Selected Events in 2005

Ambassador Timken hosts Embassy Berlin's first Iftar Dinner

Ambassador William R. Timken, Jr. and his wife Sue hosted the Embassy’s first ever Iftar dinner November 1 for twenty guests. Key representatives of Berlin’s Muslim community in attendance included Mr. Cem Oezdemir, Member of the European Parliament, Mr. Ozcan Mutlu, Member of the Berlin city parliament, Mr. Burhan Kesici, Chairman of the Islamic Federation of Berlin and Ms. Seyran Ates, noted lawyer/author on Muslim women’s rights. The Ambassador’s remarks underscored the import ties America has to the Muslim community and the generosity shown by Muslim countries in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.