Rebecca Bohn is a Summer 2026 Halle Foundation Intern at the American-German Institute and a fourth-year undergraduate student in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. Majoring in Political Science and International Affairs with a minor in German, Rebecca has developed an interest in the unique transnational relationship between the United States and Germany. Previously, she presented work on implementing German sustainability initiatives in the United States at the Young Economic Summit (YES!) in Hamburg in 2022. During summer 2025, she studied sustainable urban infrastructure and the German language at the Goethe-Institut in Freiburg before traveling to Munich to immerse herself in German language and culture. Rebecca’s research interests include Germany’s role in securing sustainable energy sources, the relationship between far-right German parties and vaccine hesitancy, German migration policy, and Germany’s role in European security policy.
Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States: Past, Present, and Future
A Three-Year AGI Project – Final Conference Summary The American-German Institute held a final conference in Washington, DC, for the three-year project, “Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United …
