ICD Highlights

March 2013

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    Donfried with H.E. Amb. Radi Naideniv, Ambassador of Bulgaria to Germany, at a Commemoration Event marking the 70th Anniversary of the Rescue of Bulgarian Jews during WWII.

    (Berlin, 28th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried interviews The Hon. Cyril Svoboda, President of The Diplomatic Academy in Prague and Former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

    (Berlin, January 25th, 2013)

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    Maria Serkedjieva, Former Deputy Minister in the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice & European Legal Integration, meets with the Staff members and interns of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy at a special event on “The EU Financial Crisis and its Impact on the Engagement of Civil Society Organizations”

    (Berlin, March 27th, 2013)

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    Mark Donfried greets H. E. Amb. Arif Havas Oegroseno, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Belgium, at the London Conference on Cultural Bridges, "State Multiculturalism: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of Political, Economic & Cultural Dimensions".

    (London, 22nd March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with H.E. Yasar Yakis, Former Foreign Minister of Turkey; Lord Jack McConnell, Former First Minister of Scotland; Dr. Mike Hardy, Professor of Intercultural Relations, Coventry University; and participants from the London Conference on Cultural Bridges, at the House of Lords in London.

    (London, March 21st, 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with H.E. Amb. M.Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, Ambassador of France to Germany and H.E. Amb. Omar Zniber, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Germany, during the Morocan Cultural Evening at the ICD House.

    (Berlin, March 14th, 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with Prof. Dr. Vlad Nistor, President of the Senate of the University of Bucharest before his Keynote Speech at the Official Ceremony for the Opening of the Organization for Youth, Education and Development (OYED).

    (Berlin, March 9th 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with The Hon. Anna Diamantopoulou, ICD Advisory Board Member, Former European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities and Former Greek Minister for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping; President Staffan Nilsson, President of the European Economic and Social Committee; and Dr. Erhard Busek, ICD Advisory Board Member and Secretary General of the Organization for Youth Education & Development, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 9th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried greets H.E. Amb. Kamanga Clementine Shakembo, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Germany, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 8th March 2013)

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    Donfried with Ivan K B Lee, Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Berlin), after his lecture on “Branding Hong Kong in the 21st century - Asia’s World City”, delivered at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 8th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried greets H. E. Amb. Luís Almeida Sampaio, Ambassador of Portugal to Germany, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 8th March 2013)

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    Donfried with H. E. Amb. Parviz Shahbazov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Germany, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 8th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with H.E. Abed Nadjib, Minister Counselor at the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Berlin, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 8th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with H. E. Amb. Kamanga Clementine Shakembo, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to Germany, and H. E. Amb. Marie Odile Bonkoungou-Balima, Ambassador of Burkina Faso to Germany, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 8th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried during the Sri Lanka Cultural Evening Ceremony with H.E. Amb. Upali Sarrath Kongahage, Rumy Jauffer and Nishantha Wickremasinghe, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 7th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with Minister Maria Grapini, Minister of Business & Tourism of Romania, H.E. Amb. Lazăr Comănescu, Ambassador of Romania to Germany and the MA Students from the Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies.

    (Berlin, 7th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried receives a special gift from the Minister Maria Grapini, Minister of Business & Tourism of Romania, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 7th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with Hans B. Sicat, President & CEO of the Philippine Stock Exchange, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 7th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried greets Amb. Mohamed Orabi, ICD Advisory Board Member, Former Foreign Minister of Egypt and Former Ambassador of Egypt to Germany, at the Berlin International Economic Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 7th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with H. E. Amb. Imomudin, Ambassador of Tajikistan to Germany, and Lochin Nusratulloevich Fayzulloev, Vice-Chairman in charge of Tourism, Committee of Youth Affairs, Sports and Tourism for the Government of Tajikistan, after a presentation on "Nation Branding Tajikistan" at the Berlin International Economics Congress.

    (Berlin, 7th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried meets H. E. Amb. Bolot Otunbaev (Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Germany) at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 7th March 2013)

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    Cade Russell and Koen Wellink, MA Students at the Center for Cultural Diplomacy Studies, interview Edward W. Scott, American Businessman, Philanthropist; Co-Founder of Enterprise Software Company BEA Systems, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, March 7th, 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with Minister Victoire Ndikumana, Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism of Burundi, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, March 6th, 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with Minister Victoire Ndikumana, Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism of Burundi; H.E. Amb. Edouard Bizimana, Ambassador of Burundi to Germany, the delegation of Burundi’s Embassy in Berlin and traditional Burundi dancers, during the Burundi Cultural Evening at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 6th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with Minister Sanja Vlahovic, Minister of Science for Montenegro, and Milan Maric, Director of S&T Montenegro, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 6th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried welcomes The Hon Ekaterine Tkeshelashvili, ICD Advisory Board Member, Former Vice Prime Minister of Georgia, State Minister for Reintegration and Former Foreign Minister of Georgia, to the Berlin International Economic Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 6th March 2013)

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    Mark Donfried greets Pierre M. Kerby Lacarriere, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Haiti to Germany, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, March 6th, 2013)

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    Mark C. Donfried greets Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, UN Conference on Trade and Development; Former Director General of the WTO, at The Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, March 6th, 2013)

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    Mark Donfried with Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary General of the UN Conference on Trade & Development, and Jürgen Jansen, Head of German Global Compact Network, at the Berlin International Economics Congress 2013.

    (Berlin, 6th March 2013)