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RUEDIGER P. LENTZ
Appointed Executive Director

WASHINGTON, DC (October 20, 2009) — We are delighted to announce that Ruediger Lentz will assume the position of Executive Director of the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA® effective November 1, 2009. In this capacity Mr. Lentz will be responsible for the day to day operations of the Foundation as well as the first national German-American Heritage Center of the USA.

For the last ten (10) years, Mr. Lentz has served in the position of Bureau Chief and Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for Deutsche Welle Radio and Television stationed in Washington, DC. In his capacity as Germany's U.S. international broadcaster he has managed all journalistic, public policy, marketing and regulatory affairs.

Prior to his assignment to Washington, DC Ruediger Lentz served as Bureau Chief of Deutsche Welle Radio in Brussels from March 1992 until December 1998. He represented Deutsche Welle's political, economic and journalistic interests at all levels of the European Union institutions, the European Parliament, the European Commission and NATO. From October 1990 until March 1992 he was Editor-in-chief of RIAS-TV in Berlin. Early in his career he was also a correspondent for Der Spiegel, a German News magazine.

He studied political science, history and economics at the Hamburg University during his tenure as a career officer in the Federal Armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany. Mr. Lentz is a frequent lecturer at Harvard, Georgetown, UCLA and the Foreign Service institute of the US Department of State. He is a member of Atlantikbruecke, a German-American Foundation to enhance transatlantic relations and is Vice President of the GABC — Washington, DC. He is married and has two daughters.

We are indeed fortunate to have someone with Ruediger Lentz' broad background join our organization as we move forward to firmly establish ourselves in our Nation's Capitol to serve all Americans of German-speaking ancestry and help us get ready for the Grand Opening on March 20, 2010.
Please join me in welcoming Ruediger Lentz to this important position and wishing him, all the best in this important leadership position.

Bern E. Deichmann
President

The German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA® (GAHF) was founded in 1977 and chartered in 1978 as the United German-American Committee of the USA, Inc. (UGAC), an independent, tax-exempt educational not-for-profit organization. The GAHF is an umbrella organization dedicated to promoting and preserving the heritage of all Americans of German-speaking ancestry, Germans, Austrians and Swiss.
For more information, please contact our national headquarters or visit our website at www.gahfusa.org

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