page_title: Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation
section_title: Tasks
hierarchical_section_title: Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation / Tasks
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Konferenz "FOTAR 2020" der Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung im Lichthof der Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Hamburg
context_page_description: The Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation is the most recent of the six non-partisan foundations commemorating politicians in Germany. It was established on 1 January 2017 by the German Bundestag to “preserve the memory of Helmut Schmidt’s political work for the freedom and unity of the German people, for European freedom and unification and for understanding and reconciliation among nations”. Within the framework of its political education work, it is also tasked with conveying to young people in particular those topics that exercised Schmidt as a politician and journalist.
  The foundation has its headquarters in central Hamburg and a branch office in Schmidt's former home in the Langenhorn district of the city, where the private Helmut Schmidt Archives are also located.
context_section_description: According to the law establishing it, the foundation shall
  make a contribution to the understanding of contemporary history and the continued development of the Federal Republic of Germany and
  to the reappraisal, presentation and further development of Germany's responsibilities in foreign, security and economic policy in a European and global setting.
  It shall also contribute to deepening and broadening knowledge of 21st century geopolitical and economic challenges in Europe and the world.
  In addition to the historical work, there are three sub-programmes: “European and International Politics”, “Global Markets and Social Justice” and “Democracy and Society”. They take up thematic impulses in Helmut Schmidt's life and address current political issues. A particular focus is on the future of transatlantic relations: In this regard, the foundation has already staged several symposiums and, in cooperation with the German Marshall Fund, established a high-ranking commission of experts charged with making recommendations by the autumn of 2020. This "Transatlantic Task Force" includes European and US experts such as Catherine Ashton, Cecilia Malmström, Will Hurd, Elissa Slotkin, Henrik Enderlein, or Michael Froman. It is chaired by President of the German Marshall Fund Karen Donfried and  German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger. 
  The foundation works closely with the private Helmut and Loki Schmidt Foundation (HLS), established in 1992, and also on archive matters with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the German Federal Archives.
caption: Participants at a BKHS conference in the atrium of the Hamburg State and University Library in January 2020
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