Selected Events 2007
Consul General Leipzig Speaks at Ilmenau's October 3 Celebration
October 2, 2007. Consul General Mark Scheland, joined by Consulate staff, visited Ilmenau to deliver a speech at the festivities on the occasion of October 3 and to meet with a delegation from Ilmenau’s sister city, Blue Ash, OH. The delegation from Blue Ash, headed by the city’s Mayor, included state legislators, city officials, teachers, and business people. The group was complemented by the Mayor of Ilmenau and a member of the Bundestag. In the discussion, which focused on possible ways to strengthen the partnership of five years, Consul General Scheland conveyed helpful ideas on possibilities and channels for educational and business cooperation. In the ensuing festivities, Consul General Scheland’s speech focused on freedom and liberty as concepts and experiences that unite Americans and Germans. He emphasized to an audience of some 400 that the peaceful revolution in East Germany, in some ways, shared goals with the American Revolution. 
Robert Buckman, Mayor of Blue Ash
