The Indianapolis Eric M. Warburg Chapter of the American Council on Germany cordially invites you to a
Discussion and Luncheon
with
Ricklef Beutin
Visiting Fellow in the Europe Program at the
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
on
“Europe, Germany, and the United States:
What Does the Future Hold?”
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
11 South Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204-3535
There will be no charge to attend this event.
RSVP by May 20.
Ricklef Beutin is a visiting fellow in the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, he served as chief of staff to German Federal Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel. Between 2011 and 2015, he served as chief of staff to several state secretaries of the German Federal Foreign Office. From 2015 to 2016, Ricklef Beutin headed the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) division and served as deputy head of the Task Force for the German OSCE Chairmanship in 2016. Previous positions in the German Foreign Service include head of the division for Parliamentary and Cabinet Affairs and deputy spokesman of the German Permanent Representation to the European Union. From 2005 to 2007, he worked as a foreign policy analyst in the European Commission’s policy planning division of the Bureau of European Policy Advisors (BEPA). He holds an M.A. in international affairs from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a degree in law from the University of Bonn, Germany.