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Bertelsmann Foundation North America
The Bertelsmann Foundation, established in 2008, is the North American arm of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. We are a driver of social change. We are committed to promoting the freedom of individuals and societies, and international understanding. The Bertelsmann Foundation serves as an Euro-American bridge, communicating and showcasing best practices in foreign, economic and social policy to audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. We believe that challenges confronted on one side of the ocean are likely to arise on the other, and that Europeans and Americans can learn from each other's approaches.
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New EU Leadership Must Earn Washington's Respect
EurActiv Interview with Bertelsmann Foundation Executive Director Annette Heuser
US President Obama's absence from May's EU-US summit will be the first and only wake-up call for Brussels. The president is signaling that he does not have time for events whose highlight is a photo-op. The Europeans have to ensure that any time Mr Obama invests in trans-Atlantic relations will be rewarded with concrete achievements.
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Washington, DC - 08/02/2010
Financial Crisis: Lithuania Looks to High-Tech
Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius concluded on 5 February 2010 a five-day visit to the United States by speaking to a select gathering of World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), corporate and media representatives at the Bertelsmann Foundation North America. The prime minister, accompanied by Finance Minister Ingrida Simonyte, stressed his government's goal to create in Lithuania and throughout the Baltic region a high-tech service hub.
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Washington, DC - 10/12/2009
Former Foreign Ministers call for strengthening long-term international effort in Afghanistan and Pakistan
The following is a statement signed by 20 former Foreign Ministers who recently convened in Washington, DC under the auspices of the Aspen Atlantic Group in partnership with the Bertelsmann Foundation.
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Washington, DC - 08/12/2009
Bertelsmann Foundation awarded European Commission grant for Capitol Hill-European Parliament staffer exchange
The Bertelsmann Foundation has received a two-year 180,000 EUR grant from the European Commission to establish the Congressional-European Parliament Initiative (CEPI). This project, administered with the Brussels office of the Germany-based Bertelsmann Stiftung, is dedicated to forging a common trans-Atlantic political culture by facilitating better policy cooperation and best-practice exchange between the US Congress and the European Parliament.
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Spotlight Europe
Elections in Iraq
Iraqi voters are electing a new parliament on 7 March. Laurie Dundon and Christian-Peter Hanelt of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, the authors of our current "spotlight europe," look at the elections from an American-European perspective. They analyze the internal situation in Iraq, and emphasize that the EU and the US need to work together in order to help Iraq to develop into a stable country.
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