Election Breakfast Event Assesses Decision of the American Voters
November 3, 2004. More than 500 invited guests joined Consul General George Knowles, consulate officials and staff for an early morning election party at the Garden Café in the center of Düsseldorf on November 2. The event was organized in cooperation with Düsseldorf daily Rheinische Post and the Steuben-Schurz Association. At a series of panel discussions moderated by RP chief editor Reitz U.S. and German experts offered their assessment of the election results. The audience, a mix of young and old, also included German students and many Americans who were sought-after interview partners for national and regional media outlets.(more)

Ambassador Coats Gives Keynote Speech at Cologne University's Convocation Ceremony
October 13, 2004. Ambassador Daniel Coats was the keynote speaker at this year’s convocation ceremony at Cologne University on October 13. In his speech he emphasized the value and importance of educational and scholarly exchange for the transatlantic partnership. Ambassador Coats also congratulated Baron Alfred von Oppenheim on being honored as “honorary senator” of the university and praised his commitment to furthering German-American relations.
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Louis Begley Key Speaker at German-American Lawyers Association Event in Cologne
October 7, 2004. Eminent U.S. lawyer and novelist Louis Begley addressed an audience of over 200 at the German-American Lawyers Association's first Otto & Fran Walter lecture at Cologne's Wallraf-Richartz Museum on October 7. Begley's lecture, "Language Matters, Especially for Lawyers," drew from his experience in the fields of law and literature to show the vital role that language plays in human life. (Picture: Louis Begley speaking in Cologne.)
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Consul General George Knowles Visits Siegen-Wittgenstein Region
October 5, 2004. At the invitation of the recently founded German-American Association Siegen-Wittgenstein (DAG Si-Wi), U.S. Consul General on October 5 met with County Commissioner (Landrat) Paul Breuer, mayors of several cities and representatives from the university and the business community at the Kreishaus in Siegen, visited the IHK and a student-run consulting firm, and addressed the members of the new association in the evening. In the picture (from left to right): Hans-Werner Braun, President of the DAG Si-Wi, Consul General George Knowles, and Paul Breuer, County Commissioner (Landrat) of Siegen-Wittgenstein.
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Conference on Rhineland Emigrants in America
October 5, 2004. U.S. and German historians examine legacy of Rhineland emigrants in America. On Oct. 4, the Amerika Haus hosted a session of a 3-day conference on “Rhineland Emigrants and their Reception in America” organized by the Rhenisch Open Air Museum in Kommern. German and American historians, among them Professor Don Yoder, discussed the legacy of early German emigrants in Pennsylvania. Special focus was placed on new initiatives and projects designed to make old documents and objects available for research and publication.
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