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Preserving the Transatlantic Democratic Order

with Dan Coats

About Dan Coats

Dan Coats was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany on August 15, 2001 by President George W. Bush. A former member of Congress, Coats represented the state of Indiana in the U.S. Senate from 1989 to 1999, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1988. As Senator, Dan Coats was a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, serving as Chairman of the Military Personnel and Air/Land Forces Subcommittees. He also served on the Senate Select Committee for Intelligence and the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee. In the Senate, he joined with Democratic Senator Joseph Lieberman in advocating and authorizing a number of defense reform and transformation initiatives.

Remarks to the Texas National Security Review:

The Papers of Dan Coats

Sagamore Institute was co-founded by Dan Coats in 2004 as he was wrapping up his tenure as US Ambassador to Germany. We invite you to explore a timeline of his speeches and remarks below to learn more about Mr. Coat’s service to the United States security interests.

Challenges & Reflections: The American Ambassador's Parting Thoughts

READFebruary 25, 2005

Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program for Future American Leaders 20th anniversary Event

READNovember 8, 2004

Marine Corps Ball

READNovember 6, 2004

Foreign Policy Issues and the U.S. Elections

READOctober 27, 2004

Regensburg and America in the 1950s

Read MoreOctober 26, 2004

CSU Conference on Foreign and Security Policy

READOctober 9, 2004

Remarks at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for the New American Embassy in Berlin

READOctober 6, 2004

Perspectives on Transatlantic Relations

READAugust 24, 2004

International Partnerships

READJuly 19, 2004

USAREUR Leaders Forum

READJune 28, 2004

Initiative Hauptstadt

READJune 9, 2004

Rollout of Pariser Platz Construction Project

READMay 5, 2004

German-American Relations

READApril 19, 2004

Addressing the Costs of Terrorism

READMarch 29, 2004

Using Compatible Security Strategies to Respond to Today's Challenges

READFebruary 3, 2004

Hamburg Amerikazentrum

READJanuary 23, 2004

Shared Goals or Separate Defeats: Why the West Must Be Reinvented

READDecember 11, 2003

Goose Dinner

READDecember 9, 2003

Byliner on Iraq in the Frankfurter Rundschau

READOctober 11, 2003

Global Terrorism-Global Struggle

READSeptember 11, 2003

Amerika Woche-Forum on Transatlantic Relations in Economics and Politics

READJune 30, 2003

Remarks at Opening of Kennedy Exhibit

READJune 25, 2003

American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century and the Transatlantic Relationship

READJune 19, 2003

The Transatlantic Partnership: Continuity and Change

Read MoreMay 6, 2003

Remarks to the American Club of Hamburg

READMarch 18, 2003

Security and Growth-The Global Agenda

READMarch 18, 2003

Security and Freedom in an Insecure World

READFebruary 19, 2003

Meterweise Amerika

READDecember 5, 2002

Dedication of the Konrad Adenauer Hall

READNovember 6, 2002

Sister Cities Conference

READSeptember 25, 2002

Reflections at the Frankfurt September 11 Memorial

READSeptember 17, 2002

September 11 Memorial

READSeptember 11, 2002

Moritzburg Festival

READAugust 9, 2002

July 4th Celebration

READJuly 2, 2002

Future Security Environment: Political and Military Implications for the U.S. and Europe

READJune 25, 2002

American Cultural Diplomacy-A Transatlantic Perspective

READJune 17, 2002

USAREUR Senior Leaders' Forum

READMay 8, 2002

Foreign Policy Challenges of the New Century

READNovember 8, 2001

Remarks at the German-American Transatlantic Dialogue on Employment Relations in the New Economy

READOctober 19, 2001

Speech at the Brandenburg Gate

READSeptember 14, 2001