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2010
January 27
Discussion and luncheon, held in cooperation with Demos, the World Policy Institute, and the German Marshall Fund of the United States, with Delancey Gustin of the Immigration and Integration Program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Michele Wucker, Executive Director of the World Policy Institute, on “U.S. and European Perspectives on Immigration: A Problem or an Opportunity?”
February 3
Discussion and luncheon, held in cooperation with Bucerius Education GmbH and hosted by White and Case LLP, with Zachary Karabell, President of River Twice Research and author of Superfusion: How China and America Became One Economy and Why the World’s Prosperity Depends on It, on “An Economic Embrace? The Fusion of the Chinese and American Economies and Implications for the Global Economy,” as part of the discussion series Talking About China: Europe, China, and the United States in the 21st Century
February 9
Discussion and breakfast, in cooperation with Deutsches Haus at NYU, with Steven Hill, Director of the Political Reform Program at the New America Foundation and author of Europe’s Promise: Why the European Way Is the Best Hope for an Insecure Age, on “Germany’s Alternative to Wall Street Capitalism”
March 19
Discussion and breakfast, hosted by Sidley Austin LLP, with David Malpass, President of Encima Global LLC, on “The Euro, Greece, and Implications for the United States”
March 30
Annual Meeting of the Members, with a discussion and reception with Friedrich Merz, Chairman of the Atlantik-Brücke e.V. and Partner at Mayer Brown LLP, and former Member of the German Bundestag and the European Parliament, on “The Global Financial Crisis and its Effect on the Transatlantic Relationship”
April 9
Discussion and breakfast, sponsored by Eisner LLP, with Hubertus Heil, Member of the German Bundestag and Deputy Chairman of the SPD Group in the Bundestag for Economy, Labor and Tourism, and Joachim Poß, Member of the German Bundestag and Deputy Chairman of the SPD Group in the Bundestag for Finance and the Budget, on “Germany, the Euro, and the Prospects for the Future”
April 12
Discussion and luncheon, held in cooperation with Bucerius Education GmbH and hosted by Crowell and Moring LLP, with Hendrik Ankenbrand, Business Correspondent for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, on “The End of Chimerica: A Threat to the United States and Germany?” as part of the discussion series Talking About China: Europe, China, and the United States in the 21st Century
April 13
Discussion and breakfast, held in cooperation with the Levin Institute, with Misha Glenny, journalist and author, on “Cyber Warfare: A Global Challenge for Europe and the United States”
April 14
Discussion and breakfast, held in cooperation with Deutsches Haus at NYU, with Robin Mishra, Head of the Berlin Bureau of the Rheinischer Merkur, and Moritz Schuller, Editor of Der Tagesspiegel and a Kellen Fellow, on “Taking Stock: The State of German Domestic and Foreign Politics”
April 19
Discussion and lunch, co-sponsored by Deutsches Haus at NYU, with Bundestag Members Holger Haibach (CDU/CSU) and Rolf Mützenich, on “Foreign Policy Challenges: A Conversation with Two Bundestag Members”
April 26
Discussion and luncheon with Axel Weber, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, on “Germany and the Financial Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities”
April 26
Discussion and reception, in cooperation with the International Foundation for Art Research (IFAR) and The Union League Club, with Robert M. Edsel, Founder and President of the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art and author of The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History, on “The Invisible Heroes: The Monuments Men”
May 6
Discussion and breakfast with Peter Gottwald, Commissioner of the Federal Government for Arms Control and Disarmament, on “President Obama’s Arms Control Agenda: A View from Berlin,” hosted by Alston & Bird LLP
May 21
Discussion and breakfast, in cooperation with Deutsches Haus at NYU, with Niels Annen, former Member of the Bundestag (SPD) and Member of the SPD Executive Committee, on “Germany’s Response to the Euro Crisis”
May 27
Discussion and breakfast with Ambassador Peter Wittig, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, on “Germany and the United Nations”
June 1-6
ACG-Draeger Foundation Young Leaders Study Group on the Future of Europe: Demographic Trends, Migration, and Social Cohesion in 2010 conference in Brussels and Paris
June 14
18th Annual John J. McCloy Awards Dinner, honoring Allianz SE and Michael Diekmann, Chairman of the Board of Management, and The Dow Chemical Company and Andrew N. Liveris, Chairman and CEO
June 15
Discussion and luncheon with Hans-Ulrich Klose, Federal Coordinator of German-American Cooperation and Member of the Bundestag (SPD), on “The Transatlantic Partnership: Common Crises, Shared Response”
June 22
McCloy Lecture and evening discussion with the Honorable Paul A. Volcker, Chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve, and ACG Honorary Vice Chairman, in conversation with Garrick Utley, Chairman of the American Council on Germany and President of The Levin Institute, SUNY, on “The Euro Crisis and Its Impact on the Global Economy”
2009
February 3
Breakfast briefing with Ulrike Guérot, Senior Research Fellow and Head of Berlin Office of the European Council on Foreign Relations, on “The U.S., Europe, and President Obama: A New Chapter for U.S.-EU Relations?”
