career path after high school – as both an alternative and a complementary option to university education.

About 55 percent of high school graduates in Germany take part in the dual system of vocational training. Employers provide practical training and vocational schools supplement this on-the-job training with theoretical instruction.

A Win-Win-Win Solution

Benefits for Companies

• Ideal tool for personnel recruitment

• Consistent workforce quality assured through comparable nationwide occupational, training, and assessment standards

• Influenceoncontentandorganizationoftraining

Benefits for Employees

• Market-relevant, diversified training which improves chances in the labor market

• Acquisitionofsocialskillswithinthereal-life environment of a company

• Motivationprovidedthroughtrainingstipends (earning and learning)

Public Benefits

• Manufacturing sector remains powerful driver of growth (share of manufacturing sector in GDP: GER: 23% vs. U.S.: 11%)1

• Lowyouthunemploymentrate:GER:7.8%vs.U.S.:16.3%2

• Privatecontributioneasestheburdenonpublicbudgets

A BRoAD AnD ViBRAnt PARtnERSHiP

With this "Germany in the United States" map, we

are providing you with an overview of Germany’s rich

presence in the U.S. The map reveals how closely our

two countries are interwoven and shows the many

facetsofourcooperation.Itreflectsthestrongsenseof

partnership and shared values that constitute the basis of

our alliance.

Germany is one of America’s largest investment, trade and

financial partners. As the strongest economy in Europe,

Germany has long been developing into a cornerstone

of transatlantic trade with some currently 3,400 German

companies operating and investing in the United States,

creating close to 600,000 jobs.

Our joint security interests lead to a vibrant military

cooperation. Not only are we working hand in hand

to secure peace in trouble spots, German soldiers also

exercise together with U.S. forces, maintain liaison offices

in the U.S., and engage in various army, naval, and air

force exchanges.

Our German schools and the Goethe Institutes in the

U.S.reflecttheenormousinterestinGermanasaforeign

language. At many American universities, German

departments are doing excellent work promoting the

German language and bringing German history, culture,

and society closer to thousands of students. It should

come as no surprise that the U.S. prominently ranks

third on the list of countries worldwide with the greatest

number of German speakers. There are, of course,

historicalreasonsforthis:47millionAmericans–

15 percent of the U.S. population – have German roots.

The history of Germans in America reaches well into

the past. The first German settlers arrived in the early

17thcentury.Theyestablishedtheirfirstsettlement,

Germantown,Pennsylvaniain1683.Germanshelped

shape the fortunes of the United States over the

centuries and in all areas of society – beginning

with General Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, who

served George Washington in the American War of

Independence, to German entrepreneurs and founders

ofsuchwell-knownbrandsasLeviStrauss,Steinway,

orHeinz,whohadGermanroots.EvenBabeRuth,one

of baseball’s greatest players and still a national idol for

baseball fans, was the child of German immigrants.

And yet this map can only capture a small piece of the

depth and breadth of our partnership. There are millions

of people-to-people contacts between Germans and

Americans that form the bond of friendship between

our two nations. Today, this friendship weighs more than

ever. Against a rising number of international and global

challenges, Germany and the United States remain

among the core pillars of freedom, peace and economic

stability in this world.

Bestregards,

PETER WITTIG German Ambassador to the United States

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Above: American and German soldiers confer before a training session in Afghanistan.

tHE tRAnSAtlAntiC tRADE AnD inVEStMEntPARtnERSHiP (ttiP), a comprehensive trade agreement currently being negotiated between the United States and the European Union, would create the worldʼs largest free trade zone: a market that encompasses approximately 800 million people. It is estimated that successful completion would boost U.S. GDP by around 0.4 percent and EU GDP by 0.5 percent. This translates into additional household income of approximately $871 and $725 for a family of four in the U.S. and in the EU, respectively1. In addition, a successfully and fully implemented TTIP is expected to create a significant number of jobs on both sides of the Atlantic and will lead to greater product variety. The TTIP partners furthermore expect positive economic spillover effects for third countries.

transatlantic trade and investment Partnership

Specifically, the two sides are striving to achieve improved market access for goods and services (e.g. in the field of public procurement), better regulatory coherence, and greater cooperation with regards to developing an innovative set of rules that could become a model for future trade agreements. Small and medium-sized enterprises in particular will benefit from TTIP.

