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Syria's Future
“We urge the Security Council to back the Arab League’s call for an inclusive, Syrian-led political process to effectively address the legitimate aspirations and concerns of Syria’s people, conducted in an environment free from violence, fear, intimidation, and extremism.”
Secretary Clinton at the MSC
Secretary Clinton: "Here in Munich, I have had productive discussions with a number of my counterparts concerning a list of critical issues. One that kept coming up is the ongoing violence in Syria."
Republicans vote on their Presidential candidate
Having won the New Hampshire and Florida Republican primaries, Mitt Romney also won in Nevada. The previous party elections were won by Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich respectively.
Ambassador Murphy discusses human rights
In the second of a series of video podcasts Ambassador Murphy discusses human rights priorities for the upcoming year.
Upcoming Embassy Events
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February 6: International Day Of Zero Tolerance For FGM
Join the discussion on Twitter using the following hashtags and mentions: @s_gwi, @USAIDGH, #sgwi or #FGM
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February 11 – 16, 2012: Berlinale Talent Campus
The Berlinale Talent Campus is a creative academy and networking platform for 350 up-and-coming filmmakers from all over the world.
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December 20 – Februar 22: “Ayla. Liebe. Hoffnung“
Play and Workshop at Atze Musiktheater – intercultural and interactive
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Missed an event? Check out our archive!
Read up on our past events, find photos and videos at the bottom of this page
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Complete List of Upcoming Embassy Events - Lectures, Exhibits
Click for the complete list of our upcoming events — see below for past event
Ask the Ambassador
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E-Mail Us Your Question – We Will Post Selected Answers By Ambassador Murphy Here
Anything you've always wanted to ask the Chief of Mission – E-mail your question here »
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Doing Business with Germany For American companies
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Invest in the United States (available in German)
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Trade Fairs Info from U.S. Commercial Service
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National Export Initiative (NEI) export.gov
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ESTA Approval required to travel visa-free
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Non-Immigration Visa to visit / work
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Immigrant Visa to live in the U.S.
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Green Card Diversity Lottery
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EducationUSA Study in the U.S.
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About the USA Background info
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Meet US Americans in schools
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Newsletter for Teachers Virtual Classroom About the USA Newsletter
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For the People U.S. Citizens Blog
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Emergency Contact Information
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Passports and Reports of Birth
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English Speaking Services in Germany
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January 25
Ambassador Murphy at the American Academy
Ambassador Murphy gave a speech at the American Academy on “What Germans Don't Understand About America.”
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January 18, 2012
Ambassador Discusses U.S. Presidential Election
SPD parliamentary caucus leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier for a paneldiscussion with Tagesspiegel readers on the U.S. presidential election campaign and the likely outcome of the November 6 presidential elections.
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January 9, 2012
Press Roundtable on “Politics, Digital Media and the U.S. Presidential Elections”
Tim Grieve, editor-in-chief of POLITICO Pro, discussed the interlocking of journalism and social media in the 2012 U.S. election campaign and the political issues
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December 20, 2011
Hanukkah Menorah Lighting
President Obama said: “This Hanukkah season we remember the powerful story of a band of believers who rose up and freed their people, only to discover that the oil left in their desecrated temple – which should have been enough for only one night – ended up lasting for eight.”
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December 9, 2011
Conference on “The New Challenges of International Terrorism”
with Seth G. Jones, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation
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December 5, 2011
Porochista Khakpour Reading
Picador-Guest Professor at U Leipzig , reading followed by talk with Minou Amir-Sehhi
Social Media
Current Topics
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Travel Warning - Syria
The United States warns U.S. citizens against travel to Syria and recommends that U.S. citizens in Syria depart immediately. -
Suspending Embassy Operations in Syria (February 6, 2012)
- Press Statement: Victoria Nuland, Department Spokesperson.
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World Wide Caution (January 25, 2012)
Department of State on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. -
Reminder: Kinderreisepässe & Travel to the U.S.
Children's passports (Kinderreisepass) issued after October 25 , 2006 and all Children's ID (Kinderausweis) are not valid for visa free travel to the U.S.
Children travelling on Kinderreisepass and Kinderausweis need a visa to travel to the U.S.
Children must have their own e-passport in order to travel without a visa.