Politics | Barack Obama Obama in Berlin Ahead of Speech Candidate meets Angela Merkel before public address By Jason Farago Posted Jul 24, 2008 5:39 AM CDT Copied Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, greets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin, Thursday, July 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Barack Obama arrived in Berlin this morning, where he met Angela Merkel at the German chancellery ahead of a major speech this evening. The Europe leg of the candidate's tour followed an early-morning stop at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Obama will speak to the chancellor and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, her foreign minister and chief rival, before his address at the Siegessäule at 7:00pm local time. Before departing for Germany, Obama told reporters that his speech will consist of a "substantive articulation of the relationship I'd like to see between the United States and Europe." The visit to Berlin has dominated the news for weeks in Germany; this week's cover of Der Spiegel features a grinning Obama captioned "Germany Meets the Superstar." Read These Next That 'buy now, pay later' loan may soon hit your credit score. Cops: Arizona 5th graders drew up plot to 'end' a classmate. The Bezos-Sanchez wedding: guest list, cost, the dress, and more. Hall of Famer Dave Parker dies Report an error