When

Wednesday September 24, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM CDT
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Where

Germanic American Institute
301 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102

Contact

Antonya Gerhart - Executive Director
German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Minnesota Chapter
952-451-5059952-451-5059
info@gaccom-mn.org

German American Chamber of Commerce of the Midwest, Minnesota Chapter Event:

Ruprecht Polenz:

Member of the German Bundestag from 1994 - 2013
Chairman of Committee on Foreign Affairs from 2005 - 2013

Please join us for an evening of wine and Hors d'oeuvres as we host guest speaker Ruprecht Polenz,

currently President oft he German Society for Eastern European Studies, Dean of the Global Diplomacy Lab, Senior Associate Fellow of the German Council on Foreign Relations and Member of the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Mr. Polenz will speak on the topic:

"The Putin Doctrine - A Danger to Global Security"

The focal points of his work are foreign and security policy, with regional emphasis on the Middle East, in particular Iran and Turkey and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He is following the political effects of Islam both in this region and beyond with particular interest. Good transatlantic relations with the USA are especially important to him.

In the year 2000, Ruprecht Polenz was the Secretary-General of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

Mr. Polenz is a lawyer and has worked since 1980 for Northern Westphalia Chamber of Industry and Commerce, becoming its director for media and public relations in 1984.

Ruprecht Polenz also demonstrates his commitment towards his country and its people through the voluntary positions he holds:

Chairman of the Television Council of the ZDF (a national television broadcaster)
President of the German Association for East European Studies (DGO)
President of the German Atlantic Association (1997 - 2006), Member of the board of trustees of Gruenhelme e.V. ("Green Helmets", a humanitarian agency)
Chairman and Co-Founder of the Christian-Muslim Peace Initiative (CMFI) (2006-2012)
Member of the board of trustees of Muenster University of Applied Sciences
Member of the board of trustees of the Westphalian Heart Foundation
Member of the board of trustees of the German-Turkish-Association
Member of the advisory council of the Atlantic Initiative
Member of the advisory council of the USC Muenster sports club
Member of the advisory council of the Muenster branch of the European Law Students' Association (ELSA)

Ruprecht Polenz Official Website

Ruprecht Polenz's Facebook Page

Ruprecht Polenz Policy Paper: "Turkey Ought To Be in the EU"

When and Where:

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

The Germanic-American Institute

301 Summit Avenue

St. Paul, Minnesota 55102

We hope you will join us!

The Dr. Henry A. Kissinger Transatlantic Speaker Series was made possible by a generous grant from the Robert Bosch Foundation. This speaker series will bring 15 high-level German speakers to the United States in 2014 to speak at the ACG Eric M. Warburg Chapters across the country on important issues pertaining to the German-American and wider transatlantic partnerships.

This Event is Co-Sponsored By:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

PLEASE NOTE THAT WE HAVE A 48 HOUR CANCELLATION POLICY. IF YOU CANCEL LESS THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR TO THE EVENT, YOUR PAYMENT WILL NOT BE REFUNDED. IF YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE "PAY AT DOOR" OPTION, YOU WILL BE BILLED FOR THE FULL AMOUNT OF THE ENTRY FEE. BY REGISTERING FOR THIS EVENT, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

The mission of the GACC Midwest is to provide business networking and educational opportunities for our local members who are interested in and committed to German-American business relations.