Uli Gamerdinger (GABC), Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09), Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37)
From Left to Right: Dontai Smalls (UPS), Congressman William Keating (MA-09, German-American Caucus Co-Chair), Uli Gamerdinger (GABC) and Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-52)
Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Uli Gamerdinger (GABC), and Dontai Smalls (UPS)
2026 GABC Oktoberfest: From left: Jonathan Daniell (RTX), Adam Owens (Carrier), Ret. Brig. Gen. Robert Palmer (RENK America), Kim Palmer
15th Annual GABC Oktoberfest on the Hill
2026 GABC Oktoberfest on the Hill
From Left to Right: Michael Mucchetti (Former U.S. House of Representatives), Rep. Lloyd Doggett (TX-37), Knut Panknin (Friedrich Ebert Stiftung), Jalen Carroll
2026 GABC Oktoberfest on the Hill
Former DCM Axel Dittmann (German Embassy to the U.S.) and Congressman Glenn “G.T.” Thompson (PA-15, German-American Caucus Co-Chair)
16th Annual GABC Oktoberfest on the Hill
The Honorable Charlie Dent and Laura Lane (GABC Chair Emeritus)
Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09) at GABC Oktoberfest on the Hill
Former DCM Michael Curtis (E.U. Delegation to the U.S.), Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-52), and H.E. Petra Schneebauer, Ambassador of Austria to the U.S.
Steve Williams (GABC Honorary Chair) and Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09)
From left: Ulrich Gamerdinger (GABC President and CEO), Rep. Bill Keating (MA-09), H.E. David O’Sullivan, Former Ambassador of the EU to the U.S. and Laura Lane (GABC Chair Emeritus)
The GABC Oktoberfest is an annual celebration of German-American friendship on Capitol Hill in a traditional Oktoberfest style, first held in 2006. This casual, reception-style event brings together GABC members, Members of the German-American Congressional Caucus, diplomats from the German Embassy, the Washington, D.C. diplomatic community, and friends of the GABC.
The 2026 Oktoberfest on the Hill was held on September 23. This event is by invitation only.
