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SUMMARY:NYC: Finding a Common Future: Remarks on the European-American Partnership
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The American Council on Germany will host a Breakfast Briefing with Dr. Jürgen Rüttgers\, Chairman of the European Commission’s High-Level Strategy Group for Industrial Technologies; Former Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia; and Former Federal Minister for Education\, Science\, Research\, and Technology. \nRSVP (acceptances only) to the American Council on Germany\nat 212-826-3636 or events@acgusa.org. \nDr. Jürgen Rüttgers currently serves as an advisor to Chancellor Angela Merkel and was recently appointed as Chairman of the European Commission’s High-Level Strategy Group for Industrial Technologies. Dr. Rüttgers is the former Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia\, the most populous state of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was the first Christian Democrat since 1966 to serve as Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia\, a position he held from 2005 to 2010. He was also a member of the Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2000 to 2012 and Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the CDU from 2000 to 2005. As Minister-President\, he successfully managed the onset of the global financial crisis by gradually reducing subsidies for the coal industry\, preventing the closure of an automobile plant in his state\, and committing to job-saving measures. Before focusing his political work on North Rhine-Westphalia\, Dr. Rüttgers held various posts in German federal politics. Between 1987 and 2000\, he was a member of the German Bundestag. From 1991 to 1994\, Dr. Rüttgers was the First Secretary of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group. In 1994\, he was appointed Federal Minister for Education\, Science\, Research\, and Technology by then-Chancellor Helmut Kohl. He serves on the Boards of several foundations\, including the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Council of Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation. He is Chairman of the Board of Stiftung Bundeskanzler-Adenauer-Haus and President of the German branch of the Jerusalem Foundation. He is also an attorney and a lecturer at the University of Bonn. \nWith special thanks to Sidley Austin LLP for sponsoring this event[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://www.acgusa.org/event/nyc-finding-a-common-future-remarks-on-the-european-american-partnership/
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