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Selected Events 2006

Ambassador Timken Delivers "Talk at Byrnes" Lecture at the IHK Stuttgart
Ambassador Timken and Dr. Baumann, President of IHK Stuttgart
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May 18, 2006. Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr. delivered a "Talk at Byrnes" speech entitled German-American Relations in the Merkel Era to a full crowd of over 200 at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Stuttgart. Dr. Günter Baumann, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Rudolf Bäumler, Baden-Württemberg's state secretary, greeted the audience and introduced Ambassador Timken.

The Ambassador focused on the greatly improved German-American relationship that began with President Bush’s visit to Mainz in 2005 and was maintained during Chancellor Merkel’s two trips to Washington, D.C. "President Bush sees Chancellor Merkel as a strong ally when it comes to uniting the world to speak with one clear voice," the Ambassador said. "President Bush and Chancellor Merkel are not, I can assure you, focusing on differences."

After the speech, the Ambassador answered several questions from the audience about the importance of trans-Atlantic trade and investment and other topics.


Ambassador Timken and Dr. Baumann, President of IHK Stuttgart
Ambassador Timken and Dr. Baumann, President of IHK Stuttgart		Ambassador Timken on German-American Relations
Ambassador Timken on German-American Relations		Baden-Württemberg State Secretary Rudolf Böhmler
Baden-Württemberg State Secretary Rudolf Böhmler		A question on the economy
A question on trans-Atlantic trade
Ambassador Timken with James-F.-Byrnes-Institut Director Dr. Bachteler (right) and Dan Froats of the U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt (2nd from right)
Ambassador Timken with James-F.-Byrnes-Institut Director Dr. Bachteler (right) at the reception after the official program		Friederike Schulte of the James-F.-Byrnes-Institut in conversation with a guest
Friederike Schulte of the James-F.-Byrnes-Institut in conversation with a guest		Ambassador and Mrs. Timken with Dr. Baumann (right), Mrs. Baumann (center) and a guest
Ambassador and Mrs. Timken with Dr. Baumann (right), Mrs. Baumann (center) and a guest		Ambassador and Mrs. Timken with representatives of the Federation of G-A Clubs
Ambassador and Mrs. Timken with representatives of the Federation of G-A Clubs

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