The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, Former Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe.Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges is the former Commanding General of US Army Europe (2014-2017). He is a Distinguished Fellow with GLOBSEC and consults for several companies on Europe, NATO, and the European Union. He is co-author...
The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Jasper Wieck, Political Director in the German Federal Ministry of DefenseDr. Jasper Wieck is a seasoned German diplomat currently serving as the Political Director at the German Federal Ministry of Defense, a role he assumed in 2022. In this capacity, he advises on foreign and...
The ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Dr. Charles Kupchan, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University. Dr. Charles Kupchan is a Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Professor of International Affairs at Georgetown University in the Walsh School of Foreign...
The ACG and the Heidelberg University Association will host a breakfast roundtable with Professor Dr. Frauke Melchior, Rector of the University of Heidelberg.Frauke Melchior has been Rector of Heidelberg University since October 2023. As Rector, she is responsible for the university’s overall development and strategic orientation, the governance of the Excellence Strategy, as well as...
The American Council on Germany and 1014 will host a discussion and luncheon with Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, Chief Global Affairs Officer, Committee to Protect Journalists, and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Schulz, Director of the Leibniz Institute of Media Research, Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI).Gypsy Guillén Kaiser joined the Committee to Protect Journalists as advocacy and communications director in 2021. A specialist in...