Selected Events 2006

Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr., (center) at the Steuben Conference in Magdeburg

September 15, 2006
Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr., was a key speaker at the 4th Steuben Conference staged by the German-American Dialogue Center in Magdeburg, which also celebrated its 6th anniversary. The conference under the auspices of Karsten Voigt, coordinator for German-American relations in the Foreign Office, drew about 120 members of the Dialogue Center, who also followed a panel discussion about transatlantic relations in the wake of September 11, 2001, and an anniversary speech by former U.S. Ambassador John Kornblum. On Sunday, September 17, Leipzig Consul General Mark Scheland represented the Consulate at a wreath laying in Magdeburg in honor of Steuben’s birthday. Volksstimme Magdeburg gave prominent billing to Ambassador Timkin’s speech under the headline: “U.S. and Germany stand side by side.” Ambassador Timken and Karsten Voigt underscored this point by both mentioning in their speeches the democratic principles that both countries consider non-negotiable.