Q'orianka Kilcher - german world magazine

Photos: K. Memmerth
Rudi & Helga Frenner, Dr. Christian Prosl (3.f.l.), Consul General Dr. Karin
Proidl, AAC West President Veronika Reinelt & Fred Reinelt (f.l.t.r.)
-From California to the Horn of Africa
Dietmar Bock accepts new post as Ambassador
to Djibouti
Much to the disappointment of his colleagues, friends and many business contacts,
Deputy Consul General Dietmar Bock and his wife Monika have to leave Los Angeles
after a stay of only 3 years. As much as they regret to move away from LA , they are
looking forward to their new adventure. And an adventure it will certainly be since
Dietmar Bock was appointed Ambassador of Germany to Djibouti. Bock will be
succeeded by Marc Eichhorn . Eichhorn and his wife Susanne who will head the visa
and passport department of the German consulate as of July 1, come from Berlin.
On June 3, many friends, colleagues and official representatives of the city, cultural
and business institutions joined the personable couple at the residence of Consul
General Wolfgang Drautz to personally wish them well in their new endeavor. Drautz,
who has known Dietmar Bock for more than 23 years, expressed his deepest regrets
to lose a good friend and a great colleague. Dietmar Bock thanked him for his warm
words and for being such a fair boss in all these years. He explained that Wolfgang
Drautz had been his superior from very early on and a wonderful support to his career
as a diplomat. Dietmar Bock closed his remarks with a very special thank-you to his
wife and partner Monika without whom he would have never accepted such an
adventurous post like Djibouti. - gw / Karin Memmert
CURRENTS
Ambassador Dr. Christian Prosl
receives “Diplomat of the Year Award”
The Austrian ambassador Dr. Christian Prosl, who many Los Angelenos know from his
stint as Consul General in LA, was visiting his former workplace on April 20 for the Gala
dinner hosted by the Los Angeles World Affairs Council (LAWAC) in his honor. Prosl, who
also met with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger during his stay, received the “Diplomat of
the Year Award” from LAWAC this evening. Members of the Austrian-American Council
West (photo) had the opportunity to personally congratulate Dr. Prosl at a reception in the
Malibu residence of Helga and Rudi Frenner. - gw / K. Memmert
Photos: gw/ps
They will be missed: Dietmar Bock & his wife Monika. (l.)
Dietmar Bock’s successor Marc Eichhorn & his wife Susanne (r.)