Selected Events 2006

The Consular Corps at the State Chancery of Thuringia, Erfurt

November 20, 2006
Consul General Scheland joined diplomatic and consular colleagues and honorary consuls of nearly two dozen other countries in a day-long exploration of economic, cultural, and tourism development in the Free State of Thuringia. The state chancellery and Minister-President Dieter Althaus used the annual information day for the Consular Corps as an occasion to recognize as well the work of U.S. and British military liaison officials, who over several years have helped increase contacts and cooperation between the people of Thuringia and Allied military establishments. The Minister-President presented certificates of appreciation to current and former U.S. Forces Liaison Officers Reinhart Schumann, William Clements, and Anne Adams, and to U.S. Air Force Host Nation Advisor Wolfgang Motz. The event coincided with Consul General Scheland’s election by his colleagues to the position of Doyen, or spokesman, of the Consular Corps accredited to Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia.
Consul General Scheland’s remarks