Jürgen Trittin, German Member of Parliament

From June 21nd to 25th, Jürgen Trittin,  German Member of Parliament with the , will visit Washington, DC. During his stay in Washington DC, Juergen Trittin will also participate in a roundtable discussion with leading US energy experts on the topic "European Energy Security Challenges - New Opportunities for the Transatlantic Partnership?" where he will share his perspectives on current efforts to create a European Energy Union, as well as potential areas for a strengthened transatlantic energy cooperation.

Short Biography

Since 2014, Jürgen Trittin has been a Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the German Parliament. As a deputy member, he also serves on the Committee on the Affairs of the European Union and the Committee on Economic Affairs and Energy. Moreover, he is a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. Until 2013, he was Chairman of the Parliamentary Group Alliance 90/The Greens in the German Parliament. From 2005 to 2009, Jürgen Trittin served as Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Group Alliance 90/The Greens in the German Parliament, in charge of Foreign, Security and European Policy., From 1998 to 2005, he was Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Jürgen Trittin has been a Member of the German Parliament since 2005. He studied Social Sciences in Göttingen, Germany.