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The World from Berlin: 'Westerwelle Is Like a Would-Be Facebook Friend You Can't Ignore'...what distinguishes her from Westerwelle." "As long as Merkel is chancellor, she'll be calling the shots when it comes to the more significant aspects of Germany's policies toward Israel and Iran. As long as the Middle East remains a crucial... In this article: Guido Westerwelle, Jurgen Mollemann, Israel, Angela Merkel, Free Democratic Party, Germany, Facebook, Charlotte Knobloch, Middle East, and Ariel Sharon |
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Financial Times | November 03, 2009
Merkel warns Iran against nuclear move
Merkel warns Iran against nuclear move By Bertrand Benoit in Berlin, Anna Fifield in Washington and James Blitz in London Published: November 3 2009 18:20 | Last updated: November 3 2009 19:44 Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, on...
In this article: Iran, US, Climate change, Berlin, Germany, Europe, Tehran, and Global warming
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | 3 days ago
German-Israeli relations: 'Merkel Should Get More Engaged in the Peace Process'
SPIEGEL ONLINE : Is Germany doing enough to prevent an Iranian nuclear bomb? Itzik: I am certainly impressed by the way Angela Merkel is dealing with Iran. I would have liked the international community to express itself in a similar clear...
In this article: Dalia Itzik, Israel, Yad Vashem, Benjamin Netanyahu, Guido Westerwelle, Kadima, and European Union
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JPost.com International | 6 days ago
Low-profile Briton is new EU foreign policy chief
...equipped to take on this job." At least one part of her resume could prove useful: she campaigned against nuclear weapons in the 1970s and will now head European efforts to curb Iran's nuclear program. She became a junior minister and...
In this article: European Union, House of Lords, Glenis Willmott, Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Gordon Brown, Labour Party, World Trade Organization, Britain, and Peter Mandelson
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 02, 2009
Merkel to make historic speech in US
...for financial market regulation and climate change, her spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said. Merkel's invitation, extended by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has largely silenced early media reports of chilly relations between Obama and the German...
In this article: Barack Obama, United States, Berlin, Communism, Climate change, Nancy Pelosi, Afghanistan, Konrad Adenauer, and George W Bush
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BBC News | November 03, 2009
Merkel makes historic US address
...a nuclear weapon and reiterated Germany's commitment to Afghanistan. Mrs Merkel is only the second German chancellor to address Congress since Konrad Adenauer in 1957. Before her address on Capitol Hill, Mrs Merkel was hailed as an...
In this article: US, Climate change, Global warming, Germany, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, and UN
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Yahoo! News | November 02, 2009
Merkel to address US Congress ahead of Wall anniversary (AFP)
...on November 9. Beyond the pomp, the trip will focus on a range of strategic issues including Afghanistan, Iran, standards for financial market regulation and climate change, Merkel's spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said. In her weekly...
In this article: Barack Obama, United States, Berlin, Washington, European Union, Guido Westerwelle, Climate change, and Agence France Presse
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USATODAY.com | November 03, 2009
Merkel embraces globalization, rebukes Iran
Merkel embraces globalization, rebukes Iran German Chancellor Angela Merkel marked the upcoming 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by urging world leaders to embrace globalization during a speech today to a joint session of...
In this article: Iran, Germany, Europe, United States, Konrad Adenauer, and Israel
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Reuters | October 30, 2009
After election win, Merkel may face new U.S. demands
...new U.S. demands BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is likely to face pressure to offer more help to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan when she meets U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington next week. Merkel, who began a...
In this article: Barack Obama, Washington, Climate change, Berlin, United States, Germany, Thomson Reuters, and U.N.
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Angela Dorothea Merkel (; born Angela Dorothea Kasner, 17 July 1954, in Hamburg, West Germany) is the current Chancellor of Germany. Merkel, elected to the German Parliament from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 10 April 2000, and Chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary party group from 2002 to 2005. She leads a Grand coalition with the Christian Social Union (CSU), its Bavarian sister party, and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), formed after the 2005 federal election on 22 November 2005.
In 2007, Merkel was also President of the European Council and chair of the G8. She played a central role in the negotiation of the Treaty of Lisbon and the Berlin Declaration. In domestic policy, health care reform and problems concerning future energy development have thus far been the major issues of her tenure.
Merkel is the first female Chancellor of Germany. From 2006 to 2009, Forbes Magazine has named her the most powerful woman in the world., In 2007 she became the second woman to chair the G8, after Margaret Thatcher.
Chancellor Merkel is a member of the Council of Women World Leaders, an International network of current and former women presidents and prime ministers whose mission is to mobilize the highest-level women leaders globally for collective action on issues of critical importance to women and equitable development.
In 2008 Merkel received the Charlemagne Prize "for her work to reform the European Union". The prize was presented by Nicolas Sarkozy.
- Birth Date:
- July 17, 1954
- Birthplace:
- Hamburg, Germany
- Religion:
- Lutheranism
- Spouse:
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- Joachim Sauer
- Ulrich Merkel
- University Attended:
- University of Leipzig
- Occupation:
- Physical chemist
- Political party:
- Christian Democratic Union
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