The Road to the White House Die USA vor den Präsidentschaftswahlen Vortragsreihe des Nordamerikastudienprogramms in Kooperation mit dem US-Generalkonsulat Düsseldorf, der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung und dem Center for International Security and Governance der Universität Bonn Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | 6:00 to 8:00 pm | Festsaal, Main building, Regina-Pacis-Weg 3 Dr. Jackson Janes Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC Challenges and Choices: The Presidential Election and Its Significance for German-American Relations The outcome of the American presidential campaign remains unpredictable. However, the central questions concerning foreign policy directions in a new administration are: How and where will the US choose to project power and principle in a turbulent world, and what will the expectations of a new president be in dealing with the transatlantic partnership? Jackson Janes is the President of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University. One of the leading American experts on German politics and transatlantic relations, he is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Atlantic Council, and the board of the German-American Fulbright Commission. He was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the German Order of Merit in 2005. To mark the lecture series’ opening event, there will be a welcome address by U.S. Consul General Michael R. Keller, as well as a reception following Dr. Janes’ talk.