The United States and Germany in 2014: Best Friends or Just Allies?

The Congressional Study Group on Germany’s 31st Annual Congress Bundestag-Seminar, the BMW Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown University and the German Political Foundations are pleased to invite you to a Public Forum:

“The United States and Germany in 2014: Best Friends or Just Allies?”

Tuesday, September 16th 5:00-6:30 PM
Georgetown University, Gaston Hall
3700 O Street NW, Washington, DC

Panel 1: Common Threats: Transatlantic Foreign Policy Options in Ukraine and the Middle East

• Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH), Co-Chair, The Congressional Study Group on Germany (Invited)
• Peer Steinbrück MdB (SPD), Chair of the Bundestag’s USA Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Stefan Liebich MdB (The Left), Vice-Chair of the Bundestag’s USA Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Moderator: Professor Jeff Anderson, Director of the BMW Center for German and European Studies, Georgetown University

Panel 2: Trust and Trade: The Impact of the NSA/BND Scandals and TTIP on Transatlantic Relations

• Congressman Charlie Dent (R-PA), Co-Chair, The Congressional Study Group on Germany
• Reinhard Bütikofer MEP (The Greens), EU Parliament Delegation for Relations with the U.S.
• Dr. Günter Krings MdB (CDU/CSU), Vice-Chair of the Bundestag’s USA Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Moderator: Bruce Stokes, Pew Research Center

Reception to follow.

For more info, please click here: http://usafmc.org/events/csgg-916/

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