The German election and the future of the trans-Atlantic relationship

Paradigm shift or business as usual?

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

12:00 am - 2:00 am CEST

Berlin, DC

On October 24, Robert Bosch Stiftung and the Brookings Institution will host an event on the German election and the future of the trans-Atlantic relationship. This event marks the launch of the Brookings – Robert Bosch Foundation Transatlantic Initiative, which aims to build up and expand resilient networks and trans-Atlantic activities to analyze and work on issues concerning trans-Atlantic relations and social cohesion in Europe and the United States.

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Agenda

October 25
- Welcoming remarks
  
  Bruce Jones Vice President and Director - Foreign Policy, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology @BruceBrookings
  
  Joachim Rogall President and CEO - Robert Bosch Stiftung
- Panel discussion
  
  Jürgen Hardt Foreign Policy Spokesperson, Christian Democratic Union - German Bundestag, Coordinator of Transatlantic Cooperation - Federal Republic of Germany @juergenhardt
  
  Kent Logsdon Chargé d’Affaires - U.S. Embassy in Berlin
  
  Constanze Stelzenmüller Director - Center on the United States and Europe, Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Trans-Atlantic Relations @ConStelz
  
  Jan Techau Director, Richard C. Holbrooke Forum for the Study of Diplomacy and Governance - American Academy in Berlin @jan_techau
  
  Kurt Volker U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Executive Director - The McCain Institute for International Leadership @kvolker