Republicans Abroad was established in 1978 following the passage of the Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act of 1975 (since 2004, called the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act or "UOCAVA").  This legislation gave U.S. citizens living abroad the right to vote in federal elections by casting an absentee ballot in the state of their last U.S. residence.

Republicans Abroad Germany (in Germany a registered Club/Verein or e.V.) serves as the official Country Chapter of Republicans Abroad International.  From its Washington, D.C. global headquarters, RAI coordinates the activities of over 50 RA chapters throughout the world.

 RA's website - www.republicansabroad.org - has recently been much improved.  In particular, please see their Newsletter page, as well as their latest Radio streams.  You can now also find RA on Twitter and Facebook.

Also on the Republican National Committee (RNC) website - www.gop.com - conservatives can find a lot of valueable information about the latest issues and sign up for their online newsletters, too.

To learn more about the interesting history of the GOP:
The GOP - Celebrating 150 years Read more»
Origin of "GOP" Read more»
Origin of our Elephant Read more»
Cartoonist Thomas Nast: The German originator of American icons Read more»
“Citizenship in a Republic”, Theodore Roosevelt (Paris, 1910) Read more»

Source:  The original source(s) of the above articles is unknown except that The GOP history is excerpted from the RNC site.  See also its Republican Principles (I'm a Republican Because ...)