A fragment of the Berlin Wall will be installed in Washington

A fragment of the Berlin Wall will be delivered on Thursday to the US State Department and installed in the newly built Center of American Diplomacy.

The State Department spokesman said that the unique fragment of the wall contains personal signatures of people who played key roles in its fall, including former US President George W. Bush, former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, former Polish President and leader of the movement " Solidarity ”Lech Walesa, current German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former US Secretary of State James Baker.

“The wall serves as a constant reminder of our shared history and the indispensable role of our transatlantic ties for the future,” the representative of the State Department said in a statement.

At the ceremony of installing the fragment, which will be held on the 54 anniversary of the construction of the wall, will be attended by Undersecretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy, Charge d'affaires of the German Embassy in Washington Philip Ackerman and Vice President of the Atlantic Council Page Ennis.

The Center for American Diplomacy is a museum-educational center under construction, which aims to tell the story of American diplomacy through interactive exhibitions, artifacts, practical educational programs and expert speeches.

The wall, which divided Berlin into western and eastern parts during 28 years, fell in November of 1989.