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The German American National Congress (Deutsch Amerikanischer National Kongress), also known as DANK, is a national German-American organization in the United States. DANK seeks to bring together Americans of Germanic descent in the pursuit of cultivating and presenting their heritage and interests on local, regional and national levels. It is the largest organization of Americans of German descent. It has some 30 chapters and over 100 associated member societies from coast to coast. These were the primary reasons that the German American National Congress was founded in 1959, and they are still among the organization's primary objectives today.

DANK maintains close relationships with US governmental and civic bodies, including the White House, federal, state and municipal agencies, as well as the German Embassy in Washington, consulates and other German organizations with cultural, education and commercial agendas.

In 1987 DANK was instrumental in the adoption of the Congressional resolutions declaring October 6th German-American Day, which has been observed since then on a national level.

Together with the Steuben Society of America and the United German American Committee of the U.S.A., the German American Joint Action Committee (GAJAC) was formed to promote this historic event. Leaders of the German American National Congress have been frequently invited to the White House by US presidents, as well as to functions by high ranking German government officials.

German-American Journal
The German-American Journal is the official newspaper of DANK, and is published on a bi-monthly schedule. First published in from the start of DANK in 1959, the newspaper consisted of 6 pages, was issued every three weeks, and was written almost entirely in German. Today the paper is 16 pages and is primarily written in English (articles written in german are often accompanied with a english translation or summary). Reoccuring subjects in the German-American Journal include Current Events, Food & Entertainment, Reviews, Organization News, and various articles of German-American interest.

Members of DANK automatically receive a copy of the newspaper as part of their membership, but non-members can purchase an annual subscription for only $15.00.

National Website
Launched in the late 1990's, DANK's national website, DANK.org, was one of the early cultural organizations to grab a presence on the World Wide Web. It served as a way to attract new members to the organization by offering information on what the German American National Congress was. In February 2009, the website underwent its first, and much needed, major update to its look and offerings in order to appeal to a new and younger generation of German-Americans. Not only can people learn about the organization, as they could in the past, but can now interact with each other by participating in a discussion forum, Facebook, and follow the National President's Blog.

Organization's Structure
DANK is made up of numerous chapters that are spread throughout the United States, and are divided into 3 regions: Region One, Region Two, & Region Three. Along with the chapters, DANK also has their national headquarter (DANK National) located in the heavily German influenced Lincoln Square in Chicago, Illinois. On the national and chapter level, there are board member positions that help in keeping the organization running, and are responsible for organizing events and activities that aim to unite people of German-American decent.