Visit of Germans Officials to North Dakota

Jochen Welt, Member of the Deutscher Bundestag; Federal Government Commissioner for Matters Related to Repatriates and National Minorities, Berlin and Bonn, Germany
Klaus Pöhle, Director General, Federal Ministry of the Interior, Bundestministerium des Innern, Bonn, Germany
Dr. Alexander Schumacher, Assistant to Jochen Welt, Bonn, Germany

Germans from Russia Heritage Society (GRHS)
Bismarck, North Dakota
July 30, 2003

Photo Set 1

Jochen Welt (far right) speaks to the group; left to right: Francis Wald Feist, Bismarck; Alexander Schumacher; Klaus Pöhle; Verena Bonitz; NDSU, Fargo, translator; and Jochen Welt.	Al Feist, Hebron, ND, GRHS President provides a tour of the headquarters.
Josephine Welder Eckman, Bismarck (standing) provides back information of her family history and publications.	Persons attending the gathering introduce themselves.
Attendees and German officials discussing North Dakota's Germans from Russia culture and heritage.	Al Feist, Hebron, ND, presents to Jochen Welt a copy of Heritage Review and a GRHC ornament.