Selected Events 2008  

Leipzig Consul For Public Affairs Continues Consulate Engagement In Gotha

Signing the Gotha guestbook, from left to right: PAO Mark Wenig, Mayor Werner Kukulenz

July 18, 2008. Consul Mark Wenig, accompanied by his wife Kjarstin and a consulate staffer, visited the Thuringian county seat of Gotha for a glimpse into the future of an upcoming research center. Director of the University and Research Library Erfurt/Gotha, Christiane Schmiedeknecht, discussed the historic 16th century roots of the Gotha Research Library as well as its present specialization in humanities. This includes an extraordinary effort to document emigration to North America through a special collection of letters which is also documented on the Internet at: http://www.auswandererbriefe.de/. The research library together with the historic Perthes geographic collection will be combined in the planned international research center to be located in Gotha. During a meeting with Mayor Werner Kukulenz, Consul Wenig signed the city’s guestbook and reaffirmed the Consulate’s dedication to continue and extend the excellent working relationship with the city of Gotha and the whole region.