Today's Schedule
All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST)
3:05 AM: The President and the First Lady meet and greet with Embassy personnel
3:50 AM: The President arrives Schloss Bellevue
3:55 AM: The President signs a guestbook
4:00 AM: The President is welcomed by President Joachim Gauck of Germany in a ceremony with military honors
4:15 AM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with President Gauck
5:00 AM: The President arrives the German Chancellery and is welcomed by Chancellor Angela Merkel
5:15 AM: The President holds a bilateral meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel
6:30 AM: The President participates in a joint press conference with Chancellor Angela Merkel
7:35 AM: The President joins Chancellor Merkel for a working lunch
9:00 AM: The President delivers remarks
10:05 AM: The President signs the Golden Book of Berlin
10:15 AM: The President meets with Peer Steinbrueck of the Social Democratic Party
11:00 AM: The Vice President delivers remarks at the Congressional ceremony commemorating the dedication of the statue of Frederick Douglass WATCH LIVE
12:45 PM: The President and the First Lady arrive Schloss Charlottenburg and is welcomed by Chancellor Merkel and her spouse, Professor Joachim Sauer
12:50 PM: The President and the First Lady join Chancellor Merkel and Professor Joachim Sauer for an official photo
2:00 PM: The President and the First Lady attend dinner with Chancellor Merkel and Professor Joachim Sauer
3:55 PM: The President and the First Family depart Germany en route to Washington, DC