Selected Events 2006

October 6, 2006.
Deputy Chief of Mission John Koenig (second from right) traveled to Ansbach, Franconia, to celebrate German-American Day. He was the guest of honor at several events, including a visit at Diakonie Neuendettelsau, one of Bavaria's oldest and largest welfare organizations. At the reception hosted by the government of West-Middle-Franconia John Koenig met with Heinz Grunwald, vice president of the government of West-Middle-Franconia (second from left), Norman Blevins, president of the German-American Society of West Middle Franconia (right), and Roberto Eichinger, vice president of the Society (left). In the evening, Koenig spoke at a festive event hosted by the young German-American Society of West Middle Franconia and the city of Ansbach, highlighting the importance of individual engagement in support of German-American relations. On Oct. 7 he addressed the Federation of German-American Clubs meeting in Nuremberg to mark German-American Day.