Panel Discussion

"The New Man in the White House – First Impressions and Analyses”

On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama took the oath of office as 44th president of the United States of America. The first days of his presidency are being followed with acute interest worldwide. Ruprecht Polenz and Dr. Jackson Janes discussed how Obama is handling the highly charged set of political challenges he is facing, what impression Obama’s first official appearances made in Europe and in Germany, and what we can expect in the future.