Ambassador Coats meets with Rheinland-Pfalz Minister President Kurt Beck
October 7, 2004. On October 7 2004, U.S. Ambassador to Germany Coats visited Rheinland-Pfalz Minister President Kurt Beck at the State Chancellery in Mainz to discuss the Global Defense Posture Review and related issues.
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Consul General Peter Bodde and Freiburg's Lord Mayor Dr. Salomon Promote German-American Understanding
September 29, 2004. Consul General Peter Bodde hosted a reception for 50 senior contacts from the political, business and academic communities in southwestern Baden-Württemberg at the historic City Hall in Freiburg. In the presence of Freiburg’s Lord Mayor Dr. Dieter Salomon the Consul General thanked his guests for their unmatched hospitality and their strong and active role in supporting the German-American partnership on the political, economic and educational levels.(more)

U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt participates in Newcomers Festival "Welcome to Hessen" in Wiesbaden
September 26, 2004. On September 26, the Information Resource Center Frankfurt and American Citizen Services presented their services and products at the 4th annual Newscomers Festival “Welcome to Hessen” in Wiesbaden to an audience of nearly 5000 newcomers to Hesse. Organized by the Hessen Economics Ministry, the festival informs newcomers to the region about services available in the region.
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Historian Peter Hayes of Northwestern University Presents His New Book “Degussa: From Cooperation to Complicity” at Amerika Haus
September 23, 2004. On September 23 Amerika Haus Frankfurt hosted a speech by Historian Peter Hayes of Northwestern University who presented his new book “Degussa: From Cooperation to Complicity” to 65 guests, including several descendants of Degussa board members during the Nazi-era. The event was co-hosted by Degussa, which supported the research and writing of Hayes’s book. Acting Amerika Haus Director Jeff Arnold presented the congratulations of Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Edward O’Donnell to the author and Degussa.(more)

Consul General Bodde Hosts Regional Reception in Saarland
September 23, 2004. Consul General Bodde hosted a reception for 60 senior business, political, and German-American contacts at City Hall in Saarbrücken on September 23.
The Consul General signed the golden book and highlighted U.S. investments in Saarland and future German-American economic cooperation.
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U.S. World War II Hero Highlighted in National Newspaper
September 15, 2004. LTC (retired) Sam Magill was highlighted as a WW II hero in a full-page article in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on September 15 based on an interview arranged by the Amerika Haus Frankfurt. As commander of a U.S. Army Reconnaissance unit in Central France, Magill negotiated with German Major General Elster for the surrender of 20,000 German troops who were about to be trapped by the U.S. Third and Seventh Armies in September 1944. The interview took place in connection with the showing of the documentary film "Ein deutscher Held" at the German Film Museum Frankfurt in July.
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Jeremy Rifkin Calls for Synthesizing the American and European Dreams
September 15, 2004. The internationally known ecnomist and social thinker Jeremy Rifkin presented a lecture on "The European Dream" at the Amerika Haus Frankfurt on September 15. Co-sponsored by publisher Campus, Hesse Center for Political Education, Frankfurt European Office and Marketing Club Frankfurt, the lecture filled the hall. As confirmed by several guests in radio interviews, Rifkin spread optimism among his high-caliber business and academic audience on the too-little recognized potential of the European Union and called for a synthesis of the best of the American and a newly emerging European Dream.
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Consul General Bodde and Lord Mayor Roth visit Eagles at Frankfurt Zoo
July 22, 2004. Frankfurt Lord Mayor Petra Roth and Consul General Peter Bodde celebrated the birth of offspring from their adopted pair of bald eagles. The ceremony was held at the Frankfurt Zoo on July 22. In their remarks, both Lord Mayor Roth and Consul General Bodde emphasized how these eagles represented the strength of the German-American partnership.
U.S. Congress adopted the bald eagle as the national the national symbol of the United States in 1782.
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German-American Exchanges Agreement Signed
July 21, 2004. Amerika Haus Frankfurt hosted a signing ceremony for an agreement expanding the reach of the USA Interns Program, which places U.S. and German University students in summer internships. The Hesse Ministry of Science and Arts and the Steuben Schurz Society Frankfurt, signed the agreement at the Amerika Haus on July 21. Consul General Peter Bodde delivered remarks commending Minister Corts and Steuben Schurz President Fisher for this initiative, which should double the number of internships from 60 to 120 by 2005.
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Happy Independence Day!
July 2, 2004. Consul General Peter Bodde along with his wife Tanya and daughter Sara hosted a reception at his residence for 220 guests from the consular corps, the military, politics, business and the media to celebrate the 228th Independence Day. Consul General Peter Bodde also delivered remarks at the Independence Celebration in Stuttgart organized by the James F. Byrnes Institute for an audience of 470 at the headqarters of the public-service broadcaster Südwestrundfunk (SWR) on July 1.
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