page_title: Embassy of the United States, Berlin
section_title: Amerika Haus Berlin
hierarchical_section_title: Embassy of the United States, Berlin / Amerika Haus Berlin
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Amerika-Haus, Berlin English: Defunct Amerika-Haus in Berlin, 2012
context_page_description: The Embassy of the United States of America in Berlin is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Federal Republic of Germany. The U.S. Embassy in Germany has not always been in Berlin, with the current complex opening in July 2008.
context_section_description: From 1946 until 2006, the Amerika Haus Berlin, located near the Zoo station and the Kurfürstendamm, provided an opportunity for German citizens to learn about American culture and politics and engage in discussion about the Transatlantic relationship. For many years a somewhat autonomous operation of the former U.S. Information Agency (USIA), it was later brought under the umbrella of the head of U.S. Mission Berlin, and lost its independence, when in the late 1990s USIA was absorbed into the State Department. In 2006, the Amerika Haus was closed and the building returned to the city of Berlin.
caption: Amerika Haus Berlin
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