Frank-Walter Steinmeier
President of Germany since 2017
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| August 1 2024 | On August 1, 2024, Steinmeier expressed contrition to survivors of the WW2 Warsaw Uprising, announcing plans for a monument in Berlin dedicated to the Polish victims of Nazi Germany. |
| February 24 2024 | At the state memorial service for deceased Namibian president Hage Geingob in Windhoek, Frank-Walter Steinmeier stated that it was 'high time' for Germany to 'tender an apology to Namibia' for the Herero and Nama genocide that occurred from 1904 to 1908. |
| February 12 2024 | He received the Grand Collar of the Order of Makarios III from Cyprus. |
| 2023 | During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Steinmeier voiced support for Israel and called on Arabs living in Germany to distance themselves from Hamas. |
| December 5 2023 | Steinmeier was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold in Belgium. |
| July 10 2023 | He was awarded the Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau in Luxembourg. |
| May 24 2023 | Steinmeier received the Collar of the Order of the Star of Romania. |
| March 29 2023 | He was made an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in the United Kingdom. |
| 2022 | Steinmeier was honored with the Henry A. Kissinger Prize. |
| 2022 | He participated in commemorative events marking the 77th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, speaking on the importance of remembering history. |
| November 29 2022 | On November 29, Steinmeier was interviewed by Deutsche Welle, where he condemned Russia's attacks on civilians and infrastructure in Ukraine. |
| October 28 2022 | Upon returning to Berlin from his visit to Ukraine, Steinmeier discussed the horrors of war and the crises faced by a reunified Germany. |
| October 25 2022 | Steinmeier made an official visit to Ukraine, which followed a previously scheduled visit on October 20 that was cancelled due to security concerns. |
| October 13 2022 | He was named a Member of the Order for Exceptional Merits in Slovenia. |
| October 11 2022 | Steinmeier was awarded the Knight of the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic in Spain. |
| April 2022 | Steinmeier abandoned plans to visit Kyiv in April 2022 after Ukrainian officials indicated he would not be welcomed. |
| April 2022 | In April, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Steinmeier called for a war crimes tribunal against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. |
| February 24 2022 | In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, guided by the foreign policy established during Steinmeier's term, ended the long-standing German policy of ruling out arms shipments. |
| February 13 2022 | Frank-Walter Steinmeier was re-elected as president of Germany. |
| February 13 2022 | Steinmeier was re-elected by the Federal Convention for a second and final term on 13 February 2022, receiving 78% of the vote. |
| 2021 | He received the Leo Baeck Medal. |
| 2021 | Steinmeier hosted a federal ceremony to honor the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. |
| November 10 2021 | He became a Knight of the Order of the Elephant in Denmark. |
| September 7 2021 | He became a Knight of the Royal Order of the Seraphim in Sweden. |
| July 5 2021 | Steinmeier was awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion. |
| June 2021 | An Estonian academic characterized Steinmeier's politics of Russian rapprochement as 'dangerous idealism', highlighting the ongoing discussions surrounding his foreign policy approach. |
| 2020 | In a public address, Steinmeier called for unity and solidarity amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing the importance of community. |
| October 21 2019 | Steinmeier was awarded the Collar of the Order pro Merito Melitensi from the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. |
| June 12 2019 | Steinmeier received the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the Falcon from Iceland. |
| February 19 2019 | He was appointed Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Three Stars from Latvia. |
| February 13 2019 | He was honored with the Grand Collar of the National Order of Merit from Ecuador. |
| 2018 | Frank-Walter Steinmeier was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Lebanese University. |
| 2018 | Steinmeier delivered his first official speech as president at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin to commemorate the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. |
| September 17 2018 | Steinmeier was awarded the Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of the White Rose of Finland. |
| March 14 2018 | Angela Merkel was re-elected as Chancellor in the Bundestag, following coalition talks in which Steinmeier played a significant role. |
| March 1 2018 | He received the Grand Collar of the Order of Prince Henry from Portugal. |
| 2017 | Steinmeier received the Ignatz Bubis Award. |
| 2017 | He was recognized with the World Food Programme's Hunger Hero Award. |
| October 2017 | Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Moscow, meeting with Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Gorbachev. This marked the first visit by a German president of his rank to Russia since 2010. |
| March 22 2017 | Frank-Walter Steinmeier took the oath of office before a joint session of the Bundestag and the Bundesrat. |
| March 19 2017 | Steinmeier was awarded the Grand Cross Special Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. |
| March 19 2017 | He was appointed Grand Master of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. |
| March 19 2017 | Steinmeier took office as President of Germany after the expiration of his predecessor's term. |
| February 12 2017 | Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected president of Germany by the Federal Convention on 12 February 2017 with 74% of the vote. |
| January 27 2017 | On 27 January 2017, Steinmeier left the federal cabinet to prepare for his election as president. |
| January 26 2017 | Steinmeier was honored as a Grand Officer of the National Order of Legion of Honour in France. |
| 2016 | Frank-Walter Steinmeier received an honorary doctorate from the University of Paderborn. |
| 2016 | He was awarded the Toleranzpreis der Evangelischen Akademie Tutzing. |
| 2016 | When the German Bundestag approved a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide, Steinmeier abstained from the vote and publicly criticized the resolution, being one of only two parliament members who did not support it. |
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