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On Defense, France Bites the Bullet, But Avoids Strategic Insolvency May 7, 2013
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Andrew Light Speaker Tour in Europe May 14, 2013 / Berlin, Germany; Brussels, BelgiumGMF Senior Fellow Andrew Light participated in a speaking tour in Europe to discuss opportunities for transatlantic cooperation on climate and energy policy in the second Obama administration.
In this podcast, GMF Vice President of Programs Ivan Vejvoda discusses last month's historic agreement to normalize relations between Kosovo and Serbia.
Anchor Elaine Reyes speaks with Andrew Small, Transatlantic Fellow of the Asia Program for the German Marshall Fund, about Beijing's potential role in brokering peace between Israel and Palestine
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GMF President Craig Kennedy awarded Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany February 09, 2009 / Washington, DC
On February 9, GMF President Craig Kennedy was awarded with the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, highlighting Mr. Kennedy's contribution to the German-American and transatlantic relationships. German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth presented Mr. Kennedy with the award.Craig Kennedy has been president of the German Marshall Fund since 1995. Under Mr. Kennedy's leadership, GMF has focused its activities on bridging U.S.-European differences on foreign policy, economics, immigration and the environment. An aspect of that strategy includes supporting over twenty American and European policy research institutions that are actively involved in shaping transatlantic cooperation. Mr. Kennedy has also expanded GMF's programs in Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans. A major accomplishment of that effort has been the launch in 2003 of the Balkan Trust for Democracy, a $27 million grantmaking initiative to strengthen civil society and democracy, in partnership with the U.S., Dutch, Swedish, and Greek governments, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Expanding GMF's capacities as a public policy institution has been another of Mr. Kennedy's major achievements. Toward this effort, he has provided GMF with a strong infrastructure throughout Europe, opening new offices in Paris, Bratislava, Brussels, Belgrade, and Ankara to complement the work being done in Washington and Berlin. Another key program, the Transatlantic Fellows program, was begun under Mr. Kennedy's direction and provides outstanding journalists, policy analysts, and academics an opportunity to pursue their research and writing interests in one of GMF's offices.
The Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany was instituted in 1951 by Federal President Theodor Heuss. It is the only honor that may be awarded in all fields of endeavor and is the highest tribute the Federal Republic of Germany can pay to individuals for services to the nation. The Order of Merit may be awarded to Germans as well as foreigners for achievements in the political, economic, social or intellectual realm and for all kinds of outstanding services to the nation in the field of social, charitable or philanthropic work.
