About Claudia Clark
CLAUDIA CLARK is an author, speaker, activist, and animal lover focused on progressive and environmental causes. She has been obsessed with Australian wildlife since she saw he first photo of a koala as a young girl. After she visited Australia for the first time in 2023 and saw a kangaroo hop for the first time, she knew she needed to work to help protect these amazing animals.
Claudia was born and raised in Michigan. Upon graduating from Michigan State University in 1995, she married her husband, Brian, and they relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds several degrees in public policy, history, labor relations, and social work.
In 2017, Claudia and Brian relocated from the San Francisco Bay Area to Germany to travel and see more of Europe. After completing the move, she published her first book, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, in 2021. Currently, she and Brian live with their rescue dog, Bella, in Berlin, Germany.
Her volunteerism spans many causes and multiple continents, including the World Wildlife (WWF), Greenpeace International, Fridays For Our Future, Amnesty International, Toastmasters International, and The International Red Cross.
In addition to politics, social justice and history, Claudia is an enthusiastic animal lover, and while she often jokes she likes anything wth fur and paws, she is especially taken with animals unqiue to the Australia–especially koalas, kangaroos, and wallabies. In fact, a recent trip to Australia to spend some up close time with these animals serve as the inspiration for her next book: Guardians Down Under. Claudia hopes the book will be available in the spring of 2027, and she plans to donate a portion of the sales to wildlife sanctuaries and rescues in Australia.
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Claudia Clark brilliantly captures a relationship that has had such significant impact on global politics in recent times. She goes beyond the mere professional bond between Obama and Merkel to reveal the enormous impact personality, charisma, and mutual respect have on political cooperation. A truly enlightening piece that not only details how the German-American relationship has been, but how fruitful it can be.
– Candice Kerestan, President of Democrats Abroad Germany
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