Federal Agency for Civic Education
| Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 25 November 1952 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters | Bonn, Germany |
| Employees | 220 |
| Annual budget | €64.710 million (2019) |
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| Website | www.bpb.de |
The Federal Agency for Civic Education (FACE, German: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb)) is a German federal government agency responsible for promoting civic education. It is subordinated to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. Thomas Krüger has served as president of the agency since 2000. The modern agency was established in West Germany in 1952 by the Adenauer government to counteract communism during the Cold War, but it has its roots in earlier government agencies dating back to the First World War.