Angela Merkel
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World leaders descend on Berlin...of the US Congress. With a speech steeped in Wall imagery, she thanked Washington for its firm support of German unification and called for bolstered transatlantic cooperation on crucial issues such as climate change. "I'm convinced, just... In this article: Berlin, Angela Merkel, Germany, Mikhail Gorbachev, Social Democrats, Unemployment, Climate change, World War II, and Styrofoam |
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Reuters | November 03, 2009
Angela Merkel presses U.S. on climate in speech to Congress
Angela Merkel presses U.S. on climate in speech to Congress Merkel presses US on climate in speech to Congress WASHINGTON (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the United States on Tuesday to agree to binding climate goals,...
In this article: United States, Global warming, Barack Obama, Thomson Reuters, Communism, Small business, Climate change, and Kyoto Protocol
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 03, 2009
GM scraps plan to sell European unit Opel
...would repay state aid already given by November 30. GM's announcement came just as Merkel left Washington, where she held talks with President Barack Obama and addressed the US Congress. That is the number of jobs Magna said it would cut,...
In this article: General Motors, Opel, Roland Koch, Magna, Sberbank, European Union, Washington, and Bankruptcy
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CNN | November 03, 2009
German Chancellor Merkel addresses Congress
..."sacrifice" in Afghanistan Washington (CNN) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday, telling U.S. lawmakers that the world needs an agreement on global warming. "Icebergs are melting in the...
In this article: Barack Obama, U.S., Global warming, In Africa, Copenhagen, Denmark, Washington, and CNN
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GM scraps plan to sell Vauxhall
The surprise announcement by GM on Tuesday dealt a blow to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she visited Washington after having backed the move to sell Opel to a venture led by Canada's Magna as the best way of saving jobs in Germany.
In this article: General Motors, Opel, Magna, Vauxhall, Bankruptcy, GM Europe, Sberbank, European Union, and United States
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette | November 03, 2009
Merkel meets Obama, then speaks to US Congress
Merkel meets Obama, then speaks to US Congress WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is thanking German Chancellor Angela Merkel for her countrya s a sacrificea in keeping forces in Afghanistan. Obama noted Tuesday that Merkel is being honored...
In this article: Barack Obama, All rights reserved, Associated Press, Washington, Germany, and Afghanistan
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Germany blasts GM decision to keep Opel
...deal with GM in September. GM's announcement dealt a surprise blow to German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she visited Washington and made a rare address to both chambers of the US Congress. A restructuring by the US group could...
In this article: Opel, General Motors, Magna, Germany, Sberbank, United States, and GM Europe
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Yahoo! News | November 03, 2009
Obama hails 'extraordinarily strong' ally Germany (AFP)
...Merkel … WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama hailed Germany as a strong ally on Tuesday and paid tribute to the "extraordinary" leadership of Chancellor Angela Merkel as she prepared for a rare address to the US Congress. "The...
In this article: Barack Obama, Germany, Agence France Presse, United States, Afghanistan, All rights reserved, Communism, and Climate change
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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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Kansas City Star | November 03, 2009
Obama welcomes foreign leaders to the White House
Obama welcomes foreign leaders to the White House WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is welcoming German Chancellor Angela Merkel to the White House. The two leaders will hold a morning meeting in the Oval Office. </p><p>Obama will then meet...
In this article: Barack Obama, White House, Javier Solana, Jose Manuel Barroso, Fredrik Reinfeldt, and United States
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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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