For example, the automotive industry currently has to follow different safety standards on car parts, depending on which side of the Atlantic the parts are used. Regulatory coherence in this field would cut costs for car manufacturing companies by as much as 25 percent – resulting also in lower prices for consumers.

Pharmaceutical companies would also benefit from synchronized product testing procedures. For companies that already produce a variety of products in many U.S. states and European countries, TTIP would further improve their global competitiveness and strengthen their comparative advantages.

In cooperation with the Bertelsmann Foundation, the PEW Research Center examined European, in particular German, and American attitudes towards TTIP. According to the results, a majority of Germans and Americans agree that the trade deal would benefit their countries.

“America and Europe have done extraordinary things together before. And I believe we can forge an economic alliance as strong as our diplomatic and security alliances — which, of course, have been the most powerful in history. And, by doing that, we can also strengthen the multilateral trading system.” — President Obama (Ireland speech)

Above: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry greets German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Top right: German automotive production site.

Germany’s Military Presence in the u.S.Since Germany joined NATO 60 years ago, U.S. and German soldiers have defended our common values and interests. Our men and women in uniform are working together in conflict areas such as Afghanistan or on counterpiracy operations around the Horn of Africa. In peacetime, the cooperation includes the permanent basing of U.S. and German forces in each others’ countries. Since 1958, the cooperation has grown to approximately 1,300 military and civil service personnel of the German Armed Forces in North America. Together with their families, they are located at more than 80 sites throughout the United States.As the majority of the activities relate to pilot training, the German Air Force accounts for the largest share of personnel. From basic aviation training to their “Ph.D.” as fighter pilots, about 900 airmen enjoy the ideal conditions offered by the enormous U.S. military airspace and excellent weather.

Together with their NATO counterparts, all German jet pilots are trained in the Euro-NATO-Joint-Jet-Pilot-Training program at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.

German student pilots take advantage of outstanding flight conditions together with students of the Lufthansa Airline Training Center in Goodyear, near Phoenix, Arizona, while weapons system officers participate in the Naval Flight Officer Training program at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.

Since 1992, the German Air Force Flying Training Center has been located at Holloman Air Force Base,

New Mexico. This location provides 300 sunny days a year and terrain ranging from desert to mountains, offering the best possible tactical flight training. From this site, the GAFFTC also plans and executes the large force employment exercise “Mountain Roundup”, in Mountain Home, Idaho. Apart from this “Flag Exercise”, the German Armed Forces also participate in large-scale exercises such

as “Red Flag Alaska”.

The German Defense Attaché Staff, along with other liaison and exchange officers, interacts with U.S. agencies across the whole spectrum of Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine operations, promotes bilateral military relations, and engages in dialogue on security policy and armament cooperation. This includes areas such as:

GERMAn EMBASSY AnD ConSulAtES GEnERAl

Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany 4645 Reservoir Road, NW Washington,DC20007 Tel(202)298-4000|Fax(202)298-4261 www.germany.info

German Consulate General Atlanta Marquis Two Tower, Suite 901 285PeachtreeCenterAvenue,NE Atlanta, GA 30303-1221 Tel(404)659-4760|Fax(404)659-1280 www.atlanta.diplo.de

German Consulate General Boston Three Copley Place, Suite 500 Boston,MA02116 Tel(617)369-4900|Fax(617)369-4940 www.boston.diplo.de

German Consulate General Chicago 676NorthMichiganAvenue,Suite3200 Chicago,IL60611-2804 Tel(312)202-0480|Fax(312)202-0466 www.chicago.diplo.de

