Programs and Events

December 19, 2002
Christmas reception and Christmas tree decoration celebration at the consulate

December 13, 2002
Ambassador Daniel R. Coats and Mrs. Coats visit Leipzig and meet US Consulate General Leipzig's staff members, and the press.

December 11-13, 2002
"Aspects of Contemporary American Society": Teacher in-service training conference in cooperation with State Institute for Teacher's Educational Training (Landesinstitut für Lehrerfortbildung, Lehrerweiterbildung und Unterrichtsforschung von Sachsen-Anhalt - LISA), Halle, Saxony-Anhalt

December 6, 2002
Consul General, Fletcher M. Burton, awards honorary citizenship of Fredericksburg, TX, to fourteen members of Dresden's choir "Arcanum Musicae".

December 5, 2002
U.S. Consulate General Leipzig participates in 10th anniversary celebration of Gotha, Thuringia, and Gastonia, NC sister city relationship

December 4, 2002
Consul General, Fletcher M. Burton, joins the third "European Forum," which takes place in Leipzig and focuses on the relationship between an enlarged Europe and the United States. Panelists: former Saxon Minister President Kurt Biedenkopf, former French Minister Toubon, Adam Krzeminski from Poland, and Fletcher M. Burton, represent different points of view on the panel, moderated by Wolfgang Kenntemich of MDR Television.

December 4, 2002
Prof. Dr. Stephen Szabo lectures on "Transatlantic Security Relations After NATO's Prague Summit: A U.S. Perspective" at Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena

November 29, 2002
Eleanore M. Fox, Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, provides the key note speech at the German-American Dialogue Center, Magdeburg, on the occasion of Thanksgiving.

November 22, 2002
Eleanore M. Fox, Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, leads a question and answer session on "European Union and the U.S.: Current Developments" for students of the "Bad Berka Teacher Training Institute".

November 13, 2002
Consul General, Fletcher M. Burton, lectures at the American Chamber of Commerce, Erfurt.

November 13, 2002
Holly-Jane Rahlens reads from her book "Prince William, Maximilian Minsky and Me" at Anhaltische State Library Dessau and Marsha Coats, wife of Ambassador Daniel R. Coats, presents the 'Library of America' book donation to Dessau's public library.

October 31, 2002
Ambassador Daniel R. Coats and Mrs. Coats visit Lutherstadt Wittenberg and join the Reformation Day celebrations.

October 29, 2002
Dr. Elizabeth Bonkowsky, Consul for Public Affairs, speaks to a Weimar adult evening class about Germans in the American Revolution - Hessian soldiers who hired out to King George, and Baron von Steuben who provided critical support to Washington's army.

October 28, 2002
Dr. Elizabeth Bonkowsky, Consul for Public Affairs, talks about "German-American Relations between the German Elections and the US Congressional Elections" at the Business Club in Leipzig.

October 26, 2002
Eleanore Fox, Consul for Political and Economic Affairs, addresses Fulbright Alumni Society Meeting at Technical University, Dresden.

October 23, 2002
Dr. Edwina Campbell lectures on "Die Achse Washington - Paris - Berlin - die Zukunft der amerikanisch-europäischen Beziehung" at the Technical University Chemnitz, Saxony.

October 22, 2002
Prof. Jerome Reed plays Charles Ives 'Concord Sonata' at the Mendelssohnhaus Leipzig. Program in cooperation with Professor Unger, Hochschule für Musik Leipzig.

October 10, 2002
Dr. Andrew Denison lectures at a regional teacher in-service training in Sömmerda for English teachers from Thuringia.

October 8 - 9, 2002
Dr. Andrew Denison lectures on "Der Krieg gegen den Terrorismus aus Sicht der USA" at the University of Leipzig and discusses the "War Against Terrorism" at a workshop in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt. Organized in cooperation with the Philanthropinum Dessau.

October 7 - 8, 2002
Theatrical reading of Holly-Jane Rahlens "Prince William, Maximilian Minsky and Me" at city libraries of Dresden and Bautzen, Saxony.

October 1, 2002
Edwina Campbell lectures on "Die Achse Washington - Paris - Berlin - die Zukunft der amerikanisch-europäischen Beziehung". Salzwedel city library in cooperation with Landeszentrale für politische Bildung, Sachsen-Anhalt, and Kreisvolkshochschule Salzwedel.

