On May 22-23, 2024, the United States and Germany convened in Berlin for the biannual Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) on science and technology cooperation. The meeting aimed to chart the future course of their partnership, grounded in shared values. State Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Sabine Döring opened the discussions. Armin Reinartz, Director General for European and International Cooperation from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, co-chaired the discussion with Rahima Kandahari, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.
During the JCM, both nations acknowledged their ongoing collaboration and pledged to enhance cooperation in key policy and research areas including biotechnology, biomanufacturing, fusion energy, climate research and modeling, innovation, and research security. A Joint Statement on Cooperation in Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST) was signed at the meeting to deepen cooperation in QIST.
The U.S. delegation included leaders from various agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy (DOE), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the U.S. Department of State. German participants included representatives from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) as well as members from organizations within the German Alliance of Science Organizations.
The meeting was held under a bilateral agreement between the United States Government and the Government of Germany on Science and Technology Cooperation, which has been effective since 2010 and renewed in 2020.
U.S.-Germany relations are based on mutual values as friends, trading partners, and allies. Their political, economic, cultural, and security relationships are critical to shared prosperity and stability.
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