Andreas Adrian celebrated as Germany's new Honorary Consul for Las Vegas

Jun. 14, 2007
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International flavor: The Las Vegas World Affairs Council celebrated the appointment of Andreas Adrian as Germany's Honorary Consul for Las Vegas during a June 7 reception dinner at the Four Seasons.

Attending was Las Vegan Sigrid Sommer, who previously held the position and is now honorary consul emeritus.

Invited guests socialized with dignitaries including representatives from all of Nevada's elected federal officials; Mariano Lemus, dean of the consular corps and the consul of Mexico; and Gayle Anderson, chief of protocol for the state.

Other guests included Paul Carelli, Italy's honorary consul emeritus, and his wife, Sharon; Lonnie Hammargren, honorary consul of Belize; Lena Walther, honorary consul of Sweden; David Henley, honorary consul of Uruguay; and Ed Prud homme, honorary consul of Austria.

Following the chicken dinner and apple fritter dessert, which was accompanied by German Riesling wine, the speakers included Christian Stocks, German consul general, Los Angeles, and Adrian.

Benjamin Duchek, chief executive of the Las Vegas World Affairs Council, emceed the event. Other guests included Chris Haave, Anneli Adams, Aster Yehdego, David Tully, Judy Fleishman, Christina Martinez, Tiffany Kahler, Paul Moradkhan, Heidi Praml, and University of Nevada Board of Regents Chairman Bret Whipple.

Entertainment was provided by the Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing and Visual Arts violinists Alex Gonzalez and Tena Shizuma, playing German selections.