Dirk Schulz
Schulz will discuss “Current Developments in German Politics – Domestic, International and Climate Issues in Focus.” The lecture will be preceded by an Alumni Panel from 4 to 5 p.m., also in McCaskey Lyceum. The events conclude the 10th anniversary celebration of Wartburg College’s German Institute. The lecture and panel are free and open to the public.
Schulz is deputy consul general at the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Chicago. He has served the German government at embassies in Venezuela, Serbia, Paraguay and Nigeria. Prior to assuming his current role in Chicago, Schulz was deputy consul general in Los Angeles from 2020 to 2024.
“Since its inception, one of the primary goals of the German Institute has been to attract funding so that more students could experience the culture of Germany in an immersive fashion. Seeing how much that has already been accomplished, I am excited to see how many more individuals and groups we can support and the type of activities they will experience,” said Daniel Walther, institute director and Gerald R. Kleinfeld Endowed Chair in German History.
The annual Kleinfeld Lecture in German History, Culture and Politics is part of an endowed series made possible by a contribution from the German Studies Association. Gerald Kleinfeld is the founder and former executive director of the German Studies Association and a professor emeritus of history at Arizona State University.