Ambassadors Circle Series (March 6th, 2015)
H.E. Peter Wittig, Ambassador of Germany to the United States
“Perspectives for a Renewed Transatlantic Partnership”
Join the World Affairs Council of Charlotte on March 6th for a unique discussion with H.E. Peter Wittig who will discuss the current relationship between Germany and the United States and the opportunities for economic and trade growth, political partnership, defense and security initiatives and long-term cultural-education exchanges between the two nations.
There is approximately 200 German-owned firms in Charlotte including 59 U.S. headquarters; making Germany the most largely represented foreign country in the region. With daily nonstop flights to Frankfurt and Munich and an active German community, the partnership between Charlotte, North Carolina and Germany is significant (Source: Charlotte Regional Partnership)
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Date: March 6, 2015
Location: Hilton Charlotte Center City (222 E. Third St.) – Directions
Check-In and VIP Reception: 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lunch, Presentation & Q&A: 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
Cost:
$30 (WACC student/educator/TMS members)
You must be an individual WACC educator/student/TMS member to qualify for the $30 rate
$50 (WACC members)
$65 (non-Members)
Become a member of the WACC to attend this program at the discounted member rate
Click here to register online via Constant Contact
Call 704-687-7762 for credit card payments (non-PayPal transactions) over the phone.
If you prefer sending a check, please make it payable to “World Affairs Council of Charlotte” and mail it to the following address:
World Affairs Council of Charlotte
UNC Charlotte – CHHS 227
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
All reservation cancellations must be completed at least 3 business days prior to an event in order to receive a full refund. If you have dietary restrictions (i.e. vegan, vegetarian, food allergies etc.), please let us know in advance so that we can make the appropriate accommodations.
Biography
Peter Wittig is Ambassador of Germany to the United States of America.
He most recently served as Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations. He represented his country in the Security Council during its membership in 2011/12.
Ambassador Wittig joined the German Foreign Service in 1982. He has served in Madrid, New York (Permanent Mission to the United Nations), as private secretary to the Foreign Minister at the Foreign Office headquarters, and as Ambassador to Lebanon. As Ambassador to Cyprus, he also was the Special Envoy of the German Government for the Cyprus Question.
In 2006, Ambassador Wittig was appointed Director-General for the United Nations and Global Issues at the Foreign Office in Berlin.
Before starting his career in the German Foreign Service, Wittig studied history, political science, and law at Bonn, Freiburg, Canterbury, and Oxford universities and taught as Assistant Professor at the University of Freiburg.
He has written articles on the history of ideas and on foreign policy. Peter Wittig is married to journalist and writer Huberta von Voss-Wittig. The couple has four children: Valeska, Maximilian, Augustin, and Felice.