Consul General Jo Ellen Powell visited the Pestalozzi Hauptschule in Ludwigshafen on May 15th. 75% of the school's 430 students have an immigrant background and the students stem from 30 different countries, including Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Columbia, Morocco, Serbia, Tunisia, and Vietnam. Director Lothar Blase welcomed the Consul General and gave her an introduction to the school. Three students from Iraq, Turkey and Morocco presented the school's initiate on racism and xenophobia to the Consul General and proudly reported that their school is free of racism. Afterwards, Consul General Powell lead a discussion about America with some 20 students from Turkey, Kosovo, Italy, Greece and Iraq.
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