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2010:
November 4 at 6:30 pm
Harald Falckenberg one of Germany's most important private collectors of contemporary art
Dinner Speech on Psychology in Contemporary Art
at Falkenstein Golf Course
October 14 at 6:00 pm
Christian Maaß Hamburg State Secretary of the Environment
Dinner Speech on Hamburg as European Green Capital 2011
September 4 at 7 pm
KlassikPhilharmonie Hamburg Proms - Last Night
reception followed by concert with
American Club member - Conductor Robert Stehli
Laeiszhalle
July 21 at 12:15 pm
Farewell Luncheon for U. S. Consul General, Karen Elizabeth Johnson
at Hotel Le Royal Méridien
July
4 from 2-5 pm
Fourth of July Celebration
at the US Consulate
Fireworks at 10:45 pm in front of the US Consulate
July
3 from 12-5 pm
Independence Day Celebration
at BallinStadt (by RSVP) with American Women's Club
American Football - Hamburg Blue Devils, Cheerleaders, Barbeque...
Germany-Argentina Quarter Finals viewing
June 25 from 6:30 – 9:00 pm
Hamburg America Days kickoff of a series of events around the Fourth of July celebrations
fireside chat on "Kennedy and the Berlin Wall" by William Richard Smyser
at the Anglo-German Club
June 12 from 10:30 am – 4:30 pm
Sailing Excursion (for Corporate members)
aboard the 122 ft. Lotsenschoner No. 5 ELBE
June 3 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm
American Stammtisch
aboard a chartered boat on the Elbe and Alster
April 15 at 6:30 pm
Hsiao-Nee Chang - Director of the Taipei Vertretung Hamburg
Reception, speech and three-course dinner at the Hotel Park Hyatt Hamburg
March 30 at 6:30 pm
Senator Axel Gedaschko
Minister for Economic and Labor Affairs, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Reception, speech and three-course dinner at the Hotel Atlantic
February 23 at 6:30 pm
Annual General Meeting
at the US Consulate General
February 12 at 8 pm
KlassikPhilharmonie 80th Birthday Gala Concert
followed by reception with
American Club member Conductor Robert Stehli and orchestra
Laeiszhalle
February 10 at 6:30 pm
Logistics & Shipping Panel Discussion Dinner
Ian K. Karan - Chairman of Capital Intermodal GmbH, American Club Member
Dr. Heiko Fischer - CEO of VTG Aktiengesellschaft
Professor Hans J. Peters - George Mason Univ, UC Berkeley, Manager of Trade Logistics at the World Bank, American Club Member
Jens Meier – Managing Director of Hamburg Port Authority
at Hotel Hafen Hamburg
January 27 from 4 - 6 pm
Hamburg-USA Network Meeting #5
at Hotel Park Hyatt Hamburg
January 15 at 6:30 pm
New Year's Celebration
at the US Consulate General
2009:
November 26 at 6:30 pm
Thanksgiving Dinner jointly with the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany
U. S. Consul General Karen E. Johnson, American Club Honorary President
Topic: The Obama Presidency – a Cornucopia of Change.
at Hotel Park Hyatt Hamburg
November 16 at 12:30 pm
Jacob von Uexküll – founder of The World Future Council and Alternative Nobel Prize
Title: The Global Economic and Environmental Crises: Challenges and Solutions
Reception, speech and three-course lunch at Hafen-Club
November 5 at 6:30 pm
Manfred Bleskin – n-tv Political Editor
Title: Quo Vadis, Germany?
Reception, speech and three-course dinner at Hotel Atlantic
September 5 at 8 pm
KlassikPhilharmonie Hamburg Proms - Last Night
followed by reception with
American Club member - Conductor Robert Stehli
Laeiszhalle
August 20 at 6:30 pm
American Stammtisch
Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
July
4
Fourth of July Celebrations
from 1 - 5 pm
at the US Consulate (members only)
from 3 - 7 pm at BallinStadt (members and friends)
June 12 at 7 pm
Swinging America - Roaring Twenties Evening
celebration of the exhibition Modern Life. Edward Hopper and His Time
Reception and tour at Bucerius Kunst Forum
Evening festivities at the US Consulate General
May 28 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm
American Stammtisch
aboard a chartered boat on the Elbe and Alster
May 14 from 6:30 – 9 pm
Bucerius Kunst Forum – Modern Life
Reception and guided tour of part III of American art trilogy
April 14 from 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Brigadier General Volker Bescht
Topic: Troop Deployment Policy to Afghanistan
Reception, speech and three-course dinner
March 2 from 5pm - 7:30 pm
Andreas Brodtmann - Managing Partner, Berenberg Bank
Wolfgang Pflüger - Chief Economist, Berenberg Bank
speaking on the Economic Outlook for 2009
at Berenberg Bank
February 26 from 6:30-9:30 pm
General Plenary Meeting
at the US Consulate General
February 6 from 7 pm - midnight
American Stammtisch
at Prime for members only
January 16 at 6:30 pm
New Year's Celebration
at the US Consulate General
2008:
November 27 at 6:30 pm
Thanksgiving Dinner jointly with the American Chamber of Commerce in Germany
at Hotel Park Hyatt Hamburg
November 25 at 6:30 pm
H.E. William R. Timken, US Ambassador to Germany
speaking on
The German-American Partnership:
Benchmarking Economic Success!
