Sunday, February 25, 2007

North Rhine-Westphalia Minister President Jürgen Rüttgers

Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia Minister President Jürgen Rüttgers visited the German Embassy in Washington DC on February 12th. To honor his visit, over 80 guest joined Ambassador Klaus Scharioth for dinner in the main hall of the embassy. During his week long visit he met with adminstration officials, senators, congressmen and business leaders. Major topics of discussion included: energy security, bio-security, and innovation.