Sprachbrücken zum Festland
On Monday, 12 June, Ambassador Peter Ammon welcomed John le Carré to his Residence for the annual ‘Sommerfest der deutschen Sprache’, where they presented the 14th German Teacher Awards to outstanding teachers of German in the UK.
Addressing the teachers in his welcome speech, Ambassador Peter Ammon said that "never before has your mission to teach languages as a gateway to another culture encouraging friendship, trust and understanding across borders been more important than today." He was delighted to welcome renowned writer John le Carré as the keynote speaker for the event, who once more proved himself a staunch supporter of language learning as the key to understanding other cultures.
Read Gina Thomas' summary of John Carré's speech in the online Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
Read Ambassador Ammon's speech on the occasion of the 14th German Teacher Awards.