Representatives from Germany and the Baltic states discuss their recollections of 1989 and 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall, 15 years since the Baltic countries joined the EU and NATO, and their experiences in the U.S.

Featuring German Ambassador Emily Haber, Lithuanian Ambassador Rolandas Kriščiūnas, Estonian Deputy Chief of Mission Marko Koplimaa and Latvian Third Secretary (Public Diplomacy) Artūrs Saburovs. 

Recorded in the Riggs Library at Georgetown University on October 28, 2019 as part of the BMW Center event, "Legacies of 1989: Visions of Freedom": https://sfs.georgetown.edu/event/legacies-of-1989-visions-of-freedom/.

Music by Sam Kyzivat and Breakmaster Cylinder: 

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https://soundcloud.com/breakmaster-cylinder

Production by Alistair Somerville, Jonas Heering and Simon Close. Additional audio production by Optimum Audio. 

Design by Sarah Diebboll

Communications by Charlie Fritz and Laura Rodriguez

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