2019 Sir Frank Roberts Memorial Trust Lecture given by Dr Norbert Röttgen MdB
The British-German Association invites you to attend a lecture at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office by Dr Norbert Röttgen MdB on 9th December. The lecture will be in memory of Sir Frank Roberts GCMG, GCVO, the former UK Ambassador to Germany.
Dr Röttgen’s lecture will address the future of British-German relations. He will consider: How will the future relationship between Germany and the UK be shaped? What are the key common interests and what may be the emerging gaps? Where might there be windows for deepening bilateral ties? How can Germany and the UK continue to co-operate on the European and world stage? Where are the opportunities to work together to tackle global challenges?
Dr Röttgen is Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the German Bundestag. He served as the German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety from 2009 until 2012. He has been a Member of the Bundestag since 1994, and is a senior member the Christian Democratic Party (CDU). Dr Röttgen is a strategic and influential thinker and speaker on international and European issues.
The lecture will be held in English in the Locarno Suite at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London SW1A 2AH, and will be followed by a reception. Registration opens at 6.00pm for a 6.45pm start. The lecture is generously supported by Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP.
