Karsten Voigt
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Karsten Dietrich Voigt is a German politician (SPD).
From 1976 to 1998 he was a member of the German parliament.
From 1999 to 2010, he served as the "Coordinator of German-North American Cooperation" at the Foreign Office of Germany
. He is a board member of the Atlantik-Brücke
, an association which promotes German-American understanding.
From 1960–1969 Voigt studied history
, German, and Scandinavia
n languages and literatures the at universities in Hamburg, Copenhagen, and Frankfurt. From 1969–1972 he was chairman of the Jusos. In 1976 Voigt was elected to the Bundestag for the first time. In 1983, the SPD caucus made him their foreign policy spokesman; he held this office until leaving the parliament in 1998.
From 1976 to 1998 he was a member of the German parliament.
From 1999 to 2010, he served as the "Coordinator of German-North American Cooperation" at the Foreign Office of Germany
Foreign Office (Germany)
The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany...
. He is a board member of the Atlantik-Brücke
Atlantik-Brücke
Atlantik-Brücke is the leading private non-profit association to promote German-American understanding and Atlanticism. Founded in Bonn in 1952, it is now located in Berlin....
, an association which promotes German-American understanding.
From 1960–1969 Voigt studied history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, German, and Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n languages and literatures the at universities in Hamburg, Copenhagen, and Frankfurt. From 1969–1972 he was chairman of the Jusos. In 1976 Voigt was elected to the Bundestag for the first time. In 1983, the SPD caucus made him their foreign policy spokesman; he held this office until leaving the parliament in 1998.