| You are subscribed to Press Releases for U.S. Department of State. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. 10/06/2015 03:05 PM EDT Secretary Kerry and German President Gauck To Commemorate Arrival of Berlin Wall Segment and Celebrate Our Transatlantic FriendshipNotice to the Press Washington, DC October 6, 2015
Secretary of State John Kerry will host the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck at a ceremony to commemorate the arrival of a segment of the Berlin Wall at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7, in the Benjamin Franklin Room at the Department of State. The wall will be displayed in the U.S. Diplomacy Center. This unique segment of the Wall features the signatures of individuals who played key roles in ending the Cold War and solidifying the transatlantic relationship, including former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, German President Joachim Gauck, former leader of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev, former Polish President and Solidarity leader Lech Walesa, current German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III. The Wall Segment’s installation at the USDC was made possible with the support of the Atlantic Council and through an agreement with the German company Verbundnetz Gas. It will serve as a permanent reminder of the indispensable role the transatlantic relationship plays in promoting peace, prosperity, and mutual understanding. A state-of-the-art museum and education center scheduled to open in 2017, the U.S. Diplomacy Center (diplomacy.state.gov) will tell the story of American diplomacy and invite visitors to explore the impact of diplomacy on their lives. Find more here: Fact sheet; education programs; design/construction. This event is open to the press and streamed live on www.state.gov. Follow @StateDeptLive and @DiplomacyCenter, and find the history of the signature segment of the Berlin Wall on Twitter at #beyondBerlinWall and #USDCBerlinWall. Pooled press coverage for video cameras. Final access time for journalists and still photographers: 2:30 p.m. from the 23rd Street Entrance. Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one of the following: (1) A U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver's license, passport). For further information from the Department of State, please contact the Office of Press Relations at (202) 647-2492 or Judith Bryan at the U.S. Diplomacy Center at 202-472-8224. Stay connected with the State Department:
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