Contact: Sammy McDavid
The consul general of Germany to Atlanta will be guest speaker Wednesday [May 6] for the Executive Lecture Forum in Jackson.
The presentation by Lutz Hermann Gorgens takes place during the organization's noon luncheon at the Fairview Inn. His topic: "Economic Cooperation and Trade Relations between Germany and the Southern States, with Special Emphasis on Mississippi."
While in the city, he will meet with Gov. Haley Barbour.
For biographical information on Gorgens, visit www.msstate.edu/chair/radvanyi/upcoming.html.
Gorgens' visit to the Magnolia State is coordinated by the Radvanyi Chair in International Security Studies at Mississippi State University.
While ELF programs are not public events, interested members of the news media always are welcome to attend. To ensure adequate seating, interested reporters should contact, in advance, Tan Tsai Chapman at 662-325-4062 or tsai@research.msstate.edu.
For more information about Mississippi State University, see http://www.msstate.edu/.