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We are currently busy to publish this website in a new design. In the meantime, a selection of our past events will be outlined on our Facebook page:
Fourth of July in Hamburg: Batman, Squaredance, Music and Fireworks
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Second Mayor Goetsch, CG Johnsonand Lower Saxony
Minister Aygül Özkan
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July 4, 2010. The U.S. Consulate General Hamburg hosted an Independence Day reception. Hundreds of guests enjoyed a sunny afternoon on the red-white-and-blue Consulate compound. In her speech, CG Karen E. Johnson, who is leaving Post this summer, thanked the City of Hamburg and the citizens of Northern Germany for their hospitality during the last three years. The Second Mayor of Hamburg, Christa Goetsch, in return, expressed her gratitude for the presence and programs of the U.S. Consulate General in Hamburg. A highlight of the festivities was the red-white-and-blue fireworks display above the Alster Lake directly in front of the Consulate, which was sponsored by the American Club Hamburg.
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Elon University Jazz Ensemble Performs at the Hamburg Consulate General
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| Elon Jazz Ensemble |
June 17, 2010. Consul General Karen E. Johnson welcomed more than 50 guests to a jazz concert with the 18-member big band of the Elon Jazz Ensemble. Elon University is a private university in North. The jazz concert helped foster people-to-people connections and showcased one of America’s greatest cultural achievements. In her welcoming remarks, CG Johnson highlighted Jazz as, using a PBS quote, "the purest expression of American democracy, music built on individualism and compromise, independence and cooperation."
Soccer Diplomacy: Hamburg Consulate Takes Part in World Cup Fan Fest in Hamburg
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| Terri Green and Band |
June 12, 2010. The Hamburg Consulate General took part in a "Public Viewing" at the Hamburg Heiligengeistfeld on the second day of the World Cup in South Africa. Presenting an information booth with the 2010 World Cup poster show and postcard sets as part of the "Boulevard of Nations," the consulate promoted the U.S.A. Men’s National Team and soccer in the U.S. and offered a soccer quiz. The consulate also arranged for a special U.S. cultural program to kick off the U.S. team’s first match against England that evening with a performance of the Blue Angels cheerleader (of the Hamburg Blue Devils football team) and a half-hour concert with the Hamburg-based American soul singer Terri Green.
Meet the Director – Youth Workshop with U.S. Filmmaker at International Short Film Festival in Hamburg
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| Jared Katsiane with students |
May 31 to June 8, 2010. The City of Hamburg hosted the 26th international short film festival and the U.S. Consulate Hamburg supported the participation of Boston film maker Jared Katsiane in the children’s festival "Mo & Friese." Katsiane offered a five-day filmmaking workshop a group of 9th graders from the Klosterschule in Hamburg. The students wrote, shot and edited their stories with digital video cameras and editing software. On June 6, the films were presented at a public screening at the Zeise movie theater that more than 60 high school students, teachers and parents attended.
STATE Alumni Day at the Hamburg Consulate
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| Thomas Kausch |
June 4, 2010. The U.S. Consulate General in Hamburg presented an alumni program for alumni of State Department sponsored exchange programs with a "World Café" discussion and a reading with TV journalist Thomas Kausch. Kausch recently published a travel report on the U.S. after the first year of the Obama administration took office. Twenty alumni discussed their exchange experiences that dated back to 1953 up to March of 2010, spanning generations and representing a fascinating history of German-American relations. They took part in the following programs: Fulbright, Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Program, Windows on America, International Visitor Leadership Program and High Commissioner of Germany (HICOG) Exchange Programs.
DCM Welcomes More Than 80 Alumni
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| Yale Alley Cats |
June 4, 2010. DCM Greg Delawie gave welcoming remarks at the fifth annual reception for alumni of State Department sponsored exchange programs in Northern Germany. He highlighted the importance of personal contacts to promote mutual understanding as well as the crucial German-American network of alumni that U.S.-government supported programs have helped to establish. The concert took place in downtown Hamburg, at the headquarters of the Körber Foundation. The 15-member Yale Alley Cats, an a cappella group from Yale University, performed a variety of songs ranging from Jazz ballads to Motown hits to traditional pieces.
