A Decisive Decade: Addressing the Transformative Challenges facing Europe

On May 29, the ACG will host a discussion and luncheon with Stefan Wintels, CEO of the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau. Stefan Wintels as been CEO of KfW since November 2021. He joined KfW as Co-CEO in October 2021. Prior to joining KfW, Mr. Wintels worked at Citigroup for 20 Years (2001 - 2021) in various leadership...

From Anti-War to Climate Justice: What’s Driving the Left in Germany and the United States?

The ACG and the Goethe Institut in New York will host a discussion and reception with Dr. Sheri Berman, Political Scientist and Author of Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe: From the Ancient Regime to Present Day; and Lukas Hermsmeier, Journalist and Author of Uprising - Amerikas neue Linke. This event is part of our series Foreign Correspondent Unplugged and will be available...

Beyond the Ballot: Parsing the Results of the EU’s Parliamentary Election and Anticipating What Lies Ahead

The American Council on Germany will host a breakfast briefing with Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation. Cathryn Clüver Ashbrook is Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin. She served previously as CEO of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Ms. Clüver...

The Future of Transatlantic Relations in Light of the 2024 EU and U.S. Elections

On June 20, the ACG will host a breakfast briefing with Dr. Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and Member of the German Bundestag (Greens). Franziska Brantner has been serving as the Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action since December 2021....

Exit Interview: Reflecting on Seven Years in New York

By popular demand, the ACG is delighted to make today's discussion with Consul General David Gill a hybrid event. Mr. Gill will join us in person in our New York office to reflect on his seven years in NYC and his preparation for his next posting in Ireland. David Gill grew up in a Protestant minister’s family in...