German Federal Commissioner for Digitalization Dorothee Bär visited SXSW this year to meet with partners in the United States and learn about the latest trends in urban mobility being presented at the festival. Bär spoke about her interest in the social components of emerging innovation and her personal connection to the German-American relationship.

German Bundewehr and US Armed Forces together celebrate the German American Friendship Day at Chiuhahua Ballpark in El Paso, TX.

The German Marshall Fund of the United States welcomed the German Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy, Peter Altmaier, at its headquarters. The minister sat down with Karen Donfried, GMF’s President, to talk about the state of transatlantic relations and the future of European-American trade.