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"Germany and the Euro" subject for German diplomat at BYU Dec. 1

"Germany and the Euro: A Current Perspective" will be the lecture topic for Wolfgang Drautz, Consul general of Germany, Los Angeles, at a Brigham Young University lecture Thursday, Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. in 1104 Jesse Knight Building.

The lecture is sponsored by the David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies, and the public is welcome to attend.

Drautz was appointed consul general in Los Angeles in July 2009, having previously served as consul general in Chicago since 2005. Drautz has had a distinguished career in public service since entering the Foreign Service in 1976, with embassy appointments in London and Moscow, assignments with the Federal Foreign Office, and an assignment with NATO in Brussels. A native of Voelklingen, Germany, he studied law in Saarbrücken and Freiburg (1966–70).

This lecture will be archived at kennedy.byu.edu/archive. For more information, contact Lee Simons at (801) 422-2652 or lee_simons@byu.edu.

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