FILE PHOTO: A woman signs a replica wall, during a week-long event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, at Georgetown University, in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2019. REUTERS/Al Drago
WASHINGTON(Reuters) - For Michael Mucchetti, the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago marked the start of a deeply personal relationship with Germany, and he is determined to ensure that broader U.S.-German ties survive political disputes currently dividing the allies.
Mucchetti, chief of staff for a Democratic lawmaker from Texas, shared his story with Georgetown University students this week at the end of a $50 million, yearlong German government campaign aimed at reaching a new generation of Americans and moving beyond battles over trade and defence spending.
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