at the Handelskammer Hamburg
November 19 at 6:30 pm
American Stammtisch
at the US Consulate General with special guests: The International Women's Club
November 4
US Election Night
Lectures, speeches and live broadcasts of TV and Radio with 3000 attendees
at Bucerius Law School
October 30
American Stammtisch
at the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein
October 17
Karen E. Johnson,
US Consul General and our Honorary President
at the VierJahreszeiten Hamburg - Speech and Dinner
September 25
American Stammtisch
aboard a chartered Alster Canal boat
September 12
KlassikPhilharmonie
Hamburg Proms – Last Night
August 22
American Stammtisch at Lago Bay Beach Club
August 9
American Football
Hamburg Blue Devils vs. Cologne Falcons
July 22
American Stammtisch at Indochine
Bar SáVánh and Alpha Noble IceBar
July 19
American Football
Hamburg Blue Devils vs. Berlin Adler
June 29
Independence Day Celebration
Cooperation with American Women’s Club of Hamburg and German-American Women's Club Hamburg
June 12
Dr. Hanns Ostmeier, Vice-Chairman of the German Private Equity and Venture Capital Assoc.
Guido Warlimont of the Financial Times Deutschland performs interview over dinner
followed by a Q&A session for attendees, cooperation with American Chamber of Commerce
June 12
Exclusive evening at the Bucerius Kunst Forum
High Society – American Portraits of the Gilded Age
June 5
Ole von Beust, Lord Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
at the Hotel Intercontinental - Speech and Dinner
May 28
American Stammtisch
at the US Consulate General
April 18
American Stammtisch
at the US Consulate General
March 17
H.E. Dr. Klaus Scharioth, German Ambassador to the United States of America
at the Hotel Park Hyatt Hamburg - Speech and Dinner
March 6
Tom Buhrow
Anchor, German Television ARD
March 6
New Officers elected at General Plenary Meeting
President - David Scott Zeller
Vice-President - Thomas Brandin Cusack
February 1
New Year's Reception
2007:
Thanksgiving Dinner Dance
Capt. Wolfgang Absmeier
Experimental Test Pilot AIRBUS A 380
Maj. John R. Stark, Ph.D., US Army
With combat footage taken by the Officers and Men of 1st Battalion 37th Armor in Ramadi, Iraq
Hamburg Proms - Last Night
by Klassik Philharmonie Hamburg. Conductor: Club Member Mr. Robert Stehli
Farewell Reception for our Honorary President
at Die Insel am Alsterufer
Independence Day Celebration
Prof. Simone Young
General Manager and Music Director of the Hamburg Opera
Music Director of the Hamburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Surprise Guest: Mr. John Neumeier
Mr. Vince Martino
Head Coach of the Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europa)
A visit to the Hamburg Sea Devils in a game hosting the Berlin Thunder
A members-only, exclusively guided tour of the exhibition "New World. Creating an American Art." at the Bucerius Kunst Forum; personally guided in English by its Director Dr. Ortrud Westheider
Prof. Dr. James W. Vaupel
Founding and Executive Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
H.E. Sir Peter Torry
British Ambassador
New Year's Reception with Entertainment at the American Consulate General
British Actor Mark Lyndon performs 2 sketches from his latest show "How to be a Hamburger"
Singers from the Hamburg Opera:
Wilhelm Schwinghammer (Basso), Jürgen Sacher (Tenor), Olga Peretyatko (Soprano), and Renate Spingler (Mezzosoprano), accompanied by Alex Soddy on a C. Bechstein Grand Piano.
2006:
H.E. Shimon Stein
Israeli Ambassador
Thanksgiving Dinner at Graceland Restaurant
An exclusive Evening at the English Theatre of Hamburg, followed by a Reception with fingerfood and beverages
H.E. Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
4th Conference of Presidents of American Clubs
Mr. Eberhard Piltz, Anchor, German Television ZDF, Studio Washington, D.C.
Members Reception,
The departure of RMS "Queen Mary 2" and MS "Deutschland", viewed from the 21st floor of the Hanseatic Trade Center Tower
Independence Day Celebration
Young Singers from the Hamburg Opera
2 Shows by The Sea Pearls, cheerleaders of the Hamburg Sea Devils
Games for kids
Awards for best apple-pie and most patriotic costume
Dr. rer. pol. Ulf Böge
President, Federal Antitrust Office (Bundeskartellamt)
Dr. iur. Benita Ferrero-Waldner
European Union Commissioner for External Relations
Former Secretary of State of the Republic of Austria
Prof. Dr. Norbert Walter
Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Group
New Year's Reception
Entertainment by British Actor Mr. Mark Lyndon and four young singers from the Hamburg Opera with piano accompaniment. Each attendee received an America Journal and a sweet "nightcap".
