Guest Speakers

Timeline of Events

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

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