Welcome to Germany – land of ideas
The welcome initiative forms the fifth key project of the initiative “Germany – land of ideas”. Under the motto “Welcome to Germany – land of ideas”, guests from all over the world will be welcomed to Germany at airports, stations and in cities.
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Diplomatic guest at the "Land of ideas" helpdesk in the German embassy in Madrid |
This campaign kicked off on 3 October 2005. All 226 German embassies and consulate generals abroad were provided with information and advertising media on the land of ideas, which were used during the celebrations of German Unification Day (3 October, the celebration of German reunification).
In close cooperation with the Foreign Office, the German embassies and consulate generals abroad, as well as further partners, the initiative will launch further campaigns in the coming months which will draw international visitors’ attention to the land of ideas in the run-up to the football World Cup.
From Berlin into the world
Secretary of state, Georg Boomgarden (left) and FCD managing director, Mike de Vries present the Land of Ideas starter kits on 13.09.2005 at the Foreign Office in Berlin.
FC Deutschland managing director, Mike de Vries (left) and DFB goalkeeper trainer, Andy Köpke (3rd from left) at Soccerex on 15 November 2005 in Dubai.
Information event for ambassadors on 30.11.2005 at the Foreign Office in Berlin.
President of World Cup organising committee, Franz Beckenbauer (left) greets everyone “Welcome to Germany” at the German embassy in Lisbon in November 2005.
German-Spanish school football meeting in the garden of the German embassy in Madrid.
Welcome to Germany – land of ideas!