Classical Transatlantic Concert at the Hamburg Consulate
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Gisbert Watty on the guitar,
composer Rene Mense, singer
Frauke Aulbert and pianist
and composer Thomas Kuhn
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June 2, 2010. Consul General Karen E. Johnson hosted a classical transatlantic concert at the Consulate presenting the works of modern American composers and German compositions based on poems and songs by Carl Sandburg, Emily Dickinson and William Cullen Bryant with piano, guitar and a soprano singer. More than 60 guests attended the concert that included pieces from Pulitzer Prize winner Elliott Carter and Charles Ives.
American Music Theater Concert at the CG’s Residence in Hamburg
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Engaging the audience
after the concert
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May 20, 2010. Consul General Karen E. Johnson welcomed more than 30 members of Hamburg’s consular corps to a concert with two graduates of the Hamburg Stage School for the Performing Arts, Judith Bloch and Sebastian Hartgenbusch, and accomplished Hamburg-based American pianist Michael Ashton. They took the guests on a musical journey through different styles of the American Music Theater by performing songs from RENT, Wonderful Town, Chess, and Annie Get Your Gun, weaving the songs together to tell the story of a couple.
USA Today Lecture Series of Hamburg Media School and ConGen Hamburg
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CG Johnson is being interviewed by
students of the Hamburg Media School
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May 6, 2010. Consul General Karen E. Johnson started a four-part lecture series with a presentation on "German-American Relations and the Role of the Media" at the Hamburg Media School. Addressing more than 40 students of journalism and guests of the Hamburg Media School, CG Johnson spoke about the media’s role for U.S.-German relations and took a closer look at the development of journalism in the U.S. The "USA Today" series will run until December and will cover counter-terrorism and international security policy, citizen journalism, diversity and social change with U.S. experts from the New York Times, the City University of New York and the University of Houston-Victoria.
Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Program Seminar in Lower Saxony
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| Participants of the CBYX Program |
April 14, 2010. Cultural Affairs Specialist Martina Schulze joined 25 participants of the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange Program for a pre-departure seminar in Bad Bevensen. The young Germans will spend the upcoming year in the U.S.: They will first attend community colleges and then spend the second half of their year with a U.S. employer. Martina Schulze introduced the group to American higher education as well as to characteristics of the American workplace.
American Soul Concert in Hamburg
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| Terri Green |
April 13, 2010. Consul General Karen E. Johnson hosted a concert with Hamburg-based American songwriter and singer Terri Green for 30 guests at her residence. Accompanied by a pianist and saxophone player Toddi Green and with back vocals by Gerald Oppong, Terri Green sang memorable classic soul and several original pieces from her debut album "A Soul Dedication."
Windows on America Program at the Hamburg Consulate General
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| Windows on America Group |
April 7, 2010. Representatives of the exchange organization, Experiment, and consulate staff met with 10 Hamburg teenagers who recently returned from a Windows on America program. From March 8 to 20, they visited Washington DC and New York City and spent time with a host family in Cleveland. All of them were enthusiastic about the visit and the diverse program, calling it terrific and awesome, and, to quote one of them, "The biggest success in my life so far." This Windows on America program successfully promoted mutual understanding, addressed misperceptions about the U.S. among the next generation of German youth and it provided an opportunity for participation by minority students.
“Afghanistan and NATO at the Crossroads” Conference in Hamburg
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From the left: Prof. Charles Pentland,
Dr. Hans-Georg Ehrhart,
CG Johnson and Prof. Sven Gareis
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March 26, 2010. Consul General Karen E. Johnson took part in a panel discussion on "Afghanistan and NATO at the Crossroads: Challenges and Lessons for NATO and the International Community." Close to 30 scholars, journalists and German armed forces staff attended the event. It was part of a conference that the Institute of Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg, the Canadian Queen’s Center of International Relations and the German Armed Forces Staff and Command College jointly organized.
