Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender traveled to the United States of America from October 30 to November 1. The trip marked the end of Wunderbar Together, the Year of German-American Friendship, which was held under the patronage of the Federal President.
In Boston, the Federal President first met for talks with Charlie Baker, the Governor of Massachusetts, and participated in a discussion with German and U.S. experts on the subject of populism. He also delivered a speech at the reopening of Goethe-Institut Boston. Together with his wife Elke Büdenbender, he attended a joint concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig that marked the end of the Year of German-American Friendship.
On November 1, the Federal President visited Harvard University, where he participated in a panel discussion on the Ethics of the Digital Transformation. While in the U.S., the Federal President also visited Gropius House and toured a German-American biotech company.
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
- Flight to Boston
Thursday, October 31, 2019
- Delegation hotel
Working breakfast with German and U.S. experts, focusing on “Populism and Polarization – challenges on both sides of the Atlantic” - Gropius House
Welcome by Carl Nold, President and Chief Executive of Historic New England, and by Erika Pfammatter, granddaughter of Walter Gropius, followed by a guided tour of the house - Guided tour of Minute Man National Historical Park
- Talks with Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts
- Speech celebrating the reopening of Goethe-Institut Boston
- Symphony Hall
Joint concert of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, marking the end of Deutschlandjahr USA
Friday, November 1, 2019
- Harvard Law School
Participation in a panel discussion on the Ethics of the Digital Transformation - Visit to MilliporeSigma
Guided tour of the company - Flight back to Berlin