On June 5, the ACG and the Association of German-American Centers (Verbund Deutsch-Amerikanischer Zentren, VDAZ) hosted a virtual discussion on the importance of subnational diplomacy with Ambassador Nina Hachigian (ret), Special Representative for City and State Diplomacy at the U.S. Department of State, and Michael Georg Link, Coordinator for Transatlantic Cooperation at the German Federal Foreign Ministry and Member of the German Bundestag (FDP).
On May 28, the ACG and the Global Coalition on Aging (GCOA) held a virtual discussion with Grace-Marie Turner, President of the Galen Institute; and Dr. Kristian Niemietz, Editorial Director and Head of Political Economy at the Institute of Economic Affairs; and moderated by GCOA‘s Head of Advocacy Initiatives Michiel Peters, on what is needed to finance healthcare systems in an aging societies.
On May 23, the American Council on Germany and the Aspen Institute Germany hosted a virtual discussion with German and American state legislators, including State Senator Roger Niello (R), California State Senate; Marion Schiefer (CDU), State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein; and State Senator Cindy Winckler (D), Iowa State Senate.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On May 20, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with ACG Alumna Sonja Gillert, Head of Audio and Podcaster for Die Welt.
The ACG regularly hosts a discussion with a journalist based in Germany on the topics making the headlines and shaping political discourse. On May 13, the ACG held a Kaffeepause with Henrike Roßbach, Deputy Head of the Parliamentary Office for the Süddeutsche Zeitung.