Published Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Toward A World Free of Nuclear Weapons

The US and American Nuclear Non-Proliferation Quartets visit the American Academy for a discussion of the way forward for nuclear-arms eradication.
Published Thursday, January 28, 2010

Announcing the Spring 2010 Class of Berlin Prize Fellows

A listing of the Spring 2010 class of Fellows and their respective Academy projects
Published Monday, November 30, 2009

"A Call to Action" -- Philip D. Murphy's Speech at the American Academy in Berlin

Philip D. Murphy delivers his first major foreign policy speech as US Ambassador to Germany at the American Academy in Berlin on November 30, 2009.
Published Monday, September 14, 2009

Presenting the Fall 2009 Class of Fellows

US Ambassador to Germany Philip D. Murphy and former German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer will welcome the Fall 2009 class of Berlin Prize recipients on September 15.
Published Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Citigroup Master Class

Press release in German on the American Academy/Citigroup Master Class
Published Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Richard von Weizsäcker Receives Henry A. Kissinger Prize

Former German President Richard von Weizsäcker receives the Henry A. Kissinger Prize at the American Academy on May 14, 2009
Published Thursday, February 12, 2009

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and Karl von der Heyden Nominated Co-Chairmen of the American Academy

Dr. Henry A. Kissinger and Karl von der Heyden succeed Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke as Co-Chairman of the American Academy in Berlin
Published Friday, January 23, 2009

Announcing the Spring 2009 Fellows

On January 22, 2009 the American Academy in Berlin welcomed its Spring 2009 class of Fellows.
Published Friday, January 23, 2009

Academy Chairman Richard C. Holbrooke Named Special Represenative to Afghanistan and Pakistan

On January 22 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named Academy Chairman Richard Holbrooke as US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Published Monday, December 15, 2008

Guardian of the Constitution

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Stephen G. Breyer inaugurates the Lloyd Cutler Distinguished Visitorship
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More Than a Lakeside Villa

The Hans Arnhold Center, a historic villa on the shores of the Wannsee and the home of the American Academy, serves as both quiet retreat and hub of intellectual life.

Hans Arnhold Center

American Academy Fall 2009 Program

Composer Philip Glass, US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the Fall of the Wall, God's sixteenth-century executioner, the coming collapse of oil, and lessons from the Great Depression -- these topics and distinguished guests, plus a breadth of concerts, book presentations, and other engaging lectures this fall at the American Academy in Berlin. You may download the full program by clicking here, or by navigating to the Upcoming Program page of this website by clicking here.

All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Getting to the American Academy

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