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2008 2008 Program: Dr. Horst Freitag, the new German Consul General in New York, will offer his view on today’s German business market. 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 include: Bitburger, Schneider Weisse, Warsteiner, Kölsch, Radeberger Pilsner Traditional German Specialties & Complete Dinner: 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 Butcher A variety of traditional desserts  |