2005:
The Honorable Ole von Beust
Governor of Hamburg
Thanksgiving Dinner Dance of The American Society in London
H.E. Lic. Sergio García de Alba
Minister of Economic Affairs of the United Mexican States
An Evening with Mr. John Neumeier
Director and Chief Choreographer of the Hamburg Ballet
A tour of Hapag-Lloyd's container ship "HAMBURG EXPRESS"
4th of July Picnic
A tour of the AIRBUS plant in Hamburg-Finkenwerder
Mr. Stefan Aust Editor-in-Chief, DER SPIEGEL
Mr. Jim Compton
Executive Vice President, Continental Airlines
Dr. jur. Michel Friedman
Journalist, Host of N24's "Studio Friedman"
2004:
Honorary President Mr. Duane C. Butcher American Consul General
1904 - 2004: Gala Dinner and Ball celebrating the Club's 100th anniversary
Dr. Claus Kleber Anchor, German Television ZDF
4th of July Picnic
celebrated with the American Women's Club and
Deutsch-Amerikanischer Frauen-Club
Farewell Reception for our Honorary President, Ms. Susan Elbow, American
Consul General
Prof. Dr. Peter Scholl-Latour, Journalist
Former Africa Correspondent and Paris Bureau Chief German Television ARD
Former Chief Correspondent and Paris Bureau Chief German Television ZDF
General
James L. Jones,
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and Commander in Chief of the
United States European Command
2003:
Thanksgiving Dinner Dance
Mr. Richard Cohen,
Columnist, The Washington Post
First Conference of Presidents of American Clubs Worldwide
Members-Lunch on board Hapag-Lloyd's Luxury Cruiseship
MS "EUROPA"
Entertainment by Mr. Mark Lyndon, British Actor and Comedian
Business & Art - an exclusive Exhibition
and Dinner
2nd Annual Golf Outing
on 4th of July: Mr. Friedrich Merz, MdB
Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag
(German Parliament)
Mr. Richard Bernstein
The New York Times
The Honorable Daniel R. Coats
Ambassador of the United States of America
Brigadier General Dr. Klaus Wittmann
Director of Faculty, German Armed Forces Command and General Staff
College
(Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr)
2002:
Thanksgiving Dinner Dance
Dr. jur. Michel Friedman
President, European Jewish Congress
Vice President, Central Council of the Jews in Germany
Mr. Ian Johnson
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Mr. Philip McManis
Chairman, Oceanus International Yacht Club, San Francisco, and
Director, Oceanographica Ltd.
Topic: My Submarine Dive to the Battleship “BISMARCK”
at 16,000 ft.
Alexander Freiherr von Sobeck-Skal
Chief Correspondent and Bureau Chief, German Television ZDF, Tel
Aviv
Members-Lunch on board MS “EUROPA”
Entertainment by Mr. Mark Lyndon, British Actor and Comedian
Dr. Jeffrey Gedmin
Director, The Aspen Institute Berlin
Ms. Susan M. Elbow
American Consul General
Ms. Jani Walsh-Weber
Resident Director “The Lion King”
2001:
Thanksgiving Dinner Dance
General Joseph W. Ralston
Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, and Commander in Chief of the United States European Command
H.R.H. Dr. Friedrich Wilhelm Prinz von Preußen
Historian, Great-Grandson of Emperor William II
Mr. Rolf Seelmann-Eggebert, M.A.
Chief Correspondent, NDR Television ("Royalties")
Members-Lunch on board "THE WORLD" by ResidenSea Ltd., Miami, Florida
Bthe only private community at sea
Dr. Klaus Friedrich, M.A.
Chief Economist, Dresdner Bank AG
Mr. Mark Lyndon
British Actor and Comedian
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Klaus Brunnstein
Head of Informatics Faculty, Hamburg University
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Carl-Jochen Winter
Vice President, The International Association for Hydrogen Energy
2000:
Thanksgiving Dinner Dance
Prof. Dr. Günter Blobel
1999 Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine, Rockefeller University, New York City
Dr. Ulf Böge
President, Federal Cartel Office
His Excellency Dr. Jaime Zabludovsky
Mexican Ambassador to the European Union
Mr. Konrad Ellegast
Chairman, PHOENIX AG
Mr. Andreas Schmidt
President and Chief Executive Office, AOL Europe
1999:
Mr. Mark F. Schwab
Vice President, US AIRWAYS, Inc.
Mr. Wolf von Lojewski
Anchor and Editor “heute Journal”, German Television ZDF
Dr. Wolfgang Gerhardt
Chairman of the F.D.P. in the German Parliament
Rear Admiral Rudolf Lange
Commandant, General Staff College of the German Armed Forces (Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr)
Mr. Paul O. Mason
Vice President, AIRBUS Industrie
1998:
Mr. Christopher F. Lynch
American Consul General
Dr. jur. Hans-Georg Schultz-Gerstein
President, University of the German Armed Forces
H.E. Volker Rühe
Secretary of Defense |