February 24
Breakfast briefing with Franz Thönnes, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, on “Social Security and the Global Financial Crisis”
March 19
Discussion and luncheon with James Mann, Author-in-Residence at the Foreign Policy Institute of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, on “ ‘Tear Down That Wall’: Reagan’s Famous Speech, The History Behind It, and What It Did Not Mean”
March 29 and 30
Conference in Berlin, “Russia and the West: Working toward a New Era of Cooperation,” organized in cooperation with the Dräger Foundation and the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
March 29-April 4
ACG Study Tour to Berlin
March 31
Breakfast briefing with Ludwig Stiegler, Member of the SPD Executive Committee and Deputy Chairman of the SPD Parliamentary Group, and Joachim Poß, Deputy Chairman of the SPD Group in the Bundestag and Member of the Federal Executive Committee of the SPD, on “German Answers to the Financial Crisis: A Rescue Package for Banks and the Economy,” with support from the Friedrich Ebert Foundation
April 2
Discussion and luncheon with Cem Özdemir, Chairman of Bündnis 90 / The Greens, on “From Brussels to Berlin: Policy Challenges Ahead”
April 6
ACG Annual Meeting of the Members, with a discussion and reception with former ACG Board Member John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director of the IMF, on “The Global Economic Crisis and Transatlantic Relations”
April 8
Discussion and lunch with Bundestag Member Eckart von Klaeden on “Transatlantic Relations Reloaded”
April 15
Breakfast briefing with Claus Christian Malzahn, Chief Political Editor for Spiegel Online, on “Germany and the United States between Elections: A New Friendship under Obama?”
April 21
Breakfast briefing with Karsten D. Voigt, Coordinator of German-American Cooperation in the German Foreign Office
May 13
Breakfast briefing, in cooperation with Deutsches Haus at NYU, with Dr. Michael Naumann, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of DIE ZEIT, on “Assessing the Transatlantic Relationship: Guantanamo and the Rest”
May 20
Discussion and breakfast, sponsored by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, with Ambassador Thomas Matussek, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, on “Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan: Some German Thoughts on a Comprehensive Strategy”
May 21
Discussion and luncheon, in cooperation with Deutsches Haus at NYU and the World Policy Institute, with McCloy Fellowship alumna Anne Nelson, author of Red Orchestra: The Story of the Berlin Underground and the Circle of Friends Who Resisted Hitler, on “Every Citizen Must Be Challenged: Civil Courage in Nazi Germany”
June 8
17th annual John J. McCloy Awards Dinner, honoring Deutsche Bank AG and Clemens Börsig, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and The Coca-Cola Company and Muhtar Kent, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
June 22
Discussion and luncheon, sponsored by Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, with H.E. Roland Koch, Minister-President of Hesse, on "The Economic and Financial Crisis: A View from Germany"
July 10-16
American-German Young Leaders Conference in Berlin
July 22
Discussion and luncheon, co-sponsored by Bucerius Education GmbH and hosted by the Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany, with Reinhard Bütikofer, Member of the European Parliament (The Green Party), and Daniel Ries in Alternative Energies at Collins Stewart on "China’s Domestic Development and Its Environmental Challenges," A Conversation on a New Green Deal in China, as part of the discussion series Talking about China: Germany, China, and the United States in the 21st Century
September 10
Discussion and reception, as part of the Discussion Series: Talking about China: Germany, China, and the United States in the 21st Century co-sponsored with Bucerius Education GmbH, with Markus Baumanns, Executive Vice President of the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius, and Benjamin Lee, Senior Vice President for International Affairs and Professor of Anthropology and Philosophy at The New School for Social Research, on “Who Will Run the 21st Century? The Role of Education in Global Leadership in China, Europe, and the United States,” with special thanks to the Levin Institute for hosting this event
September 16
Discussion and breakfast with Bruce Stokes, International Economics Columnist, National Journal, and author of the German Marshall Fund of the United States’ 2009 Transatlantic Trends Key Findings Report on “The Obama Bounce? Meeting Expectations in Eastern and Western Europe,” sponsored by Alston & Bird LLP
September 18