German Consulate General Houston 1330PostOakBoulevard,Suite1850 Houston,TX77056 Tel(713)627-7770|Fax(713)627-0506 www.houston.diplo.de

German Consulate General los Angeles 6222WilshireBoulevard,Suite500 LosAngeles,CA90048-5193 Tel(323)930-2703|Fax(323)930-2800 www.losangeles.diplo.de

German Consulate General Miami 100N.BiscayneBoulevard,Suite2200 Miami,FL33132 Tel(305)358-0290|Fax(305)358-0307 www.miami.diplo.de

German Consulate General new York 871UnitedNationsPlaza NewYork,NY10017 Tel(212)610-9700|Fax(212)940-0402 www.new-york.diplo.de

German Consulate General San Francisco 1960 Jackson Street San Francisco, CA 94109 Tel(415)775-1061|Fax(415)775-0187 www.sanfrancisco.diplo.de

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Foreign investors from Germany – the largest European economy – have long maintained a strong presence in the United States. Today, more than 3,400 German companies – not only large multinationals butalsosmallandmedium-sizedbusinesses–haveinvestments in the American market.

Currently, German business investment in the U.S. market amountto$200billion,accountingfor7.5percentofthe total $2.6 trillion invested in the U.S. economy by foreign companies. German businesses have created approximately 600,000 jobs in the United States.

German companies have identified job skills as a key challenge to their success in the U.S. The German Embassy started its Skills Initiative to identify and share information about best practices in sustainable workforce development, in cooperation with German companies investing in the U.S.

German companies are well placed to undertake this effort, because they are familiar with Germany’s first-class vocational education and training system. It is called the dual system of vocational training and is a major reason for Germany’s economic success. It provides sound qualifications through its unique combination of theory and practice, learning and working, thereby offeringahighlyattractiveandrecognizedtrainingand

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Exchange Service (DAAD), there is the German-American Partnership Program (GAPP) for high school students; Transatlantic Outreach Program (TOP) for socialstudiesteachers;Congress-BundestagYouthExchange(CBYX/PPP)forhighschoolandvocationalstudents and young professionals; the International ParliamentaryScholarshipoftheGermanBundestag;theRobertBoschFoundationandFulbrightfellowships; programs of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation; and many more.

The study of the German language and the multidisciplinary study of Germany are of key importance in American higher education, with nearly 100,000 German students at colleges and universities nationwide. Germany is the sixth most popular destination for U.S. students to study abroad, with more than 9,500 students in the academic year 2012/13. The DAAD supports 16 German Studies professorships in the U.S. and 140 partnerships between institutions of higher learning in the U.S. and Germany. The German Studies Association, an international

association based in the U.S., counts more than 2,100 active members from around the world.

Cutting-edge German films, music, theater, dance, literature, architectural innovation, and other aspects of German culture are showcased at the six regional Goethe-Instituts (shown on the map on the reverse) and the Goethe-Zentrum in Atlanta. Showcasing festivals of new German cinema, symposia on Wagnerian opera, exhibitions by top German photographers, and children’s theater, the Goethe-Instituts are your destination for a window on contemporary German culture.

To learn more and engage with the German cultural world in the United States, visit Germany.info and the social media outlets of your regional consulate today.

Above: Students participate in a lecture during the "Germany in Europe" campusweek.Below:NuritBar-Josef(violin)andChristophEschenbach(piano) perform at the German Residence in Washington, DC.

German Culture in the united States

tHE ViBRAnt GERMAn CultuRAl AnD educational landscape in the United States attests both to Americansʼ rich German heritage, as well as the strength of the modern German-American partnership. Interest in German culture continues to grow and is cultivated by a network of German institutions in the United States.

