Remembering George H.W. Bush (1924-2018)

Remembering George H.W. Bush (1924-2018)

Remembering George H.W. Bush (1924-2018)

The American Academy in Berlin mourns the passing of former US president George H.W. Bush, a longtime friend and inspirational leader. President Bush was last at the American Academy in 2008, when he received the Henry A. Kissinger Prize. 

Kissinger said on the occasion of Bush’s passing: “President Bush’s leadership during the end of the Cold War was central to a peaceful transition. Germany owes its unification in large part to President Bush’s extraordinary diplomacy. And America owes him appreciation for a presidency of strong leadership and domestic reconciliation.”

Indeed, President Bush’s commitment to partnership and dialogue with allies and former foes alike laid the foundation for two decades of peaceful and effective cooperation within Europe and across the Atlantic after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Co-architect of the world order that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union, President Bush’s legacy will forever be entwined with a lasting commitment to the ideals that underlie the transatlantic partnership. It is these ideals that form the foundation for the work of the American Academy in Berlin.

We extend our heartfelt condolences to President Bush’s family, and share in their loss.

Then Governing Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit greets former US president George H.W. Bush at the American Academy in Berlin in July 2008, for the Henry A. Kissinger Prize honoring President Bush. Photo: Annette Hornisher
George H.W. Bush and Henry A. Kissinger arrived at the American Academy in Berlin in 2008, greeted by Richard von Weizsäcker and Richard C. Holbrooke. Photo: Annette Hornischer
Marianne von Weizsäcker greets George H.W. Bush at the American Academy in Berlin in 2008. Photo: Annette Hornischer
Richard von Weizsäcker and George H.W. Bush at the American Academy in 2008, at the Henry A. Kissinger Prize honoring Bush. Photo: Annette Hornischer
George H.W. Bush speaks with Academy trustee Gerhard Casper, former president of Stanford University. Photo: Annette Hornischer
Richard von Weizsäcker, George H.W. Bush, and Sue Timkin. Photo: Annette Hornischer
Former German president Richard von Weizsäcker and former US president George H.W. Bush at the dinner for the 2008 Henry A. Kissinger Prize. Photo: Annette Hornischer
George H.W. Bush speaks with Academy trustee Nina von Maltzahn and Sue Timkin, the wife of then-US ambassador to Germany. Photo: Annette Hornischer
George H.W. Bush delivers a toast at the dinner preceding the 2008 Henry A. Kissinger Prize, honoring his legacy in transatlantic relations. Photo: Annette Hornischer
Former US ambassador to Germany Robert M. Kimmet, Richard C. Holbrooke, George H.W. Bush, and Henry A. Kissinger. Photo: Annette Hornischer
George H.W. Bush and Henry A. Kissinger. Photo: Annette Hornischer
Richard C. Holbrooke, founder of the American Academy in Berlin, delivers the laudation at the 2008 Henry A. Kissinger Prize, honoring George H.W. Bush. Photo: Annette Hornischer
George H.W. Bush accepts the 2008 Henry A. Kissinger Prize. Photo: Annette Hornischer
The 2008 Henry A. Kissinger Prize ceremony. Photo: Annette Hornischer
George H.W. Bush speaks at the 2008 Henry A. Kissinger Prize. Photo: Annette Hornsicher
Former US president George H.W. Bush speaks at the 2008 Henry A. Kissinger Prize. Photo: Annette Hornischer
George H.W. Bush and Richard C. Holbrooke. Photo: Annette Hornischer
George H.W. Bush, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, and Klaus Wowereit. Photo: Annette Hornischer
President George H.W. Bush (1924-2018). Photo: Annette Hornsicher
Academy founder Richard C. Holbrooke and forty-first US president, George H.W. Bush. Photo: Annette Hornischer
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