Business Advisory Committee meeting and luncheon with Amity Shlaes, Senior Fellow for Economic History at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression
September 23-30
ACG Study Tour to Berlin: “Germany Votes”
September 25
Breakfast briefing with Reinhard Silberberg, State Secretary at the German Federal Foreign Office, on “The Obama Administration and German-American Relations,” hosted by The Levin Institute
October 2
Discussion and luncheon with Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Transatlantic Fellow and Director of the Berlin Office of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, on “Germany after the Elections,” hosted by Sidley Austin LLP
October 7
Farewell reception for Ambassador Thomas Matussek, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, hosted by Dr. Guido Goldman
October 14
McCloy Lecture Series luncheon with Klaus Kleinfeld, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa Inc., on “The Next Boom: Global Business in a Post-Crisis World”
October 16
Discussion and breakfast with Ingo Wolf, Minister of Home Affairs in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, on “Transatlantic Cooperation on Homeland Security and Immigration Policy,” hosted by the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in New York
October 20
VDZ Online Publishers / Journalists dinner, co-sponsored with CNC U.S., Inc., at the Grand Havana Room
October 23
Discussion and breakfast with Peter Eigen, founder and former Chair of Transparency International, on “Fighting Global Corruption: Better Global Governance with the Help of Civil Society,” hosted by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
October 26
Discussion and breakfast with Wolfgang Mayrhuber, Chief Executive of Lufthansa AG, on “The Global Financial Crisis and Its Impact on the Aviation Industry”
October 30
Discussion and breakfast with Michael R. Meyer, Director of Communications for the United Nations Secretary General and Author of The Year that Changed the World: The Untold Story behind the Fall of the Berlin Wall, on “Founding Fictions: Myths versus Reality and the Fall of the Berlin Wall”
November 2
Discussion and reception with ACG Board Member Ambassador John Kornblum, Senior Counselor at Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany, on “The New Europe at 20," hosted by Noerr Stiefenhofer Lutz
November 6
Discussion and breakfast, co-sponsored by Deutsches Haus at NYU, with author Peter Schneider on “Twenty Years after the Fall of the Wall -- How Happy Are the Germans?”
November 11-15
ACG-Draeger Foundation Young Leaders Study Group on the Future of Europe: Demographic Trends, Migration, and Social Cohesion in 2010 conference in Washington, D.C.
November 18
American-German Young Leaders reception in Washington, D.C., with Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador to the United States
November 23
Discussion and luncheon with Christian Schmidt, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Defense, on “Preparing for the Afghanistan Conference: Germany’s Role in Afghanistan and the New German Government,” hosted by Sidley Austin LLP
December 2
Discussion and luncheon, co-sponsored by Bucerius Education GmbH and hosted by Crowell & Moring LLP, with Daniel Rosen, Principal at the Rhodium Group and a Visiting Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, on “The Implications of Normalization of China-Taiwan Economic Ties,” with comments by Alexandre de Gramont, Partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, as part of the discussion series Talking about China: Germany, China, and the United States in the 21st Century
December 9-16
ACG Study Tour to Berlin
December 9
Discussion and reception in Berlin, Germany, with Helmut K. Anheier, Dean of the Hertie School of Governance; Daniel Freifeld, Director of International Programs for the Center on Law and Security at New York University; Jim Hoagland, Columnist at The Washington Post; and Richard Hornik, Contributing Editor at the Harvard Business Review and Lecturer at The State University of New York at Stony Brook, on "After Copenhagen: Climate Change, Energy Security, and Global Governance," co-sponsored and hosted by the Hertie School of Governance
December 14
Discussion and reception, co-sponsored by Bucerius Education GmbH and hosted by Deutsche Bank, with Michael Göring, Chairman of the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius, and Eugene D. Miller, President of M6 Research and Development, and moderated by Michael Werz, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, on “Foundations and Philanthropy as International Actors in the 21st Century”
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