Obama Will Speak at the Victory Column

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July 19, 2008

Published in Die Welt
(Germany) on July 18th, 2008
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Translated from by Ron Argentati. Edited by .

The search for a location for the planned speech to be given by US Presidential candidate Barack Obama during his Berlin visit is apparently at an end. He will appear on the 24th of July at the Great Star, according to an announcement yesterday evening by senate and government sources. The podium will be built immediately adjacent to the Victory Column.

Obama’s campaign team will officially disclose the location for the speech in Chicago today. A delegation from the Obama team visited several possible locations in Berlin on Wednesday. Previously, the Gendarmenmarkt and the Brandenburg Gate were under consideration.

Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), however, expressed her objections to the Brandenburg Gate location. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit (both SPD) were in favor of Obama’s appearance at the symbolically important site.

Deferring to the Chancellor, the Democratic candidate backed away from the disagreement. Obama’s Thursday visit is part of a comprehensive trip through Europe and the Middle East.

The 46 year-old senator from Illinois hopes his speeches and meetings in other countries will bolster his foreign policy image. Until now, he has concentrated mainly on domestic policy issues.

Obama soll an der Siegessäule sprechen

Die Suche nach einem Ort für die geplante Rede des US-Präsidentschaftskandidaten Barack Obama in Berlin ist offenbar zu Ende. Der Auftritt soll am 24. Juli am Großen Stern stattfinden, wie gestern Abend aus Senats- und Regierungskreisen bekannt wurde. Die Bühne solle unmittelbar an der Siegessäule aufgebaut werden.

Heute will Obamas Wahlkampfteam den Ort seiner Rede in Chicago offiziell bekannt geben. Eine Delegation des Senators hatte sich am Mittwoch mehrere mögliche Auftrittsorte in Berlin angesehen. Zuvor waren unter anderen auch der Gendarmenmarkt und das Brandenburger Tor im Gespräch gewesen.

Gegen eine Rede Obamas am Brandenburger Tor hatte sich jedoch Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) ausgesprochen. Bundesaußenminister Frank-Walter Steinmeier wie auch Berlins Regierender Bürgermeister Klaus Wowereit (beide SPD) befürworteten hingegen einen Auftritt Obamas an diesem symbolträchtigen Ort.

Mit Rücksicht auf die Kanzlerin soll der demokratische Präsidentschaftskandidat nun jedoch davon Abstand genommen haben. Der Besuch Barack Obamas am kommenden Donnerstag in Berlin ist Teil seiner umfangreichen Reise durch Europa und den Nahen Osten.

Barack Obama Berlin Rede Siegessäule Brandenburger Tor Der 46-jährige Senator des US-Bundesstaats Illinois hofft, mit seinen Gesprächen und Treffen im Ausland außenpolitisches Profil gewinnen zu können. In den USA hatte er bislang vor allem auf innenpolitische Themen gesetzt.

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