Barack Obama was the first Black U.S. president, and Angela Merkel was the first woman chancellor of Germany. Together, they made history with the bond formed for the first time between the U.S. and Germany — creating a model of camaraderie on a global scale for others to follow. In Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, lifelong political activist and author Claudia Clark traces the highs and lows of this extraordinary alliance.