Whereas the United States and Germany have a close bond and friendship based on heritage, common values, and shared interests that must be maintained and strengthened; Whereas, in 2018, Germany and the United States launched Wunderbar Together, with the goal of promoting the robust relationship between Germans and Americans and showcasing the close links between our countries; Whereas more than 40,000,000 Americans of German origin live in the United States, many of whom have provided valuable contributions to the growth and development of the United States and to the maintenance of strong ties to Germany and the German people; Whereas today the United States and Germany are close political allies, partners, and friends working together for a peaceful world order based on the rule of law; Whereas Germany is an important trading partner of the United States in the European Union, and, in 2021, German companies represented the third-largest foreign employer in the United States, accounting for about 885,000 jobs, and between 2020 and 2022, Germans have invested more than $1,180,000,000,000 in the United States, the third-largest European source of foreign direct investment in the United States, and, during the same period, Americans invested more than $517,000,000,000 in Germany; Whereas the United States played a leading role in the reconstruction of Germany after World War II through political and financial means, laying the groundwork for the establishment of a peaceful, democratic postwar West Germany and paving the way for close United States-West Germany bilateral relations; Whereas the United States played a crucial role in the unification of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which took place 34 years ago this November; Whereas, on October 3, 2023, Germany celebrated its 33rd annual Day of German Unity commemorating German reunification in 1990