
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)
Uli Gamerdinger (GABC), Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09), Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37)

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
15th Annual GABC Oktoberfest on the Hill


The Honorable Charlie Dent and Laura Lane (GABC Chair Emeritus)

Congressman Brendan Boyle (PA-02), Uli Gamerdinger (GABC), and Dontai Smalls (UPS)

Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09) at GABC Oktoberfest on the Hill

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 2025 Oktoberfest on the Hill will be held on September 17. This event is by invitation only.