Engagement with the German language often begins at the high school level, with an estimated 400,000 German learners at public schools across the country. German teachers in the United States receive support from many sources, including the six regional Goethe-Instituts, the American Association of Teachers of German, and the German Central Agency for Schools Abroad (ZfA). Together with the Goethe-Institut, the ZfA sustains a network of nine regional “Counselors for the Teaching of German” in the U.S. The ZfA also supports 94 PASCH schools, part of a growing

global network of more than1,750PArtnerSCHoolswhich receive enhanced backing from Germany.

For Americans wishing to gain first-hand knowledge of Germany, a multitude of exchange programs exist to suit every age and interest. In addition to the myriad scholarships offered by the German Academic

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The U.S. Armed Forces also play an active role in other important areas such as special forces and air defense. Examples include the German Air Force Air Defense Center in Fort Bliss, Texas, and the students and liaison and exchange officers at the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Together, they maintain close ties to ensure compatibility and common standards between our two nations.

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1 Daimler Group, GA and OR

2 Volkswagen Group of America, VA

3 T-Mobile USA, WA

4 BASFGroup,NJ

5 AllianzLifeInsuranceNA,NY|AllianzofAmerica,Inc.,NY

6 BMWGroup,NJ

7 SiemensUSAHoldings,NY

8 BayerCorporation,PA

9 Trader Joe’s Company, CA

10 RobertBosch,LLC,MI

11 DHLHoldings(USA),Inc.,FL

12 Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., MA

13 ThyssenKruppUSA,Inc.,IL

14 Hochtief Americas (Turner), NY

15 Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., NJ

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2 SiemensUSAHoldings 70,000

3 VolkswagenGroupofAmerica 59,790

4 FreseniusMedicalCareHoldings,Inc. 65,817

5 T-MobileUSA 37,858

6 RobertBosch,LLC 33,519

7 ContinentalAutomotiveSystems 31,414

8 DaimlerGroup 22,833

9 ThyssenKrupp USA, Inc. 20,555

10 SAP Americas 19,123

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Source: 2014 data, German American Trade Magazine, May 2015

21 ZF Group North American Operations, Inc., MI

22 LindeNorthAmerica,NJ

23 HannoverLifeReAmerica,FL

24 adidas America, Inc., OR

25 RandomHouse(BertelsmannGroup),NY

26 LEHIGHHanson,Inc.,TX

27 HenkelofAmerica,Inc.,CT

28 HeraeusInc.,NY

29 Evonik Corporation, NJ

30 EMD Group (Merck), MA

31 Schenker,Inc.(DBUSHoldingCorporation),NY

32 MAHLEIndustries,Inc.,MI

33 Lanxess,PA

34 OttoGroup/Crate&Barrel,IL

35 KnorrBrakeHoldingCorporation,MD

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38 Beiersdorf,Inc.,CT

39 B.BraunMedical,Inc.,PA

40 K+S North America, NY

41 Puma North America, Inc., MA

42 Wacker Chemical Corporation, MI

43 Würth Group of North America, Inc., NJ

44 STIHLInc.,VA

45 GEA, PA

46 LEONIWiringServices,Inc.,AZ

47 AmericanRheinmetallMunitions,Inc.,AR

48 InfineonTechnologiesNorthAmericaCorp.,CA

49 Schott North America, Inc., NY

50 Krones, Inc., WI

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Did you know?Germany(137,847sq.mi.)issimilarinsize

tothestateofMontana(147,046sq.mi.)

Germany’spopulationdensityis583

people per square mile in contrast to an

averageof89peoplepersquaremilein

the United States.

Did you know?Germanyhasonetimezone,while

the countries of the EU share three. In contrast, the United Stateshassixtimezones,fourin

the contiguous US and two addi-

tionalzonesinAlaskaandHawaii.

Did you know?

The European Union and the United

Statestogethercomprise11.7%of

the global population and produce

46.2% of the global GDP.

Did you know?Georgia is one of the most popular

destinations for German investments

in the US. Over 1,500 German

companies do business here and

produce a wide range of German

products, including car engines and

fine china.