A Celebration of Oktoberfest with Germany’s Finest Beers, Wines & Cuisine Plus a Look at the World’s 4th Largest Ad Market in Today’s Global Economy

Presented bythe Internationalist In Association with members of the German Media Community, including: Axel Springer, Burda Community Network, The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Gruner + Jahr, Publicitas for Suddeutsche Zeitung and Elle, and WorldMedia for Der Spiegel

Wednesday Evening, September 30th, 2009; 6:00 - 9:00 PM The German Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany 871 United Nations Plaza—First Avenue & 49th Street, New York

Dr. Horst Freitag, the new German Consul General in New York, will offer his view on the current German business market in light of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Reelection. Dr. Horst Freitag was born in Bavaria. He attended the Law School of Bonn and received his PhD in International Law from the University of Munich and Passau. Prior to his new U.S. assignment, he served as the Commissioner for Middle East Affairs at the Foreign Office in Berlin. During his career, Dr. Freitag held various key appointments, including the Director of the Defense and Security Policy Division, as well as Director of the Special Task Force on Iraq. His diplomatic career has taken him to postings in Tegucigalpa, Washington and Ramallah where he served as Head of the German Representative Office to the Palestinian Authority. He sees himself as a “true Transatlantiker” whose work is dedicated to further deepen and improve the German-American friendship.

A Tasting of Beers that Benefit from 492 years of Reinheitsgebot Purity Standards
No country takes more pride in the quality of its beers than Germany!
Beers will include: Bitburger, Schneider Weisse, Warsteiner, Kölsch, Radeberger Pilsner

Traditional German Specialties Include:
A variety of German Sausages and Bratwurst with Sauerkraut and a choice of Mustards German-style Beer Pretzels “Reibekuchen” or traditional Potato Pancakes with “Apfelmus” or applesauce “Leberkäse” or specialty pate from Schaller & Weber, New York’s famous Germantown.

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