On January 19, 2014 the
partnership between Germany and the Queen City, Charlotte, celebrated their
20th anniversary at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. Upon this
celebration of an excellent working partnership Catherine Hansen, the chief of
protocol for the city of Charlotte, said; “They believed in us and we believed
in them and, mutually, we made it happen".
Mecklenburg County was
originally named after the Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King
George the III of England.
In the early 1990s, Mecklenburg County formed a
cultural and educational exchange program with the German federal state
of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. During these 20 years of
partnership, both government institutions helped each other out. The
County was able to contribute to the restoration and renovation of the famous
Mirow Castle, where Queen Charlotte was born in the 18th century.
"There's an American footprint over there
and this demonstrates the affiliation between the two government
institutions" said Klaus Becker, the honorary consul of Germany.
Main thing in this partnership, furthermore,
preserves the important link to the history of Mecklenburg County and has to be
upheld, stated Parks Helms, a former chairman of the Mecklenburg County
Commissioners.
For right now, there are more than 150
German companies operating in the Charlotte area, which is clearly a
benefit of the ongoing international partnership.
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