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Washington, Brussels, Berlin, & Hamburg June 29 – July 8, 2023

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Program

Thursday, June 29

Dress Code: Casual

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Participants arrive in Washington, DC

Meet Alina and Lisa at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
Meeting location: Baggage Claim 10

If you arrive at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) or at Washington Union Station (WAS), please use a cab or rideshare to get to the hotel directly and keep the receipt for reimbursement. If you are already in DC, please meet us at the hotel for check-in.
5:00 pm Shuttle transfer to The Darcy

Check-in
6:30 pm Meet in the hotel lobby

Walk to Mission Dupont Circle (15 minutes)
1606 20th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
7:00 – 9:00 pm New Bridge Happy Hour with NBP Alumni:

  • Devon Adams (Cohort #5)
  • Silas Burris (Cohort #2)
  • Eric Lee (Cohort #5)
  • Marwa Odeh (Cohort #2)
  • Anand Raghuraman (Cohort #2)
  • Khalid Sarsour (Cohort #5)
  • LaGloria Wheatfall (Cohort #6)
  • Ashlee Woodson (Cohort #2)
9:30 pm Walk to The Darcy (15 minutes)

Friday, June 30

Dress Code: Business

7:00 – 8:00 am Breakfast at The Darcy (on your own)
8:00 am Meet in the hotel lobby

Shuttle transfer to Georgetown University’s Healy Hall
Healy 106

Drop-off at the intersection of O St and 37th St
8:00 am – 12:30 pm Predeparture Briefing

8:30 – 9:45 am
Introductions, Rules, Roles, and Expectations with Alina & Lisa

10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Introduction to Transatlantic Relations with Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Anderson
Professor, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
Georgetown University
12:30 pm Shuttle transfer to Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
4645 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC 20007
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch Discussion on Germany’s Feminist Foreign Policy with

Anna Faure
Head of the Cultural Department
2:30 pm Shuttle transfer to ARD Studio Washington Georgetown
3132 M St NW
Washington, DC 20007
2:45 – 3:45 pm Free time
Meet back at ARD Studio at 3:45 pm
4:00 – 5:30 pm Tour of the ARD Studio & Discussion on U.S. News from a German Perspective with

  • Katrin Brand, Journalist Radio
  • Kerstin Klein, Journalist TV
5:30 pm Shuttle transfer to Zaytinya
701 9th St NW
Washington, DC 20001
6:00 – 8:30 pm New Bridge Partner Dinner with:

  • Miriam Davis-Rosenbaum, Events & Partnerships Manager, National Indian Education Association
  • Majid Sattar, Political Correspondent, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
  • Blaine Volpe, Membership Director, Millennial Action Project
8:45 pm Shuttle transfer to The Darcy

Saturday, July 1

Dress Code: Casual

7:00 – 9:30 am Breakfast at The Darcy (on your own)

Check-out

Put luggage on shuttle
9:45 am Meet in the hotel lobby

Shuttle transfer to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
100 Raoul Wallenberg Pl SW
Washington, DC 20024
10:15 am – 12:15 pm Self-Guided Tour of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 
12:15 pm Shuttle transfer to German Historical Institute Washington
1607 New Hampshire Ave NW
Washington, DC 20009
12:30 – 2:00 pm United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: A Debrief
by Jennifer Kwon with

  • Anna Maria Boss
    Head Librarian, German Historical Institute
  • Jana Keck
    Research Fellow in Digital History, German Historical Institute

Lunch
2:30 pm Shuttle transfer to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)
5:35 pm – 7:35 am +1 Flight UA 950 from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Brussels Airport (BRU)

Sunday, July 2

Dress Code: Casual

7:15 am Arrival at Brussels Airport (BRU)
9:00 am Shuttle transfer to Hotel Indigo

Check-in (once rooms are ready)
Optional:

Visit some of Brussel’s cultural sites

Monday, July 3

Dress Code: Casual

7:00 – 7:45 am Breakfast at Precise Tale (on your own)
7:45 am Meet at the hotel’s meeting room “Fern”
8:00 – 9:30 am Briefing on the European Union with

