This article analyzes the diplomatic activities and political ideas of Günter Burghardt during his tenure as Head of the European Commission’s Delegation to the United States of America, from late 1999 to late 2004. Specifically, it traces Burghardt’s advocacy for a ‘Transatlantic partnership of equals’, as articulated by John F. Kennedy in his July 4, 1962, address at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, in response to the unilateralism of the George W. Bush administration. The paper is based on Burghardt's personal materials housed at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU).
For a Transatlantic Partnership of Equals: The Compassionate Internationalism of Günter Burghardt
andrea cannizzo
2026-01-01
Abstract
This article analyzes the diplomatic activities and political ideas of Günter Burghardt during his tenure as Head of the European Commission’s Delegation to the United States of America, from late 1999 to late 2004. Specifically, it traces Burghardt’s advocacy for a ‘Transatlantic partnership of equals’, as articulated by John F. Kennedy in his July 4, 1962, address at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, in response to the unilateralism of the George W. Bush administration. The paper is based on Burghardt's personal materials housed at the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU).File in questo prodotto:
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