American Studies Seminar for English Teachers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Features Youth Culture
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| John Dean at the seminar |
March 5, 2010. Over 60 teachers, teacher trainers and university faculty staff learned about youth culture in the United States. They discussed the American identity, history, and social developments and how to include them in the EFL classroom at a one-day American Studies Seminar called "Teach About the USA." The keynote speaker Dr. John Dean, Professor of American Studies & Cultural History at the University of Versailles in France, presented two speeches rich with visual illustrations and audio input, explained the nature of America's four main current living generations and dealt with essential issues such as the effect technology and media have had on youth culture and how and why US youth culture has affected change. The seminar was jointly organized by the University of Rostock and Greifswald, the Institute for Quality Development in Education, and the U.S. Consulate General in Hamburg and supported by the embassy's U.S. Speaker program. The day packed with lectures and information was an all around success and all parties involved decided to continue the cooperation, establishing an annual American Studies seminar for teachers in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The program was officially recognized as a teacher training by the State Ministry for Science and Culture in Mecklenburg.
Meet US: Fulbright Teaching Assistant Ellen Burgin Visits School in Lohne (Lower Saxony)
March 1, 2010. Fulbright Teaching Assistant Ellen Burgin discussed the topics of the American South and race relations with a 13th grade class at the Gymnasium Lohne, helping prepare them for their finals on the subjects. Following the event, a reporter from a local daily, the Oldenburger Volkszeitung, interviewed Ms. Burgin about her role in the Meet US program and her work with students. The program introduced students and teachers to American culture in an important region of the United States, and presented the interests and aspirations of young Americans.
Pre-Departure Workshop for Windows on America Group from Hamburg
February 13, 2010. On February 13, ten youth with a migrant background from Hamburg came together to learn about their upcoming U.S. program that will take them to Washington, DC, Cleveland and New York City from March 8 to 20. The ethnic heritage of the youth is diverse, ranging from Turkey, the Ukraine, Ghana, Kenya, Gambia, Ivory Coast and Eritrea to Ethiopia. What unites the youth is a passion for song and dance; all of them are taking part in courses offered by Lukulule. Lukulule is an intercultural NGO in Hamburg that holds creative workshops to promote tolerance, respect, and self-esteem, helping the youth to overcome cultural, social, ethnic and religious barriers.
Black History Month in Hamburg Features U.S. Director
February 11, 2010. U.S. director Regina Kimbell presented her movie "My Nappy Roots" as part of the Black History Month in Hamburg, organized by the NGO "Initiative of Black People in Germany." Kimbell’s movie, an edutainment documentary, addresses the broader struggle of African American people in their search for social control, identity and economic independence. Ms. Kimbell also gave a presentation about her work and movie at the University of Hamburg on February 13 and the Consulate supported the programs. More than 80 guests attend the movie screening and more than 60 guests took part in the educational program at the University of Hamburg.
Germany and the United States – Working Together in Afghanistan and Around the World
February 11, 2010. A virtual town hall with Philip D. Murphy, U.S. Ambassador to Germany. Ambassador Murphy recently visited Afghanistan as a guest of the German Ministry of Defense. Soldiers, civilian aid workers, diplomats, and police from Germany, the United States, other Allies, and Afghanistan told him that signs of stability and progress were emerging – and that a combined strategy of security missions, economic development, and good governance and the rule of law has real potential to catalyze success throughout Afghanistan. The cooperation and progress that has been made underscores what President Obama calls a "fundamental truth" – that "America cannot confront the challenges of this century alone" and that "Europe cannot confront them without America." web chat
Round Table and Lecture on U.S., European and Chinese Relations in Hamburg
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| Garrett and students |
February 11, 2010. Dr. Banning Garrett, Asia expert at the Atlantic Council, addressed a group of twelve scholars and Ph.D. students about U.S.-Chinese relations at the Institute for Asian Studies in Hamburg that is part of the German Institute of Global and Areas Studies (GIGA). It is Germany’s largest non-university research institute that deals solely with the Asia-Pacific region and conducts research on political, economic and social affairs in contemporary Asia. Dr. Patrick Köllner, acting director and IVLP alumnus, chaired the round table. In the evening, Dr. Garrett gave a lecture on "The Trilateral Relationship between U.S., China and Europe and Global Challenges" at the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce that the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) organized. Dr. Uve Samuels, CEO of the HSBA, introduced Dr. Garrett and highlighted Hamburg’s special interest in China with a "Hamburg Summit: China Meets Europe" and the "China Time " with three weeks of China-related programs in 2010. More than 60 students and representatives of Hamburg’s German-Chinese community attended the lecture. Dr. Garrett engaged his audience in a lively discourse on global challenges and the need for the U.S., Europe and China to cooperate.
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