Selected Events 2005

November 15, 2005.
U.S. Ambassador William R. Timken Jr. paid a visit to the Munich university-affiliated policy think tank Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP) where he was greeted by the director Professor Werner Weidenfeld (right), formerly coordinator of German-American affairs in Chancellor Helmut Kohl's government. Ambassador Timken was accompanied by Consul General Matthew M. Rooney. During his Munich visit Ambassador Timken also gave an interview to Bavarian Public Radio on bilateral, transatlantic and global policy issues that was broadcast on November 16, reaching a listenership of about 750,000 across southern Germany. Ambassador Timken also met with members of the board and staff of the Bavarian-American Center for an exchange on the Center's activities and future plans.