Awards

Named for its founder, the Eric M. Warburg Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Atlantik-Brücke to a recipient who has rendered outstanding services to German-American relations. In addition, the Atlantik-Brücke awards the Vernon A. Walters Award. 

 
  • “Eric M. Warburg as a person is the bridge over the Atlantic.” These are the words former German President Richard von Weizsäcker chose on the occasion of the first Eric M. Warburg Award ceremony in 1988 to honor the commitment of this …

     
  • In 1993, Atlantik-Brücke and Armonk Institute (New York) founded the Vernon A. Walters Award, which is presented annually to a German or American personality for outstanding contribution to German-American relations. All of the …