American Day in Goerlitz

Consul for Public Affairs Mark Wenig and Dr. Birgit Dippe, head of Goerlitz language school ESO and Europe-Library

September 26, 2007
The traditional “American Day” in the border city of Goerlitz was celebrated with programs which took place at Consulate’s America@YourLibrary partner "Europa-Library" and at a local elementary school. During two lively presentations and Q&A sessions with eleven 11th grade students from the Curie-Gymnasium and 25 students from the Goerlitz language school, Consul for Public Affairs Mark Wenig explained Consulate’s work and programs, reviewed the diplomatic career track and discussed U.S. policy. Dr. Birgit Dippe, head of the language school and the Europa-Library, who had just returned from her Department of State's "International Visitor Leadership Program," spoke about her newly gained U.S. experiences. Leipzig’s Information Resource Center (IRC) director spoke about services and products offered by the IRC, provided the CD-ROM “About the USA,” and donated several new books to the library. Consul Wenig's wife, Kjaerstin Wenig, held two bi-lingual readings of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” with fifty 3rd graders at Elementary School No. 1, assisted by their English language teaching assistant.