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Guido Westerwelle

Westerwelle arriving at Hamm, during the 2009 campaign.
Personal data
Date of birth27 December 1961(age 49)
Place of birthBad Honnef, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyFree Democratic Party
Domestic partnerMichael Mronz
ResidenceBerlin (Official)
Bonn (Private)
Alma materUniversity of Bonn
Distance University of Hagen
ProfessionLawyer
Vice-Chancellor of Germany
Assumed office28 October 2009
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byFrank-Walter Steinmeier
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Assumed office28 October 2009
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Preceded byFrank-Walter Steinmeier
Chairman of the Free Democratic Party
Assumed office4 May 2001
Preceded byWolfgang Gerhardt

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Guido Westerwelle [-deˈɡiːdo ˈvɛstɐˌvɛlə] (born December 27, 1961) is a German liberal politician, who, since 28 October 2009, has been serving as the Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany in the second cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is the first openly gay person to hold either of those positions. He has been the chairman of the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) since October 28, 2009, but has announced that he will not stand for re-election at the party congress in May 2011. A lawyer by profession, he has been a member of the Bundestag since 1996.

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Die Guido Westerwelle Hymmne von Extra 3. ( 09.01.2009 ) xdrei.de - Die einzige Satire Sendung, laüft immer Donnerstag um 22:30 im NDR. Tipp: der Extra3 Podcast www3.ndr.de
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Ja, ja .... der Guido
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Guido Westerwelle lässt BBC - Reporter abblitzen. Man spricht Deutsch. Er wollte sich nur nicht blamieren. Hier ist noch eine Version mit Englischem Untertitel: www.youtube.com Und unter diesem Link der Song zu dem Ganzem. www.youtube.com
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Wie beim DSDS Casting 2011: Hase und Karpfen suchen einen Bewerber für die Joko & Klaas Show auf Pringles Xtreme TV. Härter als Dieter Bohlen testen sie Simon Desue, Bushido und den maskierten Hater. Wer hat Talent? Wer gewinnt das Casting? :-) Hase und Karpfen-Shirts: manniac.spreadshirt.de Mit dabei Bushido, Simon Desue, der Maskierte Hater, Guido Westerwelle, Baum, Mr. Grumpy, Nilpferde Hase und Karpfen haben TATSÃCHLICH einen Praktikanten im Casting gesucht. Bewerben konntest du dich bis zum 8. Oktober 2010 hier: pringlesxtreme.tv Die 3 Pringles-Produktpakete wurden verlost an: ooOAndrewJOoo, Jaskaron68, JimmyTeeVee -- Dieser Cartoon entstand mit der freundlichen Unterstützung von Pringles Xtreme TV pringlesxtreme.tv -- Folg mir: twitter.com Mein Blog: blogoff.de
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Guido Westerwelle hatte ein BBC-Reporter abblitzen lassen, weil er ihm eine Frage auf Englisch gestellt hat. Deshalb bekommt Gudio jetzt einen Englisch-Kurs!
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haha XD
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Eine unterhaltsame Diskussion zwischen Samy Deluxe und Guido Westerwelle, zu den Zeiten der Bundestagswahlen 2002. Viel SpaÃ.
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Keine Ausnahme für die britische BBC: Bei seiner ersten Pressekonferenz nach dem Wahlsieg hat sich FDP-Parteichef Guido Westerwelle geweigert, eine Frage auf Englisch zu beantworten - nicht einmal anhören wollte er sie. "Wir sind hier in Deutschland", schalt er den Reporter. Guido Westerwelle, leader of Germany's liberal Free Democrat Party (FDP), could become the country's next foreign minister
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AuÃenminister Guido Westerwelle hat sich bei seiner ersten Rede vor der Vollversammlung der Vereinten Nationen einen unangenehmen Versprecher geleistet. In einer Rede zum Nahost-Konflikt unterschlug er am Samstag in New York das entscheidende Wort "frei". Westerwelle sagte: "Die für 2012 geplante Konferenz zur Einrichtung einer Zone von Massenvernichtungswaffen im Nahen Osten ist eine groÃe Chance für Frieden und Sicherheit in dieser Region."
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Excerpt from the speech made by German FDP leader Guido Westerwelle at the 2007 ELDR Congress in Berlin.
3.22 min. | 3.44 user rating

