Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Bestowed upon Prof. Grabbe

On 15 February 2008, President Horst Köhler awarded the cross of the Federal Order of Merit to Prof. Grabbe in recognition of his commitment to the promotion of scholarly cooperation at the national and European levels, for his contribution to German-American relations, and for the founding of the Center for United States Studies.

In a ceremony at the State Chancellery on 16 April 2008, Prof. Wolfgang Böhmer, Prime Minister of the state of Saxony-Anhalt, presented Prof. Grabbe with the insignia of the order.