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| Consul General Boyse (right) with "Jonges" chairman Gerd Welchering |
May 6, 2008.
More than 400 members of the influential "Duesseldorfer Jonges" civic group and members of the Consular Corps turned out for an event devoted to the United States at the Kolpinghaus on May 6. With the Consulate as patron and Consul General Matt Boyse as master of ceremonies, the evening featured the themes "America – Old and New Immigration Destination" and the role of US investors in NRW. Drawing on this year’s 325th anniversary of the first organized group emigration from Germany (from Krefeld in the Rhineland to Philadelphia) in 1683, the Consul General presented film clips and speakers on aspects of this historical event as well as the continuing importance of migration for the U.S. and Germany. Also featured was the role German settlers played in building major U.S. firms whose German operations are now located in NRW.
• Duesseldorfer Jonges
• About the USA > Germans in America
• Deutsche in Amerika (ARTE)
• Deutsche in Amerika (WDR)
