Chairman of the Governing Board is Hans-Henning Horstmann, Ambassador (ret.)

The 60th anniversary of the German British/English society is celebrated in Dusseldorf.

The Governing Board and the Advisory Board are invited to attend a concert in the Berlin Philharmonic, as part of Her Majesty’s Queen Elizabeth II State Visit to Germany.

From 2003 until 2013, the Chairman of the Governing Board is Gebhardt von Moltke, Ambassador (ret.).

A plaque in honour of Lilo Milchsack the founder of the society is unveiled at the Carsch-Haus in Dusseldorf. It is here, in the former English cultural centre “die Brücker“ (the bridge), where the society held its events and lectures until the 1970s.

The first Economic Königswinter Conference is held in Berlin. Since 2007, the conference is held annually in Ditchley Park, Oxfordshire.