Consul General Powell with Dr. Jackson Janes (l.) and Dr. Lutz Raettig

Consul General Powell at AmCham panel discussion on U.S. elections
February 13, 2008.  U.S. Consul General Jo Ellen Powell joined Dr. Lutz Raettig, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Morgan Stanley, and Dr. Jackson Janes, Executive Director of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, in a panel discussion on "What drives the US Election 2008? Trends, Tendencies and Outlooks on German-American Ties" hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce at the studio of Hessischer Rundfunk in the Maintower in Frankfurt.  Moderated by Serge Schmemann, editor of the International Herald Tribune's editorial page, the discussion attracted over 60 influential representatives of business, government and the media. The panelists shared their thoughts on the primary elections and the possible impact of the election of any one of the candidates on U.S. foreign policy in general and German-American relations in particular.