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Consul General Duane C. Butcher

About Consul General Duane C. Butcher

Duane C. Butcher is the Consul General in Hamburg. He has served overseas as Administrative Officer in Bucharest, Romania (2000-2001) and Baku, Azerbaijan (1994-1996), and as General Services Officer in Muscat, Oman (1988 to 1990). In Washington he served as Post Management Officer and Senior Post Management Officer for the New Independent States in the Executive Office of the Bureau of European Affairs (1996-1998). He speaks German, Azerbaijani, Romanian, and Serbian. (more)

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Author Andrea Böhm

Die Amerikaner - Lecture by Andrea Böhm
October 1, 2004 18:00 at the Amerikazentrum Hamburg, Room A, 5 Euros (4 red.) In view of the upcoming presidential election, there is an increasing international focus on the USA. While important statements of American politicians are also reported on in Germany, the spectrum of political opinions of the American public is less well known here. Andrea Böhm has traveled extensively in the USA. Her insights into the societal changes of the last couple of years are the subject of her new book Die Amerikaner.

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School Principals from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Visit the Consulate
September 22, 2004. Eighteen principals of schools from Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, were greeted by the Consul General Duane C. Butcher and met with the Consul for political and economic affairs, Robert K. Scott, for a lively discussion about German-American relations. How September 11 has affected thinking about security and international politics was a main theme of the discussion.
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Amb. Coats and Marsha Coats with CG Susan Elbow

Independence Day Reception 2004
July 6, 2004. Consul General Susan Elbow said good-bye to Hamburg at this year's Independence Day Reception at the Rickmers building Atlantic in Neumühlen. Among the VIP guests were second mayor Schnieber-Jastram, president of the Hamburg parliament Röder and senator Dr. Freytag.
Ambassador Coats and Marsha Coats also came from Berlin to say how much Germany will miss her and stressing that "Hamburg adopted Susan as a daughter".
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