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viel ver\u00e4ndert, aber unsere Hauptaufgabe ist immer noch dieselbe\u00a0\u00bb, sagt Ken Toko. \u00ab\u00a0Es geht um die St\u00e4rkung und Vertiefung der Beziehungen zwischen den Vereinigten Staaten und Mitteldeutschland\u00a0\u00bb. Kenichiro (Ken) Toko hat seit August 2020 das Amt des US-Generalkonsuls f\u00fcr Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Th\u00fcringen am US-Generalkonsulat in Leipzig inne. Nun besuchte der Diplomat erstmals die Gedenkst\u00e4tte Point Alpha, um sich selbst ein Bild \u00fcber die Situation am einst \u201ehei\u00dfesten Punkt im Kalten Krieg\u201c zu machen. Hier auf dem ehemaligen \u201eObservation Post Alpha\u201c hat die US Army \u00fcber vier Jahrzehnte lang zuverl\u00e4ssig ihren Dienst f\u00fcr Frieden und Freiheit geleistet.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Im US Camp erhielt der Diplomat einen \u00dcberblick \u00fcber die Situation im Kalten Krieg.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Blick vom US-Beobachtungsturm ins sogenannte \u201eFulda Gap\u201c.<\/p><\/div>\n

Begr\u00fc\u00dft wurden der Generalkonsul und seine Delegation von Point-Alpha-Studienleiter Philipp Metzler und den wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeitern Johannes Schneider und Tim Keller, die den Gast durch die Ausstellungen im Haus auf der Grenze, entlang der rekonstruierten Grenzsperranlagen und nat\u00fcrlich durch den ehemaligen US-Beobachtungsst\u00fctzpunkt \u201eObservation Post Alpha\u201c f\u00fchrten. Der Gast erhielt ausgiebige Informationen \u00fcber die geschichtlichen Hintergr\u00fcnde, \u00fcber die Entwicklung und die k\u00fcnftigen Herausforderungen, denen sich die Point Alpha Stiftung stellen muss. Einig war man sich, dass die Gedenkst\u00e4tte weiterhin Impulse hinsichtlich der Erinnerungskultur, der Wissensvermittlung f\u00fcr Demokratie und Menschenrechte setzen muss. Toko bedankte sich f\u00fcr die informative Zeitreise und lobte die besondere Arbeit der Point Alpha Stiftung, die mit dazu beitrage die deutsch-amerikanische Partnerschaft zu festigen.<\/span><\/p>\n

Toko hatte bereits in einer Gru\u00dfbotschaft zum Festakt Last Border Patrol, dem letzten US-Kontrollgang an der Grenze, die historische Bedeutung des Ortes hervorgehoben. Er erinnere uns daran, dass die demokratischen Gesellschaften, in denen wir leben, und die individuellen Freiheiten, die wir genie\u00dfen, nicht als selbstverst\u00e4ndlich angesehen werden k\u00f6nnen. Es sei wichtig, dass wir uns nicht nur an diese Geschichte erinnern, sondern uns auch aktiv \u00fcber sie austauschen um am Ende Frieden und Wohlstand auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks sicherzustellen. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"Ken

Ken Toko (rechts) zu Gast im Schloss Geisa mit (von links) dem CDU-Bundestagsabgeordneten und Stiftungsratsmitglied Christian Hirte, der Leiterin des G\u00e4stehauses der Point-Alpha-Akademie Tina Maskow und B\u00fcrgermeisterin Manuela Henkel.<\/p><\/div>\n

Begleitet wurde Toko vom Th\u00fcringer CDU-Bundestagsabgeordneten Christian Hirte, der zudem als Mitglied im Stiftungsrat von Point Alpha und als Pr\u00e4sident des Kuratoriums Deutsche Einheit e.V. fungiert. Zuvor hatten sich beide im Schloss Geisa zu einem Austausch mit der Geisaer B\u00fcrgermeisterin Manuela Henkel getroffen. \u201eDer Besuch des Generalkonsuls Toko am Point Alpha unterstreicht die Wichtigkeit dieses historischen Ortes. Die Freundschaft und Verbundenheit zu den USA sind in den Zeiten des russischen Angriffskrieges auf die Ukraine wichtiger denn je. Ich bedanke mich bei Generalkonsul Toko f\u00fcr den heutigen Besuch, welcher von gro\u00dfer Tragweite ist.\u201c, zog Christian Hirte ein Fazit.
\nDer <\/span>Schwerpunkt der Arbeit von Toko liegt auf der F\u00f6rderung des Austauschs in den Bereichen Politik, Bildung und Kultur. Vor seinem Amtsantritt in Leipzig war der geb\u00fcrtige New Yorker stellv. Direktor und \u00ab\u00a0Senior Desk Officer\u00a0\u00bb f\u00fcr <\/b>Deutschland <\/b>im B\u00fcro f\u00fcr westeurop\u00e4ische Angelegenheiten des US-Au\u00dfenministeriums in Washington D.C. Zuvor arbeitete er von 2014 bis 2017 an der US-Botschaft in Kiew. Stationen davor: Tokio, Shanghai und Taipeh (Taiwan). In Leipzig lebt er mit Ehefrau und vier Kindern.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=\u00a0\u00bbin_container\u00a0\u00bb full_screen_row_position=\u00a0\u00bbmiddle\u00a0\u00bb column_margin=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb column_direction=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb column_direction_tablet=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb column_direction_phone=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb scene_position=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb text_color=\u00a0\u00bbdark\u00a0\u00bb text_align=\u00a0\u00bbleft\u00a0\u00bb row_border_radius=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb row_border_radius_applies=\u00a0\u00bbbg\u00a0\u00bb overflow=\u00a0\u00bbvisible\u00a0\u00bb overlay_strength=\u00a0\u00bb0.3″ gradient_direction=\u00a0\u00bbleft_to_right\u00a0\u00bb shape_divider_position=\u00a0\u00bbbottom\u00a0\u00bb bg_image_animation=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb][vc_column column_padding=\u00a0\u00bbno-extra-padding\u00a0\u00bb column_padding_tablet=\u00a0\u00bbinherit\u00a0\u00bb column_padding_phone=\u00a0\u00bbinherit\u00a0\u00bb column_padding_position=\u00a0\u00bball\u00a0\u00bb column_element_spacing=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb background_color_opacity=\u00a0\u00bb1″ background_hover_color_opacity=\u00a0\u00bb1″ column_shadow=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb column_border_radius=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb column_link_target=\u00a0\u00bb_self\u00a0\u00bb column_position=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb gradient_direction=\u00a0\u00bbleft_to_right\u00a0\u00bb overlay_strength=\u00a0\u00bb0.3″ width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb tablet_text_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb phone_text_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb animation_type=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb bg_image_animation=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb border_type=\u00a0\u00bbsimple\u00a0\u00bb column_border_width=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb column_border_style=\u00a0\u00bbsolid\u00a0\u00bb][image_with_animation image_url=\u00a0\u00bb30679″ image_size=\u00a0\u00bbfull\u00a0\u00bb animation_type=\u00a0\u00bbentrance\u00a0\u00bb animation=\u00a0\u00bbFade In\u00a0\u00bb hover_animation=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb img_link_large=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb img_link_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb border_radius=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb box_shadow=\u00a0\u00bbnone\u00a0\u00bb image_loading=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb max_width=\u00a0\u00bb100%\u00a0\u00bb max_width_mobile=\u00a0\u00bbdefault\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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