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Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Germany 35 Years After Unification

Moderated Discussion|Featuring Vladimir Balzer, Journalist and Moderator of Deutschlandradio

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Foreign Correspondent Unplugged: Vladimir Balzer (1000x1000) © American Council on Germany

Germany 35 Years After Unification

The American Council on Germany, Dank Haus, and the Goethe-Institut cordially invite you to a discussion and reception with Vladimir Balzer, Award Winning Journalist, Deutschlandradio on “Germany 35 Years After Unification”. The discussion will be moderated by Heidi Christen, Executive Director of DANK Haus.

Please RSVP by September 26.

About the speakers

Vladimir Balzer

Speaker

Vladimir Balzer is an award-winning radio journalist and moderator at Deutschlandfunk. He grew up in Leipzig and studied in Dublin, Venice, and Leipzig. He began his career as a presenter, reporter, and editor at Deutschlandradio and MDR. Mr. Balzer hosts, among other programs, the daily program “Fazit – Kultur vom Tage” on Deutschlandfunk Kultur. In 2022, he was selected to be a Kellen Fellow by the American Council on Germany. In 2023 he started as a correspondent at the Capital Studios of Deutschlandfunk in Berlin. He is known as a commentator for German Television, such as ZDF. He also regularly reports for his broadcaster from the United States. 

Heidi Christen

Heidi Christen (Moderator) is the Executive Director of DANK Haus and was previously a member of the DANK Board. She has over 20 years of management consulting experience, leading teams in complex, transformational projects in strategy, operations and information technology. Ms. Christen holds an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and a BA in Economics and German Studies from Northwestern University.

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  • Amercian Council on Germany
  • DANK Haus German American Cultural Center