October 1, 2002
Diplomats' wives support devastated Kindergarten in Nossen

September 21, 2002
Leipzig Public Transportation Service (LVB) celebrates U.S.during Let's Party event

September 11, 2002
9/11 anniversary at the U.S. Consulate General Leipzig

September 6-8, 2002
Implementation of "Gender Mainstreaming in Europe - A Challenge for Political Education". International conference organized by Leipzig University and Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung.
American keynote speaker: Prof. Dr. Saskia Sassan, Chicago

August 23, 2002
Ambassador Daniel R. Coats presents Dresden Museum with a donation of $ 50,000 for Art Conservation.

August 22, 2002
Acting Consul General, Dr. Elizabeth Bonkowsky, presents the Library of America book donation to the regional and municipal library Glauchau, Saxony

August 16 - 17, 2002
Ambassador Daniel R. Coats and his wife Marsha visit Saxony, Weißenfels and MIBRAG

August 10, 2002
Acting Consul General Dr. Elizabeth Bonkowsky welcomes Men's Glee Club 'Harmonia' from Kenosha, Wisconsin

August 9, 2002
Ambassador Daniel R. Coats and Mrs. Coats visit Moritzburg Castle and attend the Opening Gala of the Moritzburg Chamber Festival 2002 (Moritzburg Festival). Ambassador Coats and Mrs. Coats meet Minister of Justice, Thomas de Maizière, and Mrs. de Maziere, Mr. Jan Vogler, Artistic Director of the festival and cello soloist, and his wife Mira Wang, violinist.

July 22, 2002
American Consulate General Leipzig hosts American and Canadian Participants of the International Summer Music Academy Leipzig

July 2, 2002
American Consulate General Leipzig celebrates the 226. Anniversary of the Independence Day of the United States of America in presence of Ambassador Daniel R. Coats, key note speaker (English and German version)

May 29, 2002
Boston based poet and professor of English George Ellenbogen reads from his book "The Rhino Gate Poems"

May 14, 2002
Jack Kemp speaks on "Democratic Capitalism in the 21st Century"

April 23, 2002
Workshop in cooperation with the German Program Unit of the Fulbright Commission.

April 15, 2002
Conference in cooperation with Simon-Dubnow-Institute and American Jewish Committee "Ambiguous Relations: The American Jewish Community and Germany Since 1945".
Speakers: Dan Diner, Karsten Voigt, Shlomo Shafir, Jeffrey Peck, Deidre Berger

March 21 - 23, 2002
Readings of the American authors Holly-Jane Rahlens (March 21 at Leipzig Public Library) and
Jonathan Lethem (March 22). Panel discussion "The New Europe -Cultural One-way Road?"
with international guests.

March 19, 2002
Consul General Timothy M. Savage visits Lyonel-Feiniger Gymnasium Buttelstedt/Mellingen (Thuringia). Tour of the Gymnasium and discussion with the President of the Thuringian State Parliament, Ms. Christine Lieberknecht, and the students.

March 4, 2002
10th Anniversary of the 1st Flag Raising at American Consulate General

February 25 - 28, 2002
US speaker Dr. Andrew Denison at the Central European Forum in Schmochtitz and Dresden

February 25 - March 1, 2002
10th Anniversary of the International Library Magdeburg

February 21 -22, 2002
Prof. Dr. Harvard Sitkoff lectures at a one-day teacher in-service training conference
"Multicultural America"

February 14, 2002
US speaker Prof. Dr. Kenneth Moss lectures at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena on
"The Future of US European Relations After September 11"

February 7, 2002
US speaker Mark Weitzman "The Simon Wiesenthal Center and its Task Force Against Hate".
Lecture and discussion at the Technical University Dresden.

February 5-7, 2002
US speaker Mark Weitzman lectures on the occasion of a workshop on "Youth Violence" in Schmochtitz, Saxony.
The workshop is organized in cooperation with Saxon Police Academy

January 22 and 23, 2002
Prof. Dr. Davis Bobrow lectures at Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, and
Technical University, Dresden, on "The Changed World After September 11"

January 11, 2002
US Book Donation for Hoyerswerda: Consul General Timothy M. Savage Honored Hoyerswerdaer Citizens