Ambassador Timken arrives at the NATO AWCAS Airbase Geilenkirchen

Ambassador Timken Pursues Full Public Affairs Program in NRW
February 14 & 15, 2008.
On February 14 and 15, Ambassador and Sue Timken engaged important audiences on security, economic and social issues at program events in NRW, in Geilenkirchen, Bonn, Cologne and Duesseldorf. The Ambassador began his visit at the NATO AWACS Base at Geilenkirchen, addressing American military officers and spouses. At Bonn City Hall, he discussed current security issues at the invitation of Lord Mayor Baerbel Dieckmann and the Mid-Atlantic Club. The next day the Ambassador toured the main Ford assembly plant in Germany and met with senior company executives, led by Ford Europe CEO Bernhard Matthes. Subsequently, at the Cologne Chamber of Commerce, he delivered remarks on German-American economic relations and later met with Minister President Juergen Ruettgers, who shared his views on his recent visit to the U.S. and discussed economic and other issues. Concluding the visit, the Ambassador and Mrs. Timken were guests of honor at the annual Atlantic Ball hosted by the Steuben-Schurz Association attended by some 300 guests.