Roland Freudenstein
Vice President and Head of GLOBSEC Brussels Office
9:30 – 10:00 am Briefing on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
by Jordan Cohen
10:00 am Meet in the hotel lobby

Shuttle transfer to European Parliament
Rue Wiertz 60
1047 Bruxelles
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Visit of the European Parliament and Exchange with

Lukas Manske
Head of Office, David McAllister (Member of the European Parliament, Chair Foreign Affairs Committee)
12:30 pm Shuttle transfer to Maison Antoine
Jourdanplein 1
1040 EtterbeekEat fries
2:00 pm Shuttle transfer to NATO Headquarters
Avenue Leopold III
1110 Bruxelles
3:00 – 6:15 pm 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Tour through NATO Headquarters withNick Nguyen
Head of the Public Disclosure Unit, NATO Archives

4:30 – 5:30 pm
Discussion on NATO’s Role and Activities with

  • Agnieszka Blümel, Senior Analyst, Joint Intelligence and Security Division
  • Llewellyn Hunt, Senior Analyst, Joint Intelligence and Security Division
  • Lt. Col. Carlos Rivera, Head of Middle East Branch and Terrorism Intelligence Cell, Joint Intelligence and Security Division

5:30 – 6:15 pm
“Moving into the Future: NATO’s Strategic Concept” – A conversation with
Ruben-Erik Diaz-Plaja
Senior Policy Adviser, Policy Planning Unit, Office of the Secretary General
6:30 pm Shuttle transfer to Le Marmiton
Galerie de la Reine 38
Rue des Bouchers 43
1000 Bruxelles
7:00 – 9:00 pm Debrief
by Gerardo de la GarzaDinner
9:00 pm Walk back to Hotel Indigo (15 minutes)

Tuesday, July 4

Dress Code: Business

6:30 am Check outGrab a breakfast box

Shuttle transfer to Brussels Airport (BRU)
9:25 – 10:50 am Flight SN2581 from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
11:45 am Shuttle transfer to Precise Tale

Lunch

Check-in (once rooms are ready)
3:00 pm Shuttle transfer to Brandenburger Tor
Pariser Platz
10117 Berlin
3:30 – 5:30 pm Walking Tour of Berlin

with Hannah Schneider
Tour Guide
5:45 pm Shuttle transfer from Checkpoint Charlie to Atlantik-Brücke e.V.
Am Kupfergraben 7
10117 Berlin
6:15 – 9:00 pm 4th of July Celebration with Atlantik-Brücke Staff
9:00 pm Shuttle transfer to Precise Tale

Wednesday, July 5

Dress Code: Business Casual

7:00 – 8:30 am Breakfast at Precise Tale (on your own)
8:30 am Shuttle transfer to Atlantik-Brücke e.V.
Am Kupfergraben 7
10117 Berlin
9:00 – 9:45 am Briefing on Germany’s Education System
by Joshua Acevedo
10:00 – 10:45 am Briefing on Leadership in America
by Abdullah Hammoud
11:00 am – 12:00 pm “The Emotional Rollercoaster of Trying to Follow your Dreams” –
A Conversation on Leadership withHans Raffauf
Entrepreneur
12:15 pm Shuttle transfer to Vertretung des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz beim Bund
In den Ministergärten 6
10117 Berlin
12:45 – 2:15 pm Welcome by

Britta Lenz
Permanent Representative of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Federal Government

Briefing on Germany’s Political System with

  • Dr. Christoph Breuer, Policy Officer for Justice
  • Clarissa Göbel, Policy Officer for Labor, Social Affairs, Transformation, and Digitalization
  • Barbara Schafitel, Policy Officer for Economy, Transportation, Agriculture, and Viticulture

Lunch
2:15 pm Walk to U.S. Embassy (10 minutes)
Pariser Platz 2
10117 Berlin
Back entrance: Behrenstraße / Ebertstraße
3:00 – 4:00 pm Meeting on U.S. Diplomacy in Germany with

