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Elysee Treaty Anniversary

Tuesday, January 28, 2025
6:00 pm8:30 pm

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Join us for our annual commemoration and celebration of the Elysee Treaty of 1963 together with the Alliance Francaise and the Consulates of Germany and France in Atlanta.

In 2025 we invite you to join us in following the path to German-French friendship and partnership with "Enemies Turn Friends - The Adenauer-DeGaulle trips that prepared for peace", an exhibition of personal artifacts that showcases the journey Konrad Adenauer and Charles de Gaulle took to initiate the transformational Elysee Treaty that laid the foundation for collaboration, partnership, and peace between the countries and the people of France and Germany.

Guest Speaker: Eike Jordan, Zeitzeuge - witnessing history as a young man

Buffet inspired by the original menu of the Adenauer-DeGaulle trip.

Historic notes for context.

Cross-cultural networking and fun.

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Doors open at 6:00 PM.
The official program starts at 6:30 PM:

Welcome by Richard Keatley (Alliance Francaise) and Oliver Gorf (Goethe-Zentrum)
Commemoration by the Consuls General of France and Germany
Videos about the Adenauer-DeGaulle trips
Guest Speaker: Dr. Eike Jordan

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FREE to attend. Registration required for guaranteed entry.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/elysee-treaty-anniversary-celebration-1963-2025-tickets-1148551872569?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Read about the French-German history, the Elysee Treaty of 1963, the mission and renewed focus in 2019, and the Kultur Ensemble ATL through the links below.

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