Atlantic Partnership

Deutsche Welle
July 24, 2008

At the start of a tour aimed at burnishing his foreign policy credentials, Barack Obama met German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Thursday, July 24 for talks on key international issues.Merkel’s spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said the two touched on Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Middle East peace process as well as climate protection and the state of the global economy in an hour-long conversation
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Wall Street Journal
July 24, 2008

Sen. Barack Obama, seeking to burnish his image as a global statesman ahead of the U.S. presidential election, made an impassioned call for rejuvenated U.S.-European ties in a speech before an estimated 200,000 Germans in this city’s historic downtown Tiergarten. more

New York Times
July 24, 2008

Senator Barack Obama stood before a sea of people here Thursday evening and issued a call for cooperation, imploring America and Europe to bridge differences and rekindle old alliances in an effort to restore global stability and better confront existing and unforeseen threats. more

New York Times
July 24, 2008

When one thinks of beer and bratwurst, one tends to think of either faraway Germany — or Milwaukee in the heartland. That quirk of culinary geography says a lot about why Barack Obama can give a public speech in Berlin without catching the kind of flak that a similar outing under the Eiffel Tower would garner. more

Agence France-Presse
July 23, 2008

The United States and Poland will hold their next round of talks on US plans to install a controversial missile shield on Polish soil at the end of August in Washington, a senior Polish official said Wednesday in Warsaw. more

New York Times
July 23, 2008

The European Commission will propose forcing U.S. diplomats to apply for visas to travel to the European Union from January 1, 2009, unless Washington moves soon towards granting citizens of all EU states visa-free entry. more

Guardian
July 21, 2008

One of the more unusual aspects of the 2008 US presidential campaign is that Europeans seem to be just as engaged and excited as Americans - and in some cases, even more so. Looking ahead to next year, Europeans believe there’s one thing they can be certain about: things are going to get better. more

New York Times
July 21, 2008

Britain should no longer rely on assurances by the United States that it does not torture terrorism suspects, an influential parliamentary committee said in a report released Sunday. more

Irish Times
July 18, 2008

JOHN BRUTON has warned that Ireland’s rejection of the Lisbon Treaty could inhibit US investment in Ireland by raising fears that Irish people are turning away from the European Union. more

Wednesday, 16 July 2008
12:15 pm for 12:30 pm
Luncheon Discussion

World Bank President Robert Zoellick spoke at a luncheon at the British Ambassador’s Residence in Washington, DC.