Nathan Cooper
Public Diplomacy Officer
U.S. Embassy Berlin
4:00 pm Shuttle transfer to Bundestag Visitor’s Entrance: Schneidemannstraße
4:45 – 5:45 pm Tour of the Reichstag Dome
6:00 pm Shuttle transfer to Curry 61 – Berlin
Oranienburger Str. 6
10178 BerlinEat Currywurst
8:00 pm Shuttle transfer to Precise Tale

Thursday, July 6

Dress Code: Business Casual

7:00 – 7:45 am Breakfast at Precise Tale (on your own)
7:45 am Meet in the hotel lobby

Public transportation (M41) from Abgeordnetenhaus to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
8:38 – 10:22 am Public transportation (ICE 806) from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
10:30 am Public transportation (U3) from Hbf Süd to Baumwall

Walk to Elbphilharmonie (5 minutes)
Platz d. Deutschen Einheit 4
20457 Hamburg
11:00 am – 1:00 pm “Germany’s Dual Education System” – Lunch Discussion
at the invitation ofUlrich Müller
Member of the Executive Board
Joachim Herz Stiftungwith
• Beate Gröblinghoff, Head of Central Office for VET International, Hamburg Institute for Vocational Education and Training
• German Apprentices
1:30 pm Meet outside Elbphilharmonie
1:30 – 3:00 pm Walking Tour: Hamburg’s Colonial History and Postcolonial Remembrance

with Dr. Tania Mancheno
Researcher and Lecturer
University of Hamburg
3:15 pm Walk from Magellan-Terrassen to Überseequartier (5 minutes)

Public transportation (U4) from Überseequartier to Jungfernstieg

Walk to Hapag-Lloyd AG (5 minutes)
Ballindamm 25
20095 Hamburg
4:00 – 5:00 pm Discussion on Labor & Social Affairs with

• Nils Haupt, Senior Director Corporate Communications
• Jorge Terradas, Senior Director HR Management
5:00 pm Walk to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (10 minutes)
5:51 – 7:55 pm Public transportation (IC 2075) from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
8:00 pm Public transportation (U5) from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Brandenburger TorWalk to TERAS Döner Kebap (10 minutes)
Wilhelmstraße 45
10117 BerlinEat Döner
9:30 pm Walk to Precise Tale (15 minutes)

Friday, July 7

Dress Code: Business

6:30 – 8:00 am Breakfast at Precise Tale (on your own)
8:15 am Shuttle transfer to Paul-Löbe-Haus, Eingang West
Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 1
10557 Berlin
9:00 – 9:45 am Meeting with

Armand Zorn
Member of the German Bundestag (Social Democratic Party)

moderated by Nicole Jackson
10:00– 11:45 am Free time

Lunch
11:45 am Meet back at Paul-Löbe-Haus, Eingang West

Shuttle transfer to Stern und Kreisschiffahrt GmbH
Anleger Friedrichstraße/Reichstagufer
12:30 – 2:45 pm Farewell Boat Tour Through Berlin
3:00 pm Shuttle transfer to Atlantik-Brücke e.V.
Am Kupfergraben 7
10117 Berlin
3:30 – 4:15 pm The Final Debrief
led by Bao-Tram Do
4:30 – 6:00 pm Discussion on Diversity and Anti-Discrimination in Germany with

Angelo Camufingo
DEI & Social Justice Consultant, Trainer, & Speaker at STUBBORN Consulting
Project Lead of the Competence Network of and for People of African Descent at Each One Teach One
6:00 pm Shuttle transfer to FREA Lab
Schröderstraße 15
10115 Berlin
6:30 – 9:30 pm Dinner on Climate & Environment with

  • Samira Ghandour, Fridays for Future Activist
  • Helena Marschall, Fridays for Future Activist

moderated by Patrick Branco
9:30 pm Shuttle transfer to Precise Tale

Saturday, July 8

Dress Code: Casual

5:00 am Check-out

Pick up a breakfast box

Put luggage on shuttle
5:00 am Shuttle transfer to Berlin Airport (BER)
7:45 – 11:10 am Departure