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Putting the YOU in Youth
April 2007
The State Department is pleased to announce its new Web page highlighting electronic publications for younger audiences. The Web page can be accessed at: Student Corner.
"Student Corner" leads off with "USA History in Brief," which is the first title in the new print publication series for younger audiences called "In Brief." Four other publications are also singled out as helpful guides for students. These are two eJournals "Snapshot USA" and "College and University Education in the U.S." and two print ones "How the U.S. Is Governed" and "Women of Influence." The page offers links to additional publications and eJournals under the sections labeled "Facts," "Feelings," "Ideas," and "Stories." "Student Corner" will be updated as additional eJournals, "In Brief," and other electronic publications are published. Check it out! Let us know what you think about Student Corner. Send comments to ircmunich
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News From the Consulate |
Fürth Celebrates its 1000
March 26, 2007
The Franconian city of Fürth is marking its 1000th birthday with a year of events, including sports events, lectures and discussions. The topic of one of these lectures at the Kulturforum was "Fürth and America." Reinhild Kreis (second from left), a doctoral candidate at Munich's Ludwig-Maximilians-University, described the long history of interaction between America and the so-called Cloverleaf City (Kleeblattstadt) going back to the Fürth citizens who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Henry Kissinger, the former U.S. Secretary of State and Nobel Peace Prize winner, is often cited as Fürth's most famous citizen who emigrated to America, but the Ochs family also claims roots in Fürth. Patricia Guy (second from right), the U.S. Consulate's Consul for Public Affairs and Acting Consul General, reminded the audience that the Ochs family built the New York Times into the world-famous newspaper it is today. Fürth Lord Mayor Dr. Thomas Jung (left) and Prof. Andreas Falke (right), director of the German-American Institute, also spoke at the event.
• Patricia Guy’s remarks
• 1000 years Fürth
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Uyghurs Celebrate New Year
March 24, 2007
The Uyghur community celebrated its Nowruz New Year's festival with an evening of music, dance, song and comedy at the Kulturhaus Milbertshofen in Munich. Among the invited guests was Patricia Guy, the U.S. Consulate's Consul for Public Affairs and acting Consul General. Nowruz means "new day" and marks the start of the Uyghur new year. It commemorates the victory of the good over the bad, joy over sadness, life over death and warmth over cold. Nowruz is also celebrated by the Turks, Kurds, Persians, Afghans, Uzbeks, Azerbaijanis, Kazakhs, Kyrgyz and Turkmen. The East Turkistan Union in Europe and the World Uyghur Congress based in Munich hosted the Saturday celebration.(more)
Bavarian Business Opportunities in the USA
March 22, 2007
Consular Chief Lisa Washburn participated in a program sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany and Bayern Handwerk International at the Chamber of Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria. The program was entitled "Business in the USA - Geschäftschancen bayerischer Unternehmen". Lisa Washburn's presentation focused on business visas and entry formalities. 50 small business people and craftspeople from around Bavaria attended the workshop which was designed to help AmCham's members successfully develop their business in the U.S. and to promote transatlantic trade.(more)
Evolving Relationship between the U.S. and Germany
March 21, 2007
Thomas Kelsey, political officer at the U.S. Consulate General Munich, visited the Bernhard-Strigel-Gymnasium in Memmingen, where he spoke to 150 students on the topic of the "Evolving Relationship between the U.S. and Germany". The students asked a variety of questions ranging from his impressions of Germany to the war in Iraq, gun control, and the upcoming U.S. presidential elections. Following the school event, Thomas Kelsey met with Elke Scheller of the German-American Society, who gave him a brief tour of Memmingen.
The photo shows from left to right: English teacher Katrin Nagler, Deputy Principal Burkhard Arnold, Thomas Kelsey and Elke Scheller.(more)
Spirit of Collaboration and Good Will
March 14, 2007
The Consular Section hosted a "Kaffee und Kuchen" reception for Bavarian prison directors. The two-hour-event included a presentation on how the Special Consular Services Unit takes care of and arranges visits to U.S. prisoners in Bavarian prisons. Consul General Eric Nelson and Lisa Washburn (right), Chief of the Consular Section, emphasized the importance of a good working relationship with the prisons and discussed issues that could improve the collaboration. In addition, the prison directors were shown the consular and in particular the visa section before refreshments and American-style cakes and pastries were served.(more)
"Where the Wild Things Are"
March 13, 2007
Maurice Sendak’s wild things are posing with Nuremberg city library director Eva Homrighausen (left), children's books lecturer Erich Kriebel (right) and Consul General Eric Nelson. Consul General Nelson donated a collection of 60 classic and modern children’s and juvenile books to the Nuremberg city library to support the manifold multicultural activities taking place at the Nuremberg public library. While in Nuremberg, Consul General Eric Nelson also talked to 80 students of the Berufsoberschule (Upper Vocational School) about German-American relations and mutual clichés and met with the Turkish Consul General Mehmet Selim Kartal. Lisa Washburn, chief of the consular section at the U.S. Consulate General in Munich, and Vice Consul Caroline Price briefed visitors at the German-American Institute Nuremberg about passport and visa requirements, social security benefits and where to get U.S. tax assistance.
• Photo gallery
• article in "Nürnberger Zeitung"
• German-American Institute Nuremberg(more)
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