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Philadelphia: Self-Perception and External Expectations: Rethinking Germany’s Role on the World Stage

November 1, 2018 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

The Philadelphia Warburg Chapter will host a discussion and luncheon with Christoph von Marschall, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for Der Tagesspiegel. 

There is no charge to attend this event. RSVP here by October 30. For questions, please contact Wyatt Berger at wberger@mmwr.com or 215-772-7239.

Christoph von Marschall is Chief Diplomatic Correspondent of the German daily “Der Tagesspiegel,” published in Berlin. From 2005 to 2013, he was Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent. Before that, he served as the newspaper’s Editorial Page Editor.

He has written several books on Barack Obama and the differences in political culture between Germany and the United States, most recently “What’s the Matter with America? Why They Hate What We Love” and “The New Obama. What to Expect from the Second Term.” His first biography of Barack Obama was published in 2007, under the title “The Black Kennedy.”

Von Marschall holds a PhD in East European History from the University of Freiburg, Germany.