Celebrating the Diversity of the European Union WAFC SF

Jane Wales, President and CEO of the World Affairs Council introduced Antonio de Lecea, Principle Advisor for Economic and Financial Affairs, the Delegation of the EU to the USA.  Then a panel discussion ensued.   Mauro Battocchi, Consul General for Italy led off.   Nuno Mathias, Consul General of Portugal, concurred with him, and added a viewpoint.   Stefan Scluter, Consul General of Germany chimed in followed by Hugh von Meijenfeldt, Consult General of the Netherlands.  Hugo and I talked at length, and he introduced the other consuls to me.  I told him about my pro bono peace education contract with the Educational Reform projects in Kosovo and Macedonia, that I had completed for the EU.   The Dutch ambassador had been our donor.  Hugo is "green" and focusses on mutual investments in innovation, water and energy, food and nutrition, life science and health and creative industries.  His commitment has been to the Environ  He was an EU president in 1997  In our conversation, he cited three anecdotes where he had met Merkel, but she did not remember him!

The panel was hosted by Jeroen DeWulf who is director of Berkeley's Institute of European Studies and an associate professor in the department of German. He is also director of the Berkeley Dutch programs. .
Jane Wales, CEO and President of World Affairs Council, SF 

Antonio de Lecea, Principal Advisor for Economic and Financial Affairs, Delegation of the European Union to the USA. 


From L to Right, Jeroen DeWulf, Director Insitute of European Studies, UC Berkeley, in conversation
with Mauro Battocchi, Consul General of Italy, Nuno Mathias, Consul General of Portugal; Hugo von Meijenfeldt, Consul General of the Netherlands; and Stefan Schluter, Consul General of Germany. 

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