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German foreign minister likens nuclear-weapons threat to global warming - Deutsche Welle Tweet this news
Deutsche Welle--German Foreign Minister -Guido Westerwelle- has called for a global ban on nuclear weapons following the release of a disarmament report. Opposition parties renewed calls for the removal of US warheads from Germany. German Foreign Minister - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:21:33 GMT+00:00
Obama silent on China's human rights abuses - Washington Times Tweet this news
Washington Times--While British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Germany Foreign Minister -Guido Westerwelle- have called for his immediate release, there is little evidence to suggest that Washington is outraged over the incident. If anything, the ins - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:06:25 GMT+00:00
German foreign minister begins three-day China visit - Monsters and Critics.com Tweet this news
Monsters and Critics.com--Berlin - German Foreign Minister -Guido Westerwelle- on Thursday began a three-day visit to China. German Federal Foreign Minister and Deputy Chancellor -Guido Westerwelle-(L) meets with Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) at the - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 14:25:04 GMT+00:00
Germany summons Chinese ambassador over Ai Weiwei arrest - Monsters and Critics.com Tweet this news
Monsters and Critics.com--Berlin - German Foreign Minister -Guido Westerwelle- summoned the Chinese ambassador in Berlin on Wednesday to protest the arrest of Ai Weiwei, a dissident Beijing artist who is well known in Germany. A German official would addr - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 12:24:19 GMT+00:00
Berlin summons Yemeni ambassador over deadly crackdown - TwoCircles.net Tweet this news
TwoCircles.net--By IRNA, Berlin: Germany summoned Yemen's ambassador over the ongoing lethal security clampdown in the Arab country, Foreign Minister -Guido Westerwelle- said here on Friday. Germany has withdrawn 80 development aid workers based in Y - Date : Sat, 26 Mar 2011 05:28:17 GMT+00:00
Merkel's Coalition Partner Could Face Setback in Weekend's Elections - Spiegel Online Tweet this news
Spiegel Online--Party head and Foreign Minister -Guido Westerwelle's- days of FDP leadership could be numbered. Few expect Sunday elections in Rhineland-Palatinate to offer much insight into the political mood in Germany. The state has been firmly in - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:09:28 GMT+00:00
French-German Libya rift deepens - European Voice Tweet this news
European Voice---Guido Westerwelle-, Germany's foreign minister, has criticised Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, for saying that European countries might consider military intervention in Arab countries other than Libya. ... - Date : Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:18:57 GMT+00:00
Fighting words between European allies overshadow Libyan mission - CNN Tweet this news
CNN--German Foreign Minister -Guido Westerwelle- has refused to comment on whether NATO should take a leading role in enforcing UN resolution 1973. Gioia Del Colle, Italy (CNN) -- Even as British RAF Typhoons took to the skies from this ... - Date : Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:06:10 GMT+00:00
11/03/2011Germany sceptical on recognising Libya opposition - Expatica Germany Tweet this news
Expatica Germany--Speaking to reporters in Berlin, -Guido Westerwelle- said: "I advise everyone to look very closely to see if these people who say they represent the people are really speaking in the name of the people." "Certa - Date : Fri, 11 Mar 2011 13:12:34 GMT+00:00
Westerwelle criticizes China's detention of journalists - Monsters and Critics.com Tweet this news
Monsters and Critics.com--Berlin - German Foreign Minister -Guido Westerwelle- criticized China's detention of foreign journalists on Sunday, saying in a written statement in Berlin that it was 'very disturbing.' German reporters were among - Date : Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:25:47 GMT+00:00

Political offices
Preceded by
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Vice-Chancellor of Germany
2009 - present
Incumbent
Minister for Foreign Affairs
2009 - present

The Second Merkel Cabinet, since 28 October 2009

Guido Westerwelle (FDP) * Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) * Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (FDP) * Thomas de Maizière (CDU) * Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (CSU) * Rainer Brüderle (FDP) * Ilse Aigner (CSU) * Franz Josef Jung (until 27 Nov 2009) (CDU)/Kristina Schröder (since 30 Nov 2009) (CDU) * Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) * Philipp Rösler (FDP) * Peter Ramsauer (CSU) * Norbert Röttgen (CDU) * Annette Schavan (CDU) * Dirk Niebel (FDP) * Ronald Pofalla (CDU)

G8 Foreign Ministers

CA Cannon * FR Kouchner * DE Westerwelle * IT Frattini * JP Okada * RU Lavrov * UK Hague * US Clinton * EU Ashton

Foreign Ministers and Foreign Secretaries of Germany -

German Empire
(1871 �1918) German Empire
Thile * Balan * B.E. v. Bülow * Radowitz * Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst * Limburg-Stirum * Busch * Hatzfeld zu Trachenberg * H. v. Bismarck * Bieberstein * B. von Bülow * Richthofen * Tschirschky-Bögendorff * Schoen * Kiderlen-Waechter * Jagow * Zimmermann * Kühlmann * Hintze * Solf * Brockdorff-Rantzau
Weimar Republic
(1918 �1933) DE
Brockdorff-Rantzau * Müller * Köster * Simons * Rosen * Wirth * Rathenau * Rosenberg * Stresemann * Curtius * Brüning * Neurath
Nazi Germany
(1933 �1945) DE
Neurath * Ribbentrop * Seyss-Inquart * Schwerin von Krosigk
German Democratic Republic
(East Germany) (1949 �1990) GDR
Dertinger * Ackermann * Bolz * Winzer * O. Fischer * Meckel * de Maizière
Federal Republic of Germany
(since 1949) DE
Adenauer * Brentano * Schröder * Brandt * Scheel * Genscher * Kinkel * J. Fischer * Steinmeier * Westerwelle

Chairmen of the Free Democratic Party of Germany

Theodor Heuss * Franz Blücher * Thomas Dehler * Reinhold Maier * Erich Mende * Walter Scheel * Hans-Dietrich Genscher * Martin Bangemann * Otto Graf Lambsdorff * Klaus Kinkel * Wolfgang Gerhardt * Guido Westerwelle



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