--- title: Annalena Baerbock Is on the TIME100 Next 2022 List description: Find out how Annalena Baerbock is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. canonical: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213908/annalena-baerbock/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-09-28T09:58:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-05T07:46:46.169Z og:title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Annalena Baerbock og:description: Find out why Annalena Baerbock is on this year’s TIME100 Next list og:url: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213908/annalena-baerbock/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd67d01e9f5631208/698a35c1db298722dd268377/time100-next-annalena-baerbock.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2022 TIME100 Next: Annalena Baerbock og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Annalena Baerbock twitter:description: Find out why Annalena Baerbock is on this year’s TIME100 Next list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd67d01e9f5631208/698a35c1db298722dd268377/time100-next-annalena-baerbock.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 28, 2022 # Annalena Baerbock > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree [Watch (HLS stream): TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i4LJ3fau.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2022-09-28. See every 2022 TIME100 Next honoree in under two minutes._ by Antony Blinken  Ingmar Björn Nolting for TIME Ingmar Björn Nolting for TIMEIngmar Björn Nolting for TIME “What makes me optimistic in these difficult times is knowing the strength of our transatlantic union, our alliances, our liberal democracies.” That’s what [Annalena Baerbock](https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/federal-cabinet/1988564-1988564) said in a public conversation we had in Munich just months after becoming Germany’s Foreign Minister and one week before Russia invaded Ukraine. Without question, the transatlantic relationship and the values on which it’s built are being put through the crucible. An accelerating climate crisis. Backsliding democracies. A more coercive China. And of course, President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war. Yet rather than let these challenges divide us, Annalena has made them a reason to bring the U.S. and Germany—and all our transatlantic allies—closer together. She’s never lost faith in the inherent strength of our democracies, rooted in our freedoms, our respect for human rights, and our unique capacity to keep making ourselves better. And she has a knack for ­rallying more partners around this vision and translating it into the practical. When I think about what makes me optimistic in these times, it’s having a partner who so seamlessly blends principle and pragmatism. _Blinken is the U.S. Secretary of State_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213908/annalena-baerbock/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213908/annalena-baerbock/"},"headline":"2022 TIME100 Next: Annalena Baerbock","datePublished":"2022-09-28T09:58:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-05T07:46:46.169Z","description":"Find out how Annalena Baerbock is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership.","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213908/annalena-baerbock/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd67d01e9f5631208/698a35c1db298722dd268377/time100-next-annalena-baerbock.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[],"creator":"Time","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd67d01e9f5631208/698a35c1db298722dd268377/time100-next-annalena-baerbock.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213908/annalena-baerbock/","name":"2022 TIME100 Next: Annalena Baerbock"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree","description":"See every 2022 TIME100 Next honoree in under two minutes.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/i4LJ3fau/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-09-28T10:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i4LJ3fau.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213908/annalena-baerbock/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213908/